I used this pattern in view C/D. I made this style once before but used an a-line skirt instead of the sheath silhouette. This time, however, I stuck to the pattern almost entirely but added some pockets on the sides and fully lined the whole thing.
The exaggerated collar is made from a faux fur (actually, everything about this dress is faux - it's a smorgasbord of non-breathable polyester materials but it's winter in Chicago so that's okay). Cutting the fur made a total mess and it looked like a cut the bangs on a full kindergarten class of brown-haired girls:
The finished product came out quite fetching, I must say.
Next up are some Christmas presents and perhaps a knit top or two. My sister nicely lent me her serger but I have to experiment with it; I'm just waiting for the right, low-risk project and a lot of patience to learn. For now, my brain is fried.
That dress is so gorgeous! Looks like it's right out of the wardrobe room for "Mad Men"!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous dress -- despite its synthetic-ness! :) Hope you have fun at the party!
ReplyDeleteWow, I was never interested in that pattern (thought it was boring) but you just showed what a little imagination can do for those Vogue illustrations. This is spectacular!
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