 Hi you guys! Lindsay here. Welcome back to my channel, Inside the Hymn. So, I think that New Look snuck in their new spring patterns. It honestly is so hard to keep up with what's new over at the Simplicity Umbrella, which is bird-style new look and simplicity patterns partly because the website is difficult to navigate and for whatever reason like New Look social media. I don't see much from them and Simplicity's social media doesn't really post a lot about it. I don't know maybe I just missed it but I am was just checking in on them as I periodically do and I think that these New Look patterns are new. New to me anyways so we are going to cover them in a first impression video. First up we have this two-piece dress that's fun. Okay it's a top and skirt and you make them out of the same self fabric and it kind of sort of looks like a dress. That's a fun idea. What do we think of the individual pieces though? That is the question. So the top looks to be obviously a very loose fitting bodice. The sleeves are adorable and then it ties in the front and then that gets layered over an asymmetrical hem like a handkerchief hem elasticized waist skirt that has a center front and I'm assuming a center back seam. This one okay so this is actually kind of calling toward the scarf trend that's happening. A lot of designers are finding fabrics that look like scarves and making dresses tops skirts whatever out of them. So that's what I think this illustration is trying to help us out with. I wish they would have made it out of that instead of this but nonetheless this isn't super flattering. It kind of goes back to you know my problem with most shift dress patterns is you just completely lose your waist in this like you just don't have a waist anymore. The skirt is not tucked in this is layered over so I probably would if I got this pattern which I probably won't but if I did I would wear them separately. So this top with slim close fitting pants and then the skirt with like a shirt tucked in but if you have like a why isn't the image changing if you have like a like a boyish square shape or even if you're like triangle shaped I think that this would be a good option for you. Yeah just not that's kind of short right it's like hello yeah maybe add some some length to that yeah she camped in over very far but it is it is a cute concept I like the idea just the shaping isn't for me. Here are the sizes they have one size and it fits 8 to 20 and then the envelope back I forget the envelope black has zero information oh here we go suggested fabrics shally charmerose okay so those kind of like lightweight like really lightweight drapey fabrics will be best this jacquard I don't know about that very lightweight and then very lightweight linen that's a little misleading probably but but anyways cute concept all right next we've got this jacket pants and top pattern it's already looking unfortunate just a little shapeless again completely shapeless plus what is with these fabrics I am all for like a muted color palette but like all of them together like that's kind of sad you know um but okay so we have a little basic tank top we have a oh god I had those when I was in like high school like a little cardigan that ties at the neckline I mean okay forward shoulder gathering and this like bell sleeves with a slit but look her sleeve is like a um bishop sleeve so maybe they have options for sleeves and then elasticized pants with maybe a large pleat oh I don't know those are just again kind of sad and of course they're not going to show us another picture we've got one image like I know that when they're there on these photo shoots they must take you know dozens of images of each look like give us a back view unless the back view is really really bad oh that's silly okay so here's our basic tank top this could be interesting there's the bishop sleeve version and then here's our side pant uh side seam pockets oh yeah I don't know I don't need this in my life that's why the best way to say it so the tank top is knit lightweight knit jersey rib knit okay uh and then the little jacket more of a cardigan like lightweight number uh chambray and cotton linen poplin satin silky types yeah I don't know about some of these uh and then oh that's for the that's for the um cardigan and the pants well okay I wouldn't make the cardigan out of the same fabric I'm making the pants out of the cardigan to me needs to be a little bit draperier and the pants need to be a little bit more structured in my opinion yeah I like new look patterns usually I hate that I'm disappointed already all right mini dress tunic and top okay she must be 15 um sorry side so my my brain went somewhere else when I she's beautiful but she's young um okay so all right I mean kind of unfortunate illustration we'll get to the line drawings where we can dissect it a little bit further I don't hate the seaming we've got like a a dolman sleeve into like a princess themed panel crossover button placket thing and then a a band for the neckline and your hem this could be very flattering this could be very flattering I think that they've done an unfortunate job styling her like this fabric is not great um but I could see it being I think I could see it being kind of cute let's look at the line oh okay so here's the back and it looks like um this little gathered piece kind of goes into a like see how this is at an angle and then it wraps around to your natural waist in the back with these little button tabs that's kind of fun and interesting again they're not going to show us a picture of the back I think that could be a really cute little layering piece for the spring honestly I really do for me I would shorten it you know I need my jackets to end at high hip rather than low hip or they need to go to my knee um ending here is just not very flattering on me but if I shortened it or lengthened it for that purpose um I think it