Another Style Arc Monty

This is the Style Arc Monty Shirt. It comes as a dress too.

I’ve made it twice before here and my 70’s version, here

and thought it would be perfect for this Minerva Ivory Pebble Crepe fabric, provided to me for a post on their site.

I intended to wear it with my recent bengaline Itch To Stitch Mountain Pull On Jeans.

I thought the swingy boxy shape of the Monty Shirt would go well with the fitted silhouette of the trousers.

It has to be said that being one of the older Style Arc patterns, the instructions are pretty poor, and I was still not able to sew the collar part using the Style Arc instructions alone.
Thankfully TomKatStitchery has a 6 part sew along on YouTube. This, along with the instruction images, got me through the collar!

I knew the shirt came up cropped so as before I added 10cm to the length to the pattern pieces. I’ve turned up the bottom using a 3cm deep hem.

The Monty Shirt Style Arc pattern only provided finished garment measurements, and not a sizing table, so the first thing you have to do is work out what size you need based on the amount of ease you want. Helpfully there is a Women’s Size Chart on the Style Arc website here.

I went with my previous size 10, forgetting I had lost an inch around my bust recently; I could definitely size down one size next time.

For a shirt it’s a relatively quick make with a grown on short sleeve (no cuffs!) and no separate button band.
The medium weight crepe was perfect for this swingy boxy top.

It was almost too heavy for my chosen deep hem but if anything this has accentuated the shape I was looking for whist still covering up the ‘Yoga’ type waist band of the superbly comfortable and well worn bengaline Mountain Pull On Jeans.

And in this off white, it’s the perfect addition to my work wardrobe.
Love, Lucie xx