A new work dress! I wanted classic, Mad Men-esque, comfortable dresses that I could wear to the office. The dresses must also work for travel and client meetings. New Look 6000 saves the day again. This dress in ponte is the best decision I ever made. And I have a few more variations of this in the works. I sketched out what I wanted and sew'd it during my annual leave week. Sketching my plans has helped me sew with more focus and direction. It also helps me to organise my stash and my patterns better. As soon as I buy fabric for a particular pattern I draw it and describe it. Hopefully it will help me make more things in the long run! The 'lengthened skirt' note is from an adjustment I made for a previous version. I used the same standard pattern but with an additional 4 inches of length in the 'length/shorten here' line on the skirt. Went from above knee length to just around my knees which is perfect. This took me a while to cut out because I had to make sure I didn't end up with flower nipples or a flower bum, or a flower crotch. I traced the front on a single layer of fabric (i.e.: not on the fold) so I could really control the flower placement. I think it worked out quite well. The collar rocks my world. The ponte is both drapey and stable enough to make it work like a dream. Even the back of the collar is really pretty. The two sharp points at the back are stylish and in my opinion, very Mad Men. There was a little bit of an autumn chill in the air so I paired it with my avocado Anita cardi that I made a few years back. I also took a purple shawl to throw over my legs to protect them from the office air conditioning.
Note: I know. The hem is weird. I have to press it a bit more. It really doesn't look that bad in real life.
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M
9/3/2018 02:43:01 pm
Hi Demi,
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12/3/2018 04:25:36 pm
This looks great on you - very elegant for something that will no doubt be quite comfortable. The collar just gives it that bit of extra interest. Nice styling ;o)
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