Burda Style For people who sew

Description

This Halloween costume was made for my teenager who just loves the look and fashion of the 1920’s. I am a novice and have a trail of incomplete projects but this was my first time finishing something that she could wear proudly and it felt great!

One of my favorite places to shop for fabric is located in downtown L.A. and you buy fabric by the pound. The only drawback is that there is no identifying info on the fabrics. So I can only describe this ivory colored fabric as being very slippery with the sheen of satin and a matte back? I trimmed it with black sequins (no fringe-I learned that while ladies dresses had a lot of ornamentation the “fringed flapper” dress that is associated with this era has nothing to do with the 20’s and everything to do with costuming in later years). We considered a feather boa but again that is all about costuming-we searched the web and saw a lot of interesting kimono shapes, shawls and capes from original film and photography. I picked up some simple black lace and draped it on her, tacked the feather boa around the neckline and stitched it-voila art deco lace jacket! I made a garter belt to match and a headpiece with faux feathers and some buttons from my collection. Add dramatic make-up and vintage hair-style and she was ready to go.

My pattern modifications include: lengthening the bodice of the dress, created a different flounce sleeve pattern piece (lost the original-turned out to be a happy thing), created a sash from black lace and put sequins on it-this was not sewn onto the garment as is called for in the pattern.

Material Notes

Mystery Fabric! Pre-strung sequins in black, black lace, fusible interfacing

Categories

Season

Fall

For

Women

Garment Type

Costume

Credits

Burda Patterns

Pattern #7913 with modifications by me