I started this dress when it was 75 degrees and sunny outside. I know what you\’re thinking… that I\’ve been working on this dress for months. False. Last weekend, I cut everything out and pieced together the whole thing. I had really sort of planned on wearing it, since it was beautiful and sunny and warm out despite the fact that it is January. I didn\’t want to sew the armholes though. Armholes, boooo. Now that I\’ve finished, it\’s cold, and Thursday it snowed. I may look warm in my Jack Rogers but I\’m… not. I\’ve just been workin that gradual tan lotion.
This dress is made using New Look 6145. I originally wanted to put some lace down the front Lilly Pulitzer style, but I already have a green Lilly dress with white lace. Instead I turned to my pinterest sewing board and and was inspired by the dress on the left, worn by Cynthia in Mad Men:
no zipper! |
side angle. |
It\’s not the most flattering dress I\’ve ever made, but it\’s not horribly unflattering, and I think it will get a lot of wear because its really comfortable, my favorite color, long enough for work, machine washable (well, we\’ll see), and plays nicely with cardigans. I hope to make several of these dresses for the summer in a couple different colors and with some fun embellishments: coral with navy lace? colorblocked? more exposed zips?!
Fabric: Kona Cotton
Pattern: New Look 6145
Year: Contemporary.
Notions: none
Time to complete: not long.
Wear again? yes.
Make again? yes.
Cost: $20
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