New Look Dress in Wool Crepe

Winter-weight wool crepe dress lined in cotton, shawl collar, vintage Bakelite buckle on the belt.  This dress is my first project sewing on this scale - those skirt pieces take up a lot of space.  It's quite heavy and has great movement; I'd call the pattern a success and this summer, a linen model is forthcoming from the same one.

Comments

[craftyv]

Very nice indeed. I can imagine the same pattern done in a floral (large flowers) polished cotton, this would make it crisp. The addition of large patch pockets would look good too.

[Rhi-Rainbow]

I love the look of this dress!!
Would you be willing to do a tutorial? :)

Rhi.x

[gtrachel]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it! I've been planning to make another dress from this pattern, and I could certainly do a tutorial. It won't be until the end of the semester, though.

[Rhi-Rainbow]

Oh brilliant! Of course :)
Can I ask where you get your patterns from because I've been looking for some vintage dresses, or patterns to have a go at!

Rhi.x

[gtrachel]

I use _The Costume Technician's Handbook_ as my reference for drafting patterns. I prefer to make my own, but I look at vintage patterns online for inspiration; eBay and Etsy often have a lot of them. If there's a photo of the back of the envelope that shows the layout of the pieces, I can usually re-draft the pattern myself. Vogue Patterns also has a limited selection of their own original patterns from the 40's and 50's that they still print and sell through their website or in stores where other patterns are sold.

[Pandroe]

Very nice and chic!

[eross-1]

I love it! Is this from a pattern or did you make your own? either way, brilliant!

[gtrachel]

Thank you! I made the pattern, using vintage patterns as a reference.