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Don’t you just love Zooey Deschanel? Recently I watched 500 Days of Summer (again) and I end it up sewing myself a dress :) The truth is, whenever I see a picture of Zooey I want to sew a dress! Isn’t it magical?
Anyhow, this is the end product. I used a Burda magazine pattern, with some minor (and obvious) changes. The bodice is lined with the most soft, orange silk in the world (recently I sew a prom dress for a friend, so the silk is a leftover). About all the horrors of working with silk some other time. But let me tell ya, it was dreadful!
Although lovely the dress seemed a little bit boring, so I did some decorative stitching on sash. The petticoat is also made by me, back in January.
I do hope you like it! I was going for everyday Zooey look, but when my friend saw it she said it reminds her of Jacky Kennedy. The be honest, I’m fine with both of them :)
Material Notes
cotton blend, silk for lining and an invisible zipper.
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Feb 10, 2012, 12.50 AMby rhinestic
This is very very cute! I would wear it in a heartbeat!
Feb 3, 2012, 09.41 PMby mokosha
divna haljina.. i ja sam luda za zoi ovih dana, otkad sam otkrila novu seriju u kojoj ona igra glavnu ulogu.. ono sto mi nije jasno je kako sam dovraga uspela da propustim svaki tvoj post na ovom sajtu i da te ‘otkrijem’ tek veceras..
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Feb 6, 2012, 01.03 PMby kelerabeus
e,hvala ti! pa nije da sam baš preterano aktivna na ovom sajtu, nemoj da te čudi što se nismo ranije pronašle :) inače,ja se za sada uzdržavam od gledanja dotične serije, plašim se da bih poludela i provela svo slobodno i ne toliko slobodno vreme za šivaćom mašinom!
Jun 13, 2011, 10.50 AMby anajan
Preslatka ti je haljina, Vesna! Posebno mi se dopada postava :). A pojas je pravo osvezenje, fino si se setila da ga malo dekorises.
Jun 12, 2011, 06.37 PMby iin
lovely dress.
Jun 12, 2011, 03.41 PMby kelerabeus
Thanks everyone, I really appreciate your kind words!
Jun 12, 2011, 03.40 PMby keren
I love the gathered skirt and the belt. Lovely dress!
Jun 11, 2011, 08.55 AMby Klandestino-Atelier
Great job. Refresh
Jun 11, 2011, 06.17 AMby baka-pepica
grat dress
Jun 10, 2011, 10.37 PMby smurfette2010
I love it! And i love Zooey Deschanel too!
Jun 10, 2011, 01.46 PMby curdis
So pretty! I love every bit of this dress.
Jun 10, 2011, 01.23 PMby turtlegirl00
fantastic dress!!! I agree—more than an every day—with red heels, I would wear to a wedding! ;)
Jun 10, 2011, 12.14 PMby yolandac8
Really beautiful!!!!!!!
Jun 10, 2011, 09.50 AMby tranquiltornado
Stunning!
Jun 10, 2011, 12.43 AMby erica-penton
So Zooey! You look great!
Jun 9, 2011, 10.05 PMby carottesauvage
Great dress, I really love the waist detail!
Jun 9, 2011, 09.41 PMby janul
I love it, looks pretty festive!
Jun 9, 2011, 09.04 PMby melongrowergirl
soooo beautiful! Like every detail, looks like much more than an every day dress!