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Burda Dress with Pleats
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This pattern is from the 10/2009 issue of Burda. It was a quick and easy project, and it’s totally in line with my recent passion for feminine shapes and details rendered in menswear fabrics. The pattern is quite nifty, with a pleated panel down the front. The pleats are stitched from the neck to the high hip, and then swing free afterwards. The construction reminds me a little bit of a 10/2007 pattern from Burda, which I also made and like quite a bit. The pattern comes in sizes 34-42, and as usual I graded down to a 32, and shortened it some at the hem.
Material Notes
Mid-weight gray wool suiting.
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Nov 2, 2009, 07.44 AMby DHAMMI
Beautiful dress…..Fits perfect.
Oct 30, 2009, 03.03 AMby spottedroo
Lovely dress! I agree completely about dresses in menswear fabrics. Both this an the 10/2007 dress (is it 105?) are on my to-do list. Great taste!
Oct 24, 2009, 01.11 PMby kaitui_kiwi
I can’t wait to get my magazine! This dress is fabulous :)
Oct 20, 2009, 10.09 AMby Masty
Wow! Beautiful… You really did a great job. Congratulations!
Makes me want to make it too.
Oct 20, 2009, 07.22 AMby Bohemiannow
Oh you made that dress.. I want to make it too. Congratulations, it looks very good on you!
Oct 20, 2009, 03.11 AMby littlecottondresses
Very well sewn – great job – as usual!
Oct 19, 2009, 09.53 PMby BuzzyBee
I love your dress! Well done. It looks very tailored. Excellent!
Oct 19, 2009, 09.44 PMby SmallOne
so good to hear you describe this project as quick and easy and pleased to see that it looks great in petite too ;) You version is soooo beautifully finished!!! – I’d looked at the photo shhot and thought lovely but no way that is easy – inspired now!! thank you
Oct 19, 2009, 07.07 PMby sewneenee
This is gorgeous…love the mix of masculine fabric with feminine details…excellent job!!
Oct 19, 2009, 06.28 PMby lizah
love it! you are very talanted!
Oct 19, 2009, 05.21 PMby fabricaddict
very beautiful! it looks so professional
Oct 19, 2009, 04.02 PMby Nathalia Gunawan
how very sophisticated and pretty :) I totally dig it
Oct 19, 2009, 03.47 PMby ncn6
Oh, I loooooove this! How do you get your pleats so nice and crisp?
Oct 19, 2009, 02.22 PMby wzrdreams
This is lovely. Great fabric choice and excellent craftsmanship.
Oct 19, 2009, 01.57 PMby Almatinka
So stylish and the shape is awesome!!! Love it!
Oct 19, 2009, 12.28 PMby yoshimi
Very elegant, you look beautiful in it. I adore your perfect front pleats!
Oct 19, 2009, 12.11 PMby capraia
Absolutely beautiful. This has been on my to-do list since I bought the magazine, and now after seeing your’s, it’s definetely at the top of that list. Great job!!!
Oct 19, 2009, 11.08 AMby Miss-G
This is a great dress. Stylish and elegant.
Oct 19, 2009, 09.48 AMby AnaJan
This dress is gorgeous. The style and color really suit you.
And you know what? The first time I saw the technical drawing of the dress I taught it looked very similar to your Coffee Date dress.
Oct 19, 2009, 09.14 AMby Susanne20_11
Yes, I saw this pattern in the Burda mag, it’s beautiful! You did a great job!
Oct 19, 2009, 08.58 AMby djoule
Beautiful dress, you look really good !
Oct 19, 2009, 07.51 AMby immi.
Like it very much!!
Wool is my favorit fabric to work with… ich liebe den Geruch von Wolle die feucht gebügelt wird… . Do you have to dry-clean this dress?
Oct 19, 2009, 07.41 AMby CarotteSauvage
Elegant and flawless as usual!
Oct 19, 2009, 07.38 AMby LYBU
Yeah. I like this pattern and at the moment I’m working on this too. Your dress is turned out beautifully and it fits you perfectly. OMG, what a cool shoes.
Oct 19, 2009, 06.48 AMby Photinx
Beautiful! The fit seems perfect, the length certainly is! are there pleats in the back as well?
Oct 19, 2009, 06.08 AMby sarsaparilla
It’s a beautiful design – it looks very nice :)