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A holiday dress inspired by the one Chuck is wearing in the promo shoot for the series Pushing Daisies.
I used a Burda (magazine) pattern whose neckline, sleeves and skirt I modified. The dress is red lace underlined with a silk/cotton blend and lined with acetate.
My dress isn’t a cloned version of my inspiration: I chose to highlight the scalloped edge of the lace by letting it hang a little longer at the hemline and I left out the burgundy velvet ribbon belt (for fear of having to wear nothing but burgundy with the dress. Anyone else suffering from the same syndrom?). Also, knowing I would wear the dress on Christmas Eve, I allowed for a little more ease than the original so that I could eat (and breathe!) plenty. Oh, and I added pockets because, well, pockets!
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Intermediate
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Jan 19, 2013, 09.55 PMby Fletcher & Fenn
absolutely lovely. great job!
Jan 19, 2013, 09.55 PMby Fletcher & Fenn
absolutely lovely. great job!
Jan 16, 2013, 12.10 PMby tassadit
Thanks everyone! :-)
Jan 16, 2013, 07.00 AMby francini
wow… something different, its beautiful :) super well done!!
Jan 15, 2013, 10.14 PMby claudinka
This is just beautiful!
Jan 15, 2013, 07.47 PMby kess
WOOOWWW this is amazing! How difficult was it to underline the lace?
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Jan 16, 2013, 12.15 PMby tassadit
Thanks!
Underlining the lace was not that difficult: the lace, which has a little bit of stretch to it, had more of a tendency to shift against the silk blend than, say, cotton, but with careful (machine) basting it went without a hitch.
Jan 15, 2013, 05.05 PMby Mary Athey
Fab dress and.i love.your photo story x
Jan 15, 2013, 03.05 PMby Inga 888
This is a nice pattern, and great fabric choice too :)