6 Ways to Wear a Bias Shift Top
The Bias Shift top, a new pattern by Emily Klug of Goldfinch Textile Studios, got finished off during the week, all ready to…put aside until warmer weather. But, I had a lot of fun working it into some outfits. It’s as comfy as a t-shirt, but smarter-looking.
I reviewed this pattern last week.
1. With overalls
You can’t beat the freshness of a red, white and blue combo. These overalls are another Goldfinch Studio pattern, the Simone overalls. I’ve worn them LOTS. The bag is made from an old pair of jeans.
Another version of the red, white and blue: Smith pinafore, gingham scarf and red sandals.
2. With shorts as a two-piece playsuit
It would be a cool idea to make matching shorts to make a set. Sue Stoney did exactly that this week, with a pink ensemble (she made the top with the drawstring option). My fabric isn’t sturdy enough to make matching shorts, so I dug out the one pair of shorts (RTW) in the wardrobe and made an outfit with a bucket hat and sandals. I think it would also look good with culottes.
3. Romantic dressing: flowing skirt and sunhat
A zero waste trifecta, with a Bryer skirt and Eccles cardigan (free pattern). Just add a sun-drenched meadow of flowers and a picnic rug.
4. Under a suit
For those in the corporate world, a bias top looks good under a suit jacket for quietly restrained style.
The suit is a beautiful (1960s?) Aquascutum from the op shop, re-fitted a bit. Wore it here.
5. Chanel jacket
Alas, I didn’t have a Chanel jacket handy, not even a me-made one (although I did have Claire Shaeffer’s pattern and good intentions). Wouldn’t it be lovely to have a silk bias top to wear underneath? Typically the matching top is in the same fabric as the jacket’s lining. For those who’ve sewn a Chanel jacket, maybe you have a piece of special lining fabric left? The top is very economical on fabric.
6. Everyday with denim
Don’t most things look good worn back with jeans? Matched with a modular denim jacket from A Year of Zero Waste Sewing and elastic sided boots (could only find one – found the second one later).
Cheers!
It’s so useful to see all these different options, you’ve gone to a lot of trouble to style the top, which is wonderful. I do love this top and am really keen to make a silk one. Thank you so much for the shoutout, it’s much appreciated.
Thanks Sue, I didn’t realise how versatile this top could be until I started finding things to go with it. It would be really great in silk.
I love the print on your fabric, and enjoy seeing all the styling possibilities you’ve come up with.
I’m really keen to try this pattern as I think it might fill the t-shirt spaced gap in my wardrobe. A remnant of lightweight green and white lincot for a wearable mock-up is in the washing machine as I type, and if I’m happy with how it turns out, I’ve got some black handkerchief linen. I’m especially interested in trying out drafting directly on the fabric. I’ve done some historical rectangularly constructed garments and loved not needing a pattern.
I think it could be a good candidate for the t-shirt gap. I actually printed out the pattern and taped it together, then discovered I could draw it directly straight onto the fabric, which I far prefer. Now that I’ve done one, future versions would be very easy.