could be really cute let's see what they suggest for fabrics where are we it's not in here oh here we go batik interesting choice chambray okay obvious choice cotton types linen types poplin shirtings probably more these two probably more so for the dress silky types for the top yeah white weight tweed linen for sure a thousand percent and yeah some cotton blends would work okay I think I want it to be more like a jacket than a shirt um oh but they also don't show it buttoned up like the dress either they really are making this difficult like I'd like to see what it looks like buttoned up but I'm guessing if I like it like this then I also like it buttoned up in which case if I decide to make a dress option yeah a lot of these would be really great oh I don't know I hate not knowing for sure you know what I mean but this is a contender because I could see myself making all three all three lengths all right new look six six oh seven here we've got little pants and shorts okay you guys are there misses like for teenagers maybe that's why I like new looks so much I don't know they do tend to be a little bit shorter the hem lengths anyways okay so we've got in my opinion a low rise pant I mean her belly button's probably here these are her hip bones I'm imagining uh so by my standards that's a low rise uh let's see oh god side seam pockets which I absolutely loathe because they always pucker out which is probably why they have her putting her hands in her pocket so you can't see how they're puckering I am on to you new look marketing team I mean it has a cute little belt and this little like a pleat being released into the waistband kind of sort of like a paper bag him is okay here's the back but yeah this is the only picture we're gonna get at the pants dang yeah this is a little uh again high school you know where the belt loops are below the waistband that's that's a little bit of a throwback so yeah and then the flare leg not necessarily for me I don't want to the fitting through here is not I don't want to mess with that but again if you have a figure suitable for you know kind of straighter pants or shorts or you like fiddling with patterns I don't know I don't know I mean what is that gonna look like a pleat opening up into your butt I don't know guys I don't know okay chambray cotton types double gauze what the heck lightweight linen wall seriously no I don't want my pants made out of that especially this close fitting what is happening maybe this is why I didn't know the patterns were released they were trying to keep it a secret or something oh man I'm trying not to be so cynical but this is difficult okay we have got a elasticized waist pleated skirt basic as basic as I will say this is cute and if they provide instructions on how to achieve something that looks like that without an embroidery machine I'm all ears that fabric is adorable though right I'm obsessed with that fabric I wish they told us where they got it um the hem is cute I just don't like can you achieve that on your home sewing machine let's see if it says anything in here about it probably not cotton cotton types double georgia lightweight linen silky types okay requirements thread and elastic so they don't require you to have an embroidery machine I bet you could go to like joanne or hobby lobby and pull out the instruction booklet and see maybe I'll try and do that and see what the instructions say for this it's a cute skirt it's a cute skirt I like it it's just basic you know like I'm not paying full price even though full price is 429 uh size-wise I just have the one sorry I've been forgetting to do that on the others what is this a belt I didn't see the belt do I see a belt what is that necktie wait wait wait what is a necktie I don't oh like a scarf like the little scarf that like a cute little scarf why isn't she wearing it guys all right all right this looks pretty redeeming let's see we've got a top mrs top okay it's got uh some like what are they called shoot pin tuck pin tuck pleats here opening into like a little bell sleeve that's adorable and then this little lace trim sewn into the hem you've also got this just basic tank version and then you've got more of a blouse that has shoulder pleating and these cute little bows on the elasticized three-quarter sleeves okay the back just has a center back seam with a little keyhole closure these are kind of fun actually if you've never done pin tucks before it's a little bit of a pain to mark them on your pattern but they are fun to sew and what they produce is really cute I think they did this is probably a linen some kind of linen this could also be um like pom-pom trim or fringe or you know whatever you wanted to do so this is cute a little on the basic side but cotton lawn cotton types lightweight linen shirtings wall yeah all that makes sense elastic cording hmm and one button wonder where the elastic cording goes huh I mean you only need two inches of it oh I bet they're using that for the hook in the back you know the loop that goes around the button I'm guessing and then lace and then ribbon on view c ribbon oh these are ribbons this isn't self fabric this is ribbon so okay fair enough sizes 10 through 22 only yeah these aren't even available to order yet uh okay we've got many dress again tunic and top um okay a little a little on the maternity side maybe just because it's white but set in sleeve gathered little sleeve flouncy thing empire waist this is actually kind of cute I do like that uh little pleats here or I'm sorry darts and then sewn into a gathered skirt it's giving me like hospital gown slash maternity vibes and maybe that's because all of these are like pastel like I don't know maybe you made it in a bolder print this has contrast week right isn't this um solid and this is a print I don't know what that's gonna look like but you've got three different sleeve options and then two lengths it looks like