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June 21, 2006
Retro '52
Here is the dress that I mostly finished before Italy. All that remained was, you guessed it, hemming the circle skirt. Damn me! Why do I continue to torture myself?? All in all this was a pretty simple pattern: no zipper even! It does have a rather complicated fall to it, however, and gets a little crinkly as the sheath rubs against the overskirt. (I feel a little dirty saying that...) You can see that process commencing in the first photo where the wind has disheveled things a bit.
I used red cotton sateen for the overskirt part and I really like it. I will certainly be making things out of this in the future. I also dug the color combinations of the fabrics and the cute little buttons. All in all, I think it is super-neat, but I am afraid it will be a pain to wear. I need to start making things that are easier to wear, more everyday kind of stuff. That or I will have to find more interesting places to go...
In other news, I am dying for some ice cream.
Posted by loyd0008 at June 21, 2006 7:13 PM
Comments
It is beautiful. I love the colours.
Posted by: Lisa at June 22, 2006 8:12 AM
I am almost finished with this dress myself - just need to sew on the buttons. I did it all in one fabric - a soft yellow cotton with a red and pink Asian-inspired floral print. I need to find some patterns that use less fabric.
Have you had a problem with it gaping open under the arms? I think perhaps my upper torso is shorter than I first thought.
Posted by: Ang. at June 22, 2006 5:08 PM
Sounds like a great print! I know what you mean about the amount of fabric. I am used to ones that take
The arm holes are a bit on the wide side and I think that I am going to pick up an orange camisole from American Apparel as a just-in-case-measure. It did improve with a little bit of (very technical) wiggling...
Posted by: villain at June 25, 2006 11:32 AM
Found your blog by way of A Dress A Day. I really like everything that you do. Great job!
Posted by: Erica B. at June 25, 2006 11:46 AM
You stitch some interesting and beautiful clothes. Your choice of fabrics + color is excellent. Is that biais (I think the word in English is piping?) on the edges of this particular dress? The contrast in color is really nice. I've got you bookmarked and will be back to ogle your future stuff!
Posted by: Becky at June 25, 2006 12:07 PM
Thanks for the support! I used bias tape on the edges, as per the pattern. It was a little strange to just slap it on instead of finishing the edges normally, but it is working so far...
Posted by: villain extraordinaire at June 27, 2006 10:41 AM
Oh my goodness - I want that dress. Right now.
Posted by: alice at June 28, 2006 2:41 AM
heya -
i surfed on over here looking for people who'd actually finished sewing some of the cool retro patterns out there. WOW. yours is amazing. i am so impressed. and inspired!
Posted by: Dharia at July 10, 2006 4:41 PM
Thanks so much! I have so many others planned.. just not enough hours in the day!
Posted by: villain at July 10, 2006 6:14 PM