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The Porsche dress
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Vroom vroom! I made this dress from a vintage Porsche duvet cover I bought off eBay! Read loads more at http://www.fehrtrade.com/gallery/108/the-porsche-dress
Material Notes
100% cotton duvet cover, cotton/poly bedheet for the lining, recycled zipper, lace, and boning
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Credits
FehrTrade for the creation
Simplicity 3780 for the pattern
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Jul 20, 2008, 04.02 PMby ladymacbeth86
I love the fabric, it’s vintage feel and the fact that it came from a duvet at ebay! you’re talented and creative and I love your stuff. Good luck and tons of success
Apr 30, 2008, 01.04 PMby meretebh
My husband sure would love to see me in a dress like that! ;-)
Apr 29, 2008, 01.32 PMby mariegirl
Too cool! Very original.
Apr 29, 2008, 06.16 AMby Kasia26
Awesome dress! (I bet it will be a guy magnet :)
Apr 29, 2008, 04.32 AMby Stepanka
You look like a 50’ pin up girl. Very pretty. I bet Dita von tease would love this dress.
Apr 29, 2008, 02.42 AMby maha1965
the idea is great very creative and the dress is perfectly fit i love it it,s so qute
Apr 28, 2008, 04.17 PMby oonaballoona
LOVE IT! i want to go to a nascar race in it! and oh yeah, there are plenty of flag girls at the races still… only they are usually in bikinis. feh.
Apr 28, 2008, 12.24 PMby Annika
Awesome. You would make a huge success as the “flag girl” at the car races. Or do flag girls only appear in old James Dean movies?
Apr 28, 2008, 07.41 AMby JJ1
Very cute dress. Great photos, I love the first one.
Apr 28, 2008, 07.20 AMby nenasew
Its adorable. The fabric is hilarious and looks so cool in that 50’s dress.
Apr 28, 2008, 06.58 AMby squirrellypoo
aww, thanks everyone! Lauriana – yeah I’m really pleased with the matching at the bust, but don’t look at the back bodice (which would’ve matched if the centre and back pieces were swapped like I thought when I was cutting!)
And mirela – good eyes! yes, that pattern is a reprint of an original 1950s Simplicity pattern. :)
Apr 28, 2008, 06.53 AMby Mirela
Such a fun dress! looks very 50s to me, I love those times.
Apr 28, 2008, 06.35 AMby fraufröhlich
yes looks really cool!
Apr 28, 2008, 06.34 AMby jd98
it’s gorgeous! one more thing to add to my eBay searches… :o)
Apr 28, 2008, 06.17 AMby lauriana
Wow, you actually managed to matched that crazy print at the seams… the dress looks great and I really like the pictures
Apr 28, 2008, 05.39 AMby LYBU
Great pattern, perfect fit, funny fabