Curduroy Kasia

Thank you all for welcoming me back! I really appreciate it. In my absence I have – as frk.bustad spotted correctly – made my own version of the popular Kasia skirt. I have wanted to sew a Kasia skirt for a long, long time but was never quite sure what fabric to use. In the end I decided on a versatile black corduroy paired with large, metallic buttons. The skirt is elegant but can still be dressed down because it is made of corduroy and goes with a lot of tops and blouses.

 For the photoshoot earlier this summer we went to see a friend who had just moved to very interesting looking apartment buildings, called Wohnpark Alterlaa, in Vienna. I love the sort of retro sci-fi feel these buildings have despite their ugliness. This is the way futuristic and modern was imagined in the late 70s and 80s and I absolutely wanted these buildings in the background paired with my retro-looking Kasia skirt. For a full view of these spaced-out buildings look at this picture on a website, where this housing project is listed as number two of "15 housing projects from hell".

Okay, back to my skirt construction: I lined the front flap with a viscose lining I found on sale and have loads of. I made a facing for the pocket openings, because I didn't want the lining to show at the edges. I also sewed on a snap button at the top of the flap, because the flap kept sliding down, revealing the zipper behind it. This is a bit of a problem with this pattern. Does this happen to other Kasias out there too? Any solutions?

And now for my absolute favourite part of this skirt: the buttons! I'm absolutely in love with the buttons on this skirt. They are big and metallic and have the eagle of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on them. Really! I mean there couldn't be anything cooler than that, right?! I'm so happy I found them.

I’ve worn this skirt a lot. It’s very comfortable and easy to wear. If I made it again I would just make it a tad less high-waisted and figure out a slightly better construction of the flap. Are you a Kasia fan too?