Hawaiian Fashion help

[Snookie]

The swimsuite is great! I'd like to make one, but I'm curious what everyone thinks: would the swimsuit look ridiculous in a D-cup?

Give it a shot! It looks like the top is pretty full coverage, and you could make the straps even wider for comfort if you wanted. Make it as-is and if you don't like the peekaboo front, you could add in a nude panel later. Or do the midriff band in a contrast, and make a modesty panel of the contrast. Make it removeable, for options!

 

[colleency]

(We are bosom buddies!)

That is SO funny!

Maybe I will give one a try. I have a modern bathing suit and a victorian bathing suit. This will be a nice middle ground.

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

That is SO funny!

Maybe I will give one a try. I have a modern bathing suit and a victorian bathing suit. This will be a nice middle ground.

lol I'm also a big fan of the Cole of CA and Jantzen vintage 1-pieces from the 50s.

 

[humblestumble]

Lookin at this website, evadress, I am so pleased that most of the patterns I love are in my size almost to a T! I'm in bliss. I just need money now so I can go spending.

 

[Caledonia]

Found this dress at poshgirlvintage. I'd need to remove ribs to get into it, so here it is for anybody else who's in the market.

http://www.poshgirlvintage.com/dresses/blueHIwrap40s/blueHawaiian.html

 

[Shimmy Sally]

Hilo Hattie always carries a few repro styles, but they are cut awfully flat-chested. It's handy if you don't have time to search for vintage Polynesian patterns to stitch something up:

http://hilohatties.com/showdetl.cfm?catid=18&objectgroup_id=124&prodid=13318

http://hilohatties.com/items.cfm?catid=18&objectgroup_id=497

 

[humblestumble]

I bought the swimsuit one from evadress.com and another pants pattern that I couldn't live without. Can't wait to get started

 

[RetroModelSari]

Sorry for digging out this old thread, but I didn´t wanted to open up a new one.... Look what I found! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AAZ028/ref=nosim/102-9438428-6085703?n=1036592

Damn!!! And I have neither a credit-card plus I have my shopping-break!!!!

 

[decodoll]

Some friends and I went on the Tiki Central Annual Tiki Crawl this weekend, so I thought I'd post a couple of pics of our Hawaiian outfits.

Sweetpea, Suzanne and me. (Suzanne and I are both wearing Whirling Turban dresses)

And with one of the Tiki Crawl organizers, Humuhumu. (I so want to make a dress like hers now!)

And we're all decked out in Diva Pinup hair flowers, of course!

 

[humblestumble]

Gorgeous! I love your dress!

 

[jitterbugdoll]

Beautiful dress and killer purse, decodoll!

 

[decodoll]

Thank you, ladies.

Jitterbugdoll, I picked up that purse at the Vintage Expo I've mentioned a little over a year ago, and this is the first opportunity I've really had to carry it. I need to go out to tiki bars more often!

 

[Vanessa]

Beautiful dress and killer purse, decodoll!

I second that. Can we see a close up picture?

 

[decodoll]

Thanks, Vanessa! I snapped a pic for ya.

 

[Vanessa]

Thank you! It's so cute. I'm going to Oahu in November, I'm going to search high & low for one like it.

 

[sixsexsix]

i know this is reeeeallly old, but most of the links are dead and i need a Hawaiian/tiki dress for my birthday party in 3 weeks. can someone recommend anything a little easier on the wallet than whirling turban?

 

[MaryDeluxe]

maybe... don't know much about them...Anybody got more info??
http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=chopsueysisters

 

[KittyT]

There is another thread on this - http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=28768. Maybe check there for more options.

 

[olive bleu]

i looked on this site that i have done some shopping on before..here are a couple...

$49.99

$69.00


http://www.casuallivingusa.com/default.aspx

I really like the halter style of the first one

 

[olive bleu]

oh, also here is a link for a site that i have had book marked for ages, but have not ordered anything as of yet, but they have some pretty dresses
and a lot of diffrent styles

http://www.lavahut.com/home.php?cat=276