I’ve recently been through a monochrome phase, I don’t know if it’s the dull unispiring colours of the British winter or just because I seem to have an excess of black and white thread in my sewing box calling out to be used. All is not lost though, my penchant for black and white has been coupled with a desire for silk. Since reading the Great Gatsby I’ve been obessed with creating silken gowns, but alas my life does not revolve around weekends in the country where one has to dress for dinner and society balls. I do feel however life can always be made better if you do add a little silk to it so I have created some more useful pieces to my wardrobe. The first of these is a black silk party dress, it really is a great LBD. The front is fairly classic in style but the back is where the fun really starts, it has a beautiful draped cowl back with has great movement. I’ve also created a beautiful white silk blouse that can be worn to the office (see above post for a picture).