Carrie goes full boho. This is how I would sew the look. August 22, 2025 03:37

So here I sit, on the bed, fully dressed, perusing The Blue Gardenia for an evening gown that resembles one that Eleanor Roosevelt wore. (Yes, it is late. For most people. For me, it's just 2:13. I am usually up at this time, the wee small hours of the morning, as Bob Hilliard wrote back in the 1950s.)

So. Yes, I am searching the 1930s for that particular evening gown, planning to scribble a few words about it, when I see a jumper that reminds me of an outfit Carrie Bradshaw wore in And Just Like That. Except it is so much more chic. So very, very much. I liked the idea of her outfit. I did. So I knew I would blog about it. Eventually. But I had issues: I loved the shirt —what's not to love about a blue Oxford cloth or chambray shirt? However, that jumper. Or is it a sundress, or a feedsack she found in an old abandoned general store? Whatever, it made Sarah Jessica Parker look frumpy. And that, my friends, is not easy to accomplish. (And I won't even mention that hideous macrame/crochet thingy under her bustline. OMG. Not even in my most horrific fashion nightmare had I envisioned that. I would surely have awakened screaming.) 

The perfect jumper to structure Ms. Bradshaw's look: Pictorial Review 9426. Now this is a jumper I would wear. Exaggerated sweetheart neckline with just a hint of naughtiness. I would pair it with Simplicity 3638. Yes. I most definitely would. Absolutely. 

And you can find both of these at The Blue Gardenia. We even have the smashing Pictorial in Bust 36 as well. So let those elegant fingers click over and check them out in detail.

Here's the inspiration look. Below it, you'll find the fabrics I would choose. For the jumper, Bon Oeuf at EOS Fabrics; the blue shirting is available there as well. I may actually copy this look myself. You can't have too many blue cotton shirts. And the more I look at it, the more I love Bon Oeuf. And what a way to reference our occasional grrl.

Well, nighty night. Or break an egg. But stay safe and have fun. Capeesh?