nonfiction, sewing with patterns in the Japanese, loose-fitting, layered (skirts with pants!), cocoon silhouettes, ranging in difficulty from ✂ one scissors = beginner-friendly, can finish in one day to ✂✂✂✂✂ five scissors = "challenging." Suggested for lightweight drapey linen-type or "cotton silk" fabrics, though the vests could maybe also be made in a slightly heavier wool crepe. Sizing ranges from bust sizes 32"-43" though the styles are very loose and forgiving.

I'm learning to appreciate the simple practicality and aesthetics of these looser silhouettes more and more but doubt I have the appropriately drapey fabrics in my stash (so this wouldn't help me much in my stash-busting goals), and also not sure I would get much wear out of these styles [See a picture index of the patterns here]. But I loved looking through the beautiful photos and found the first half of the book (showcasing each pattern with multiple variations of the finished product shown) to be well organized. The second half is the instructions for each pattern and I noted that these are out of order but they are indexed within the photos at the beginning; I can't speak to how well the instructions may be written.

Favorites: G Two way tunic shirt (shown here as a longer dress, pictured on pp 14-15, 37, 40, instructions 109. I had gone so far as to duplicate this collar combined with a modified cocoon blouse (pictured on pp 10, 19, 30, instructions start p.66), but couldn't settle on a fabric and in the end gave up on the whole project.
Q Short sleeve gathered dress, pictured p 31, instructions 128