This is a little ode to the Muna and Broad Whitlam Skirt- a pattern I didn’t know I needed, and that I would not have predicted would become my go-to ‘make me feel good’ garment!
Above is one of my original Whitlams, made in squiggle-printed ecovero jersey from Spotlight (no longer available). The grey was a revelation because it was so easy to pair with other colours in my wardrobe! This guy has so much wear that I’ve got some of this fabric put aside as a backup to replace it when/if it ever gives up.
I wear it with a coral linen Waikerie Shirt, with my Mocha Waikerie hack tucked in, with Atrax’s of various shades, with cropped Waikerie Shirts, and less so as a matching set!
Since the squiggle fabric made me a fan of the ecovero jersey, I also made 2 more Whitlam in ecovero from spotlight (these 2 prints are still available)! I’ve been calling both of these fabrics ‘young people fabric’ because both feel very ‘mid-twenties’ to me, but I hoped that I’d still get lots of wear from them anyway.
My prediction was that the brown swirly one below would be easier for me to work into my wardrobe because of the colour, but I’ve actually found it really difficult and I feel like with this golden cotton silk Torrens Box Top is the only some-what successful combo that I’ve managed!
While I do love the comfort of the Whitlam, the main reason for the love is that I feel great in it! I love the way it hugs through the back, and doesn’t cling up under my belly overhang in the front. I’m not going to use the F word to describe the fit, but it’s very nice to have a pattern that I feel like accounts for the shape of my body, instead of just being a graded-up tube.
I might describe my current wardrobe situation as ‘early mid-life crisis’ and you might counter with, ‘but when are you not proclaiming a wardrobe crisis Jess?!’ I think I hate pink now, so I’m having lots of ‘well, what do you actually want then?’ thoughts. Stay tuned to see whether a plain-coloured Whitlam Skirt in a colour that’s going to make my eyes pop is actually the answer to my problems.
Broad in the seams 