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Sewing: Black on White Cocktail Dress
10 kudoz

Black on White Cocktail Dress

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:
Burda magazine 11/2007, dress 105 »

Difficulty:

Category: Sewing

Type of item: Clothing

For: Women

Style: Retro / Vintage, Classic, Casual, Romantic, Cute


Materials

Wool bland suiting in houndtooth print

What was your inspiration?

I always love this print and was delighted when it came back to fashion in 2009, so I made this dress, which later went through two more re-makes, finally I love this version. It is very versatile and can be worn in any season!

What are you most proud of?

The handmade pleats along the hem, tutorial available on my blog http://sewingandstyle.blogspot.ie/2012/01/pleat-me-to-moon-perfect-pleats.html

 

8 comments

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tinydragon43 on craftsy.com
Aug 31, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful job! This dress looks incredibly expensive, and I mean that in the best of ways =)
robbie_98875099 on craftsy.com
Aug 26, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Just darling, love the old school material.
SewingAndStyle on craftsy.com
Aug 27, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
thank you, this old school have actually been "the new school" trend the couple of past
SewingAndStyle on craftsy.com
Aug 27, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
sorry, couple of past years, ever since 2009, I am simply embracing the trend ))))
LadyTap on craftsy.com
Aug 25, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
The hem detail is exquisite. It makes this dress memorable and special.
SewingAndStyle on craftsy.com
Aug 27, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
your words are too kind
2strings on craftsy.com
Aug 04, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Fabulous little dress. So classic and classy.
SewingAndStyle on craftsy.com
Aug 27, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
thank you