Tuesday, September 13, 2016

PRP week one: Pokémon inspired



The first week of Project Run and Play season 12 has arrived, and I am a contestant! Today, six bloggers are presenting you their take on Pokémon inspired clothing. We love Pokémon in our house. I played the game when I was a teenager (almost in my twenties actually) and was impressed with how fun and still accessible to small kids the game was. I did not really watched the series, but I did have a poster with the first 150 Pokémon in my room. Our kids do watch the show. They had started just before the Pokémon Go app was launched and have been binge watching ever since (they are only allowed to watch tv after 5 pm until dinner). I did not realize that they are still making the show. Officially there are over 900 episodes, but Netflix only has the first and last seasons. The human team members of the latest show where unknown to me until a few weeks ago, but I have grown to love them (because I follow the show with one ear while cooking).



This week's assignment was to make a Pokémon inspired outfit, so not just copying the outfit as a costume. First, I wanted to make clothing inspired by a Pokémon. For all our favorite Pokémon there was already great inspiration available, so I went a different direction, and chose one of the human characters. Serena is the first character ever to not be shocked by Pikachu during their first meeting (totally got that one from Wikipedia), she does not want to become a Pokémon Master and she drastically changed her appearance during the series. The new look is really awesome. It is both sweet and cool, and has many elements that fit my middle daughter's style (she already has the messy hair style), Serena therefore became the inspiration for my outfit.



Let's start with the dress. The pink dress Serena is wearing has a white collar (or I think it has, I spend hours looking through pictures, but I could not really determine how the white part looks like) and the dress is very revealing (which is why she is wearing a black top underneath). Either the dress or the collar seems to close with a blue ribbon. My inspired version is a pink (with print) dress which has an asymmetrical white yoke. My daughter isn't a collar kind of girl, so that is why the white got incorporated in the dress itself. I wanted the dress to open on the front, such that she can dress herself. I did not wanted visible buttons though, so I went for a blind button placket. This way there is a separation in the front, like with the original dress, but it is not revealing. I went for a circle skirt, which is much longer than the original. Instead of a blue ribbon, I went for a light blue button.



Serena wears a halter cardigan which only true function seems to be that it has pockets. I am curious if a garment like this would work in real life. I went a different direction. I kept the color, and the fact that it has a different length than the dress, but I actually went shorter, instead of longer. To make the bolero an actual practical garment, I went for long sleeves. There is no way my daughter would wear a hat, so I went for hoodie. I finished the bolero with black bias. I chose black due to the black stripe on Serena's hat and the black top. The pockets where transferred to the dress.



In the series Serena wears over the knee socks, but with the fall coming, I thought tights would be more practical. The last piece of the outfit is therefore a pair of Wild and Free lounge pants, from Coffee and Thread. I slightly adjusted the knee parts, such that it could feature one of Serena's Pokémon. Pancham is a panda like animal, with a spike mohawk and apparently always has a leave in his mouth. My kids told me he has to have that leave or else he is not that powerful (missed that apparently with my one ear).



For the dress, I used the pink version of See You at Six Dandelion (last week I showed you the blue version). For the white yoke, I upcycled a sleeve from a silk suit. The bolero is made from a large sweater that I bought cheaply with the goal to upcycle. The leggings where made with black jersey (bought at Joyfits). I drafted the dress as a mix/hack of a dress from her book and the Theo. The base for the bolero was the Aura*, which I drastically hacked.



Be sure to check out all the entries from this week on the Project Run and Play page and do not forget to vote which outfit you like best. I of course hope that I convinced you to try to keep me in the game.


28 comments:

  1. Where do I begin? That is such a sweet dress and I love that you picked Serena. I think my favorite is those stockings! (Full admission: I had no idea about the leaf/power combo either, haha.) Fabulous job!

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    1. Haha, I appearently even still mess up the names. I made pokemon bingo for my son today and Totally had mistaken venomoth for Butterfee and Sandshrew for Abra, not a true fan so it seems ;)

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  2. Clemont and Bonnie are #1 with the kids but that is very closely followed by Serena. I'm so happy somebody used her for inspiration in the competition and I'm loving your interpretation!

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    1. My daughter admitted that she would have preffered to be Bonnie ;)

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  3. SUPER cute! I love the 'girly' look and that dress is so sweet. My favourite are the pants though!

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    1. Thanks, they will defenitly get a lot of wear this fall!

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  4. I've absolutely no clue about pokemon. But i really like your look. That hooded bolero is so fun. And the leggings would make every kiddo happy 😊

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    1. My mind is totally spinning with leggings options!

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  5. Serena is a favorite over here too! Your dress is darling and love the fun Pancham knee socks!

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  6. I love the hidden placket in the dress! Great job with the white at the neckline too. Did you use a pattern for the bolero? It's adorable with the hood!

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    1. I very heavily hacked the Aura from Sofilantjes (only kept the armholes and sleeves).

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  7. Very sweet, cute and looks so comfortable.

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  8. Love the finishing on that bolero! And those tights! CUUUUTE.

    -Crystal-

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    1. I myself really love the way the hood looks on the inside now, normally I line my hoods, but this is a nice extra.

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  9. Wauw, die bolero is mijn favoriet! Stoer en toch girly. Daar zou mijn dochter ook mee staan. Heel vernuftigd ook, die jurk. En de legging is super grappig. Ik zal zeker stemmen!

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    1. Haha, ik weet van jouw liefde voor vestjes, mijn kids lijken meer op jou dan op mij daarin.

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  10. Mooie jurk! En wat leuk die legging, is ze vast erg blij mee!

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    1. Jep, en ze is geen knie kruiper (als haar broer), dus ik heb goede hoop dat ze relatief mooi blijven.

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  11. Your hidden button placket and the bolero are my favorite things about your make. It is apparent you gave a lot of thought to all the design features! Well done.

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  12. Echt een mooie outfit! Mijn stem heb je alvast!

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  13. Leuk meisjes Pokemon outfit. Mijn stem heb je.

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  14. Super gedaan (al ben ik een absolute pokémon leek)! En mijn stem heb je ook :-)

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  15. Heel leuke outfit. Zo jammer dat je PR&P al moet verlaten :-( Mijn stem had je nochtans...

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  16. Echt superleuk! Hoe heb je in hemelsnaam de aura zo gekregen?

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