let's see oh and a little tie around back hmm yeah look at that contrast okay or is that like a lace overlay maybe maybe that's what it is interesting here's what it looks like from far away is that any better do we like that more oh gosh that's a little bit better right oh I don't know I can't tell um let's see fabrics shali charmous cotton lawn dotted swiss eyelet gauze handkerchief linen which is like lightweight linen silky types wall um I mean maybe it's not blowing me away just the one size range eight to twenty all right now we've got this asymmetrical top and I don't know if the other patterns have been so unfortunate that that is why I don't hate this one or if it's actually cute I can't tell but they did find the perfect matching button uh hmm well it's short I mean it's hitting her right at her high hip um Dolly here it is with out the sleeve is that better the tie is better but that's also just like been done you know a wrap top seen it hmm are you guys liking these better than me am I just like overly cynical tonight what is happening I think this could be one of those tops that you make and wear and get a lot of questions about like maybe even compliments about because it is so kind of unique and you don't really see it and ready to wear very often but at the same time I'm if you're not seeing it and ready to wear then does that mean it's like not cute or not not not everything doesn't have to be trendy but old fashioned I'm getting I don't know plus it's also too big for her shoulder I mean that view could be cute I have to look at it on this screen I mean that's not bad right I think it could be cute and I'm always looking for like interesting woven tops and it would look really great with my new coral pants because they're so high-waisted so this is a maybe this is a baby boutique chambray cotton types lightweight denim linen types poplins satin no satin satin is too it's like too heavy weight to me shirtings and silky types like all of these things are like well lightweight linen I would say but then you throw a satin in there satin's got like hardly any drape or body it would just be like a box sitting on top of you but look at these back darts that's inspiring and kind of redeeming I like those a lot maybe that's why I like the shape of it so much hmm yeah it's a maybe maybe in a cute fabric choice I think the fabric was really cute too that would help a lot this is just kind of plain and like I said the thai ones I think would be cute okay wrap dress we've seen a gajillion of these at this point so things that I look for in wrap dresses and we're already off to a bad start is how low they come and like this is low I mean this is below her bust apex so keep that in mind you can obviously you know correct that raise the neckline but it's difficult because you can't just like draw a new neckline you have to draw a whole new like this you know and then it compromises what happens right here and wrap dresses are so tricky especially if you have a fuller bust you're going to be hanging out of this busted out um but we've got little bust darts little sleeves sleeveless option and I guess this is just for the border print there's also not a lot of volume here which makes me a little bit nervous uh what am I doing line drawings yeah how are b and c different something about this waist belt thing but I don't know which is a thinner belt they wrap around twice they do have the back darts I'm actually this is probably more like there's a waist seam under here I think I mean probably and then these are not fisheye darts they're just regular darts one in the bodice and one in the skirt um talico you don't see that very often shali chambray cotton types crepe tachine jacquard okay linen type silky types yes he is border print and then just two buttons so yeah I don't know I guess it's just a thinner thinner belt does it even say in the details nope just the one size it's okay I mean if you don't have a wrap dress I don't know I probably still wouldn't recommend that one all right now we've got a knit pattern okay uh 10 to 22 size range uh you guys it's like a teacher address it's exactly a teacher address what's going on in the back nothing a center back seam I will say though sometimes they do build in a little bit of shaping into this center back seam so it's better than nothing but I mean no maybe I mean it looks great on her you know she has like no curves you know what I'm saying like I have to imagine it being a little bit wider like a little bit wider through here it's also one of those things like I don't ever go to the store looking for a knit t-shirt dress like it's just not something I ever reach for or think that I need you know stretch so interlock jersey single knit stretch velvet all right hem tape oh that's an interesting technique that you could learn something from only three eighths of a yard though so maybe the neckline oh goodness this is pretty dismal you guys sticking in there with me on this one oh man all right we have okay so it's like okay okay I'm not writing it off again like keeping an open mind but it looks like um like a basic shift dress underneath and then you overlay this like scarf shafani looking stuff and then it's like a curtain tie back you know the tie backs on your wall they hold your curtains back they hold your curtains open that's what that is sewn in oh but look at all these pictures we get yay finally okay let's see the back pretty shapeless and short okay same picture just from a different distance and the sleeves are not looking good yeah this like dropped shoulder sleeve situation with just like a tube sewn on the end this is not not my favorite I don't know do you guys like this curtain this is this is literally like drapes being pulled back on your body oh I wanted to like it and I got to say the fabric application in the sample is is spot on so I can't even blame that hmm I always like to look