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My best friend Ivanka´s getting married next month and such an occasion calls for a new dress! Since my skin is very light (or more likely white – in czech we call someone who doesn´t get tanned “director of a limestone quarry”. So that´s me.) even in the summer I thought I need some full color to have a nice contrast to the skin. And than I saw this purple cotton-satin in the local fabric store. It was 1,2 m rest for half of the price. Enough for a dress with a pencil skirt. Few days after I found out they have another 2,5 m also for half of the price and I bought it too. So I went for a big skirt and a matching small handbag and still have the 1,2 m left for another dress maybe..
The pattern for the top of the dress is from Burda 3/2011 (Mod. 108). I changed it a little, so the back isn´t so low. It looks very 50ies/60ies like – full front and open back. The bodice is also a little bit longer than the original and it´s lined with the same fabric. A big skirt. And a handbag (the gloves are my grandma´s, maybe 50 or 60 years old). The dress looks just fantastic!
tam tam tadaaa tam tam tadaaaaaa
Material Notes
2,5 purple cotton satin, invisible zipper
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Mar 17, 2012, 08.07 PMby marlalalalere
beautiful dress! And thanks for the sizings link….
Jul 11, 2011, 06.28 PMby zranitelna
Thank you ladies, about the size.. I made size 36 as I always do (with this kind of skirt I don´t care about the hip measurements – only about the chest). I have 84 cm around my chest, 65 cm around the waist – so that´s a 36. The petite sizes are always 36/2 = 18 etc. So if you are a 34 you need to use size 17, if you are a 36 use 18 and so on. The same with sizes for tall girls – 34×2 = size 68 (if you are eur 34), 36 is 72 etc. I just found this great help: http://www.burdastyle.de/chameleon/outbox/public/6506295f-c2c9-ec4a-f434-c3af2f2c134d/Masstabelle_Damen_Herren.pdf
all us and european sizes for both senoras and caballeros :)
Also I always check the measures on the paper pattern before cutting the fabric – just check the waist, bust and hips on the front piece + the same on the back, everything x2 and your measurements should be less than that. With this dress I had a wrong size problem too – only that I unwillingly lost some weight between sewing and wearing it to the wedding so the dress was a little bigger for me.
May 27, 2011, 02.54 AMby 1270lauren
I am a little confused by the size… I am a size 2 – should I use the “17”… is this for petite?
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Jul 11, 2011, 02.49 PMby hannnc
I don’t know what to do either. I just made the second smallest size but it is too small for me :(
What size did you use zranitelna? Any advice? Yours looks lovely.
May 13, 2011, 06.53 PMby kihli
I totally agree – fantastic dress!
May 13, 2011, 02.22 PMby bjr99
Such a beautiful dress! Love the style and the color. Enjoy wearing it!!
May 13, 2011, 05.00 AMby Ralf Schmitz
look at this elegant and stylish dress! wonderful choosen material and color and your finish on the dress is top! really a great dress that suits you so well. have fun at the wedding!!
May 13, 2011, 02.53 AMby runningwithscissors1
May 12, 2011, 09.20 PMby omgdora
Heh, I used the same Burda pattern and the same fabric (purple cotton sateen) to make a dress to wear to a friend’s wedding. Mine is not as pretty as yours but since it was my first time making a dress, I’m happy with it :-)
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May 12, 2011, 09.36 PMby zranitelna
:) I guess I coppied your idea then. Ok, I have to correct: This dress is based on omgdora´s purple dress for a friend´s wedding. ;)))
Thank you for the compliment and for the idea too, of course!
May 12, 2011, 09.07 PMby janul
lovely, great job!
May 12, 2011, 06.03 PMby anneecharri
gorgeous, lovely colour
May 12, 2011, 05.51 PMby Timea Schmidt
Nice fit, beautiful color! Well done:)
May 12, 2011, 05.29 PMby juliapuuf
I love the colour and all! I’ve been thinking of making almost same kind of dress (:
May 12, 2011, 04.35 PMby turtlegirl00
this is beautiful! Great job!
May 12, 2011, 04.20 PMby bennomusik
Such a pretty neckline! It looks like the perfect dress to wear to a wedding.
May 12, 2011, 03.08 PMby Lucha Suarez
Very pretty! I love this purple and the clutch and gloves will look so chic!
May 12, 2011, 03.07 PMby janene
Amazing colour and lovely style. Great matching bag too. Hope you don’t upstage the bride! ;-)
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May 12, 2011, 07.22 PMby zranitelna
Thank you. In that case I´ll hide in the back :) The bride envies me because of my sewing skills :))
May 12, 2011, 02.22 PMby violetsky
I’m a fellow ‘limestone quarry’ so I understand the need to wear bright colours. I absolutely love your dress, the purple is so droolsome.
May 12, 2011, 02.19 PMby peipe
The dress does look fantastic – congratulations! And the colour is “wow”. Wish you a lot of fun wearing it and a lot of compliments from everybody!