“Feliz” is Spanish for “happy”. This dress has been named for the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles. Los Feliz is located in the heart of Los Angeles, between Griffith Park and Silver Lake. During the Golden Age of cinema of the 1020s and 1930s, many of the movie studios called Los Feliz home. Today, one will recognize in this sometimes sophisticated, sometimes dilapidated quarter many famous movie locations. Many famous examples of modern architecture from Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra can be found in Los Feliz. There is a lot to admire and inspire in Los Feliz.

The dress FELIZ takes its cues from historical clothing, as well as from the latest fashions. The apron pinafore recalls the clothing worm by the first settlers to this area. When sewn as a skirt, one recalls the hostess skirts of the 1950s. And when sewn somewhat shorter as a tunic, perhaps with a bias cut flounce along the edge, the fashionistas on Hillhurst and Vermont Avenues might just ask you if that tunic top is available for grown-ups. Sewn from simple fabrics, FELIZ offers an elegant silhouette. When embellished with ruffles down the back, FELIZ makes any occasion a special occasion. The generous apron pieces offer a blank canvas to express your creativity with appliqué, embroidery or fabric painting. FELIZ, like the district, changes with the times. This year’s dress may be worn next year over jeans or leggings as a tunic top. The year after that, in about 15 minutes, by removing the shoulder straps, you can make FELIZ into a skirt. The fit is adjustable with the sash.

Thank you for your purchase! Much joy in your sewing project!
-Nancy

Recommended Fabrics:

Cotton percales, voile, batiste, fine-wale corduroy,lightweight denim and twills, linen.