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Late 1940s / early 1950s dress I made from vintage pattern from the Chicago Tribune, 1951, #2359. It almost has a 1930s look.
I found some citrus-y cotton voile with swirly dots all over it and knew it would be perfect for a vintage dress. Instead of making the belt out of the same fabric (read: lazy) I used French grosgrain (Petersham) in apricot and a vintage mother of pearl buckle I found at a local antique shop. I added the ruffle to the hem to balance out the ruffles on the bodice (it just didn’t look right without it; perhaps because the fabric is to light and floaty).
Blogged here at The Fabled Needle.
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cotton voile, petersham, mother of pearl
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Oct 24, 2010, 09.49 AMby chrinner
wow this is super cute! great fabric. I can imagine lots of fun summer days spent in this dress!
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Oct 25, 2010, 05.52 AMby thefabledneedle
thank you so much! i’ve enjoyed the dress so far; it’s comfy too. :) i appreciate the comment!
Oct 24, 2010, 04.31 AMby littlewren
what a lovely dreamy dress! makes me want to watch summer magic! Beautiful pattern, beautiful color and fabric choice! Wish my wardrobe included this piece! you are lucky! : )
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Oct 25, 2010, 05.52 AMby thefabledneedle
thank you! i’ve never seen summer magic – i’ll have to check it out! thanks for stopping by. :)