Jasika Nicole

Jasika Nicole Instagram – Sometimes inspiration takes on a whole life of its own. Last summer I saved a tik tok of a woman in a really cute knit shorts jumpsuit in the hopes of recreating it, but by the time I got to making it, it was winter so I amended lots of details to accommodate the cooler weather and I ended up with something completely different! I love love love how this turned out- it is SUPER comfortable, it’s sporty but still feels really chic, and it doesn’t look (or fit) quite like anything I’ve seen in RTW. I used organic cotton sweatshirt fabric and matching rib knit from @wearethefabricstore and it’s every bit as good as you would imagine- it’s soft, the color is vivid, and the matching rib (so hard to find in fabric stores) is just icing on the cake. This ribbing is sold in traditional yardage, and I just folded it over double and sewed the edges to turn it into ankle cuffs, a collar, and details on the pockets. The jumpsuit is completely Frankensteined- I used a vintage stretch and sew women’s rugby pattern, a vintage stretch jumpsuit pattern, the pockets and leg shape of the Hudson pants, and then a little spiritual trueing to kind of meld everything together. Thankfully it actually worked! Most important pattern adjustment was elongating the front tab so that it would be wide enough to step into through the neck and it works like a charm. This has been a great make to enter into 2023 and I can already tell I will be wearing it alot and might have to make another one- maybe in a liberty print sweatshirt fabric. I took some action shots so you could see how comfy it is when I KICK (“I’m FIFTY!”) and pretend to run very hard 😂 shoes are RTW Aasics! | Posted on 12/Jan/2023 04:17:27