Reposting (March 27, 2017)
A day.
Shrug...
Really?
Really?
Well,
sorta...
sorta...
Blogging has let me keep track of so many tiny details over the years, that I can now share them with you, and marvel at/share the ACTUAL timeline, which is kinda crazy.
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| I loved this pattern, and grabbed a copy when I was a Butterick/Vogue employee in 1999. Always wanted to, but never made it for myself. Worries that it was costumey, and maybe a bit too youthful for my age. Nowadays, you can still purchase it online, if so inclined. It was the inspiration for the very similar dress I made... (with quite a few changes) |
 These fabrics above were purchased (and some of the silvery-grey 4 ply silk was wasted.. until now!) for the creation of a client's Waterfall Dress (2013) |
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| The jacket, hanging off the shoulder, to give an idea of the translucency... |
A fabric I was so excited about when I bought it, I made it a little video! (October 2010)
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| This is a killer silk from Rosen & Chadick that has lingered in my stash, too pretty to cut, for years. People really loved the kimono-inspired jacket-thing I made with it to wear with the dress. |
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| The waist of the dress... |
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| I made my dress close with a wide strip of the organza I used to make the jacket. |
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| Silver/grey silk peeks out as front skirt inner layer. (this pic taken during dress construction - before finishing edges) |
So now that I have danced and celebrated at my dear friend's wedding in it, I've taken some pictures of the (already partied in, above) dress on the floor and form before posting this!
I like that this dress has no closures, has a shape that is great for dancing/twirling, and is fairly simple in design. The pattern is actually designed for cottons, but my choices were silk, which required some changes in finishing techniques and handling. I naturally subscribe to an anatomical design/construction method, so my own patterns never have straight lines in any of the fitting elements (dart, seams that need to conform to the body's contours). I had to change that. My version of this dress has only one closure point, which is at the waist, so I needed my under layer to encircle the body at the hips for modesty. This, I just did with a wide/strip band of fabric that is at hip/rear end level.
How long will it take you to make your next project? Who knows?
Well, you can always look at it this way... you may not realize it, but you've already begun!
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