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I made this dress for my best friend as a birthday gift. It’s the longest I ever worked on a project but the whole design process was very time consuming and also it was the first time I ever draped or boned anything. I used a Burda pattern (#107, 03/2010) for the bustier dress that is made out of heavy cream colored cotton which I then boned and lined with hot pink fabric. The draped overlay is made out of purple silk chiffon. I’m 99% happy with the result, I just wish I would have inserted a purple zipper instead of a beige one.
I blogged about it here
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cotton, silk chiffon, zipper, boning
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Sep 27, 2011, 02.05 PMby purplejb99
This is BEAUTIFUL. Your friend is so lucky, I bet she was thrilled!
Sep 22, 2011, 02.06 PMby nidhi
absolutely stunning!
Sep 21, 2011, 05.32 AMby tamezdc
Wow! I like all the details.
Sep 20, 2011, 11.08 PMby cyndi-de-crafti
Lovely! Love the one shoulder strap and the bunch up effect of the chiffon. :)
Sep 20, 2011, 07.04 PMby redredhoodie
Thank you girls. I thought about replacing the zipper for a nanosecond when taking the pictures but I’m so glad I’m done with the project (my friend was quite a difficult client), I probably don’t want to do one more stitch on it ever again.
Sep 20, 2011, 06.46 PMby rhubarbcrumble
What a lucky BFF!
Sep 20, 2011, 06.27 PMby chillwear
Such a flattering dress, well done. I agree with you on the zipper. It’s still a stunning dress!
Sep 20, 2011, 05.48 PMby cantare
GORgeous. What a great bff you are!!
Sep 20, 2011, 05.25 PMby weriem .com
Such a beautiful dress!!
Sep 20, 2011, 05.24 PMby lienepien
I like the dress! I agree on the zipper but even with the beige zipper it is a nice dress!