While I was Buying Thread...

... to make my Marrakesh pants, I picked up a couple of Vogue and McCalls patterns at JoAnn. They were having a sale on them, so I figured I'd get a couple. First one, and this is out of my usual comfort zone, is this Donna Karan:

I really like the skirt. I think it could be a great wardrobe element this fall. I like the top, but I don't know how I could ever wear it. I think you need to be slight-busted and, um, perky. There isn't enough duct tape in the world. Yeah, I'll pass on that one.

Second, I got this Michael Kors.

Love this one. It's perfect for any of the rayon jerseys on Gorgeous Fabrics. I may need to do some altering of the pattern to make the V-neck a little less deep, but I'll muslin it up and see where it actually falls.

Then I got this Anne Klein:

I need a dressy LBD, and I think this will work well. It will look less MOB done up in a solid color. I'm thinking 4 ply silk crepe. I may even unleash my inner Kenneth King and do (just a tiny bit of) beading at the pleated side seam.

Last, I finally caved and bought these McCalls leggings:

 I'll definitely pass on the disco glitter and sequined versions, appealing though they may be to the Jamaica Plain girl in me. But in a plainer rayon jersey they will work well with some of the tunics I've amassed recently, as well as some short skirts I've made. Interestingly enough, when I looked for them in the pattern bins at my local JoAnn, they weren't there under that pattern number. Instead, they were under MP356.

I'm going to make the Jalie top next, but those will give me some projects for "pre-fall".

Happy sewing!