at their faces too and see if she looks genuinely happy or feels cute also look isn't got a face that's creepy I gotta move on I move on oh and it only comes in like the letters extra small through extra large oh gosh this is very um defeating shali charmeuse crepe crepe just change a card silky types I mean I might even do the base of it in like a a scuba or you can do the base of it in something a little bit more structured and then do this little scarfie part in a lighter weight fabric oh what is this a sheath dress okay so we've got a sheath dress that is too small for her I think but maybe that could be the fabric um it's got this little like you know scoopy little neckline thing it's a princess seemed bodice and then darts in the skirt you know sheets have very slim fitting skirts um you have this sleeve a little betto neckline or you can add a little bell sleeve I mean I could make this out of patterns that I already have like I don't need a new pattern for this and we get one what fabric is that this part fits her great that is like perfectly placed um but like you can see her belly button through it like you have to have a bomb figure um to pull off whatever fabric this is I'm guessing it's some kind of silk or something it is pulling a little bit through here though you can see anyways uh I know I think that uh crepe double knit okay dupeyoni dupeyoni okay gabardine linen type satin shantung wool types okay yeah I mean all those work for sheath dresses so why not this one uh eight through 20 I'm the sizing I almost can't wait for this to be over okay we've got oh man like a 1920s style dress where you have this like really exaggerated waistband this empire waist uh seam here and then your natural waist here little gathers little buttons little collar little sleeves cutesy cutesy um our alternate views have maxi dress version uh this flutter sleeves with a midi length and then this is what she's wearing um and don't get me wrong this is gonna be a very cute dress and you guys are gonna make adorable versions out of it I think I'm just underwhelmed in general so I'm not like getting super excited about it um nice big long back darts though which is nice side zip I also like that um and then with a collar without you have a lot of gathering so you have gathered sleeve caps gathered forward shoulder seam and gathered bust it's gonna be adorable to do not not make this because I'm not like oh my god it's the cutest thing ever it's gonna be adorable and very very very flattering I'm just kind of over it oh man okay eight through 20 uh let's see these are gonna be like our typical lightweight dress fabrics shali charmeuse crepe crepe de sheen jacquard linen type silky types yeah I think this is actually suitable for some more um stable wovens too like uh the lawn and the boils and um and stuff like that you could also do uh the crepe I don't remember if it said crepe now um you could also do pop blends um anything made out of rayon but also cotton blends too so I think it would be good in lots of those versions okay and then we have this dress wow okay so you've got princess seams and a center front seam all that open up at your high hip into uh pleats so I mean maybe you could let them out so that they open up here instead I'm sure you could so that might be a little bit better this is just not going to be flattering on me just no but in addition to that you've got I think a ruffle neckline and then like a couple layers to the sleeve possibly um you've also got this little sleeve and the sleeveless one that doesn't have a ruffle neckline but it has a neck band and this one does not have a neck band right oh no it has the ruffles there you go and I love ruffles so if I'm like I don't know about the ruffles and didn't it look like on her too that this opened up way lower like down here so I guess you could play around with where you stop the um princess seam and where you let the skirt open I guess I don't know what the pattern pieces look like I'm imagining that these are oh I don't know because they could be yeah I don't know I've never made anything like this before so I don't know what it looks like just being honest but like the top stitching too what is the point of that but like see this is her natural waist way up here way way way up here so I feel like if it were like the line drawing it would open up right about here so keep that in mind what's the back look like the seam I don't and that looks a lot lower in the back yeah I don't want these opening up at the apex of my butt and look how low this one opens like right in between your legs ah no no you could make it cuter and it wouldn't take a lot of work to do it but this is not helping that's not helping six through 18 on the sizing there and then our fabrics are going to be our stable woven so chambray cotton lawn cotton types linen types poplin well yes I agree with all of that okay now apron kids clothes okay that's the end wow okay guys well there are a couple maybes like this top here this top here this skirt but that this jacket so I mean that's about you know a quarter of them maybe two maybe a third of them but when it was bad it was real bad and like I said I usually love new look but if new look is supposed to be like the younger like teen early 20s I don't see any one in that age range wearing this like what no you know what I mean it just doesn't look very fashionable to me like nothing really inspired here it's just clothes oh I don't know I'm being so hard on them but like I said there are some redeemable ones like this will be cute I mean I'm not going to make it but when you when you make it it will be cute this could be cute with a little bit of work um but yeah all right so that's it for the new looks let me know what you guys think of them am I being too harsh do you agree with me let me know in the comments below but until next time I will see you all very soon bye