I purchased this magazine called Simple Sewing with a pattern included without any idea of when I would be making the dress. However, an opportunity came up and I not only made one but two dresses (one for me and one for my 6 year old girl. The reason being I am quite frugal at cutting and can always something else out of the fabric allowance. Firstly I bought quite a lot of it in my opinion - it was 3m. Secondly, it is vintage light blue Italian silk and I was very lucky to have seen it in Oxfam years ago for only 1.99. Unbelievable I know. This is a great pattern to use again. It has a flattering full skirt which is vintage style. The dress can be formal or informal. It is very versatile.
For the hairstyle I chose to do a Brigitte Bardot kind of French twist or French pleat. (We're in France, right?)
This is a selfie on the SNCF.
Here are the patterns. Feel free to enlarge as there is a measuring tape included for scale.
Here are the instructions.
Joining the bodice to the skirt.
Darts
Back bodice joined to back skirt.
Ironing the waist seam.
Front joined to back. Bottom joined to top. Structure is technically complete.
Probably most irritating task in the world. The concealed zip. Pinning.
Finished pining.
The interfacing cut out.
Pinned and ironed to the neckline and arm holes,
Trimming excess seam allowance and snipping the notches.
Turning around and ironing the pleats
Snipping again armhole seam allowance excess.
