I found this photo on the Vintage Fashion Archive Facebook page. I am especially interested in the dress on the left.
That looks like it would be easy to copy. I might already have a pattern or patterns that would work. Things I would change: 1. Eliminate the seam down the front. 2. The bodice is a little too blousy. I think those might not be actual princess seams, just trim, so I would make an actual princess seam bodice. (Are you starting to see what attracted me to this dress?) 3. A more fun color, likely a print - a tiny floral or geometric print or maybe pin dots.
Also, I'm not sure about the sleeves. I wear dresses mostly in the summer and tend to not wear anything with sleeves very often - in fact almost never. But I'm not sure how this would look without sleeves. I'm having difficulty picturing it. So maybe a winter dress with long sleeves. But, again, I mostly wear dresses in the summer, rarely in the winter, so I'm afraid it would end up being one of those dresses I only wear to funerals, unless I made it in a color or print that would be totally inappropriate, in which case I might never wear it, and both of those scenarios make me sad.
So anyway... those are just some early thoughts. What do you think?
Hi Lynn,
ReplyDeleteI love the red dress design. I look forward to seeing your version, it sounds lovely!
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Thank you for commenting. I was mainly attracted to the brown one but red is nice too.
DeleteHow about this pattern from the McCall's Archive Collection: https://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m7433? This Vogue Vintage pattern could also be a good starting point, I think: https://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v9127 -- especially if you want a dress similar to the brown number on the left.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with this. It's a great plan!
Thanks. I do like both of those. I might already have a pattern or patterns that will work but I'll think about it some more.
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