Indian Summer – The fabrics we used

Do you like the fabrics we used in our lookbook? Are you looking for a similar aspect but in another shade? Find out all about the fabrics (and haberdashery!) in this article.

Please note that the garments not mentioned here were made with fabrics that you cannot find online or that are no longer available.

Rome

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— the shoulder yoke  —
FABRIC TYPE: openwork embroidered cotton fabric
COLOUR: white – no other color available
COMPOSITION: 100% cotton
ESHOP LINK: MaPetiteMercerie.com

— main fabric  —
FABRIC TYPE: cotton veil
COLOUR: white (be careful with its transparency!)
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: 24 plain shades
COMPOSITION: 100% cotton
LIEN BOUTIQUE : MaPetiteMercerie.com

— the decorative button  —
TYPE: metal
SIZE: 9mm or 10mm
COLOUR: copper
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: gold, silver, old silver, tin, bronze
ESHOP LINK: MaPetiteMercerie.com

The black&white striped dress version was made with a 100% cotton fabric bought in a shop here in Paris, and the exact same fabric is not sold on-line.

Londres

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— main fabric  —
FABRIC TYPE: burling
COLOUR: military green
COMPOSITION: 100% polyester
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: 47 other plain shades
ESHOP LINK: MaPetiteMercerie.com

— bias binding  —
COLOUR: black
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: 13
COMPOSITION: 100% cotton
SIZE: 10mm
ESHOP LINK: AnnaKaBazaar

— matching thread  —
Gütermann 100% polyester – ref 597

— main fabric  —
FABRIC TYPE: mat lycra gabardine
COLOUR: sea green
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: 32 other plain shades
COMPOSITION: 97% cotton 3% lycra
ESHOP LINK: MaPetiteMercerie.com

— bias binding  —
COLOUR: black and white stripes
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: pink stripes, light blue stripes, green stripes, desire red stripes
COMPOSITION: 100% polyester
SIZE: 20mm (we recut it for our jacket)
ESHOP LINK: MaPetiteMercerie.com

— matching thread  —
Gütermann 100% polyester – ref 297

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Lisboa

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— main fabric  —
FABRIC TYPE: chemisier viscose fabric
COLOUR: night blue
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: 32 other plain shades
COMPOSITION: 100% viscose
ESHOP LINK: MaPetiteMercerie.com

— matching thread  —
Gütermann 100% polyester – ref 537

— main fabric —
FABRIC TYPE: chemisier viscose fabric
COLOUR: navy
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: 32 other plain shades
COMPOSITION: 100% viscose
ESHOP LINK: MaPetiteMercerie.com

— matching thread  —
Gütermann 100% polyester – ref 232

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Paris

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— the ribbon  —
TYPE: imitation leather lace ribbon
COLOUR: black
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: brown, red, blue lagoon
COMPOSITION: 100% faux leather
SIZE: 28mm (we recut it before we sewed it on our top)
ESHOP LINK: MaPetiteMercerie.com

— the zipper  —
Brass closed bottom zipper.
COLOUR: black
OTHER AVAILABLE COLOURS: 31
SIZE: 12 cm
ESHOP LINK: MaPetiteMercerie.com

The main fabric is a light off-white gabardine bought in Paris and not available on-line.

Copenhague

Our jumpsuit was made with a synthetic fabric from our personal collection of old fabrics, we have no information about where it is from or its exact composition.