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Basic Shift Dress with Pleat Detail Neck
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Description
A simple basic shift dress with 4 pleats at neck, back and front waits darts, center back invisible zip
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Midweight cotton canvas
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The base pattern was from a Burda Young Fashion from around 6 years ago (I’ll have to get it down from the attic to give exact issue and style #), which I have used to make endless variations. I shifted the bust dart into the neck and divided into two pleats.
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Aug 7, 2009, 07.47 PMby Julietta
Great idea, the dress turned out very pretty!