After I saw AllisonC's green silk dress, I knew I had to find an occasion for it... and it just so happened that Lee decided to get tickets to go to a New Year's party in DC, so I needed(!) a dress. I sewed this up just in time to leave on December 30th, and haven't had a chance to take photos until now. (It turns out that all those wonky photos meant my camera was dying, and I didn't have a chance to replace it this week.) As always, photos from that night are too facedrunkbooky to post.
The dress came together very quickly, made of gold silk shantung that I bought years and years ago. No major alterations other than shortening it. I wore it with the black tights you see here and a pair of black kitten heels. The party turned out to be a bust, but I got lots of compliments on my dress!
And I decided to keep the muslin, which I made out of multicolored seersucker from the stash. I have a feeling that this dress won't stand up to much washing because the seersucker turned out to be threadbare in some spots, but I guess that's what I can expect from $2/yard fabric from Joann Fabrics. I intended to bring this with me when visiting friends in Puerto Rico, but didn't have time to hem it until after my trip.
Nevertheless, I love how the stripes turned out in the collar and am glad that I cut the front as two pieces on the bias to make chevron stripes in the front. Here is a photo of me, seated, that shows the stripes in the ruffle collar, bodice and skirt.
Both versions are fabulous! I love the skirt of the seersucker version. The chevroned stripes in front are so fun.
ReplyDeleteI love both versions, too. Great job matching up the stripes on the front of the seersucker dress.
ReplyDeleteDid you make it to WinMil this week??
I love both of these. I made this for my Christmas dress and plan to make it again this summer for a more casual dress too. The skirt on the seersucker dress is to die for.
ReplyDeleteYou look so pretty in your gold shantung dress. The striped version is really cool. I like the mitering you did with stripes in the skirt.
ReplyDelete@A Sewn Wardrobe: My intentions were there, but the store closes at 6 pm during the week. I was so disappointed to find that out! I'll have to make time some weekend to get down there. Your reviews are tantalizing...
ReplyDeleteBoth versions are very cute. I really like the striped one for a cute summer dress. And the gold one is very fancy!
ReplyDeleteI love both of your versions, having seen your striped cotton one reminds me that this pattern works for daywear too.
ReplyDeleteThe gold version is cute but I really love the striped one! I love how you manipulated the stripes to make it something totally you! Really LOVELY!!!
ReplyDeleteOooo... I love both versions, too! When the striped one wears out, you'll have to make another one... :)
ReplyDeleteNice! But I prefer the striped one!:-)
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute as a casual dress! I wouldn't have thought of it. I have a plan to make it for a wedding in early April; I better get moving!
ReplyDeleteVery cute...you pull off those ruffles so well!
ReplyDeleteI love both versions. I also agree with Trena, I would have never thought of this pattern for a casual dress.
ReplyDeleteI love both versions! Really lovely job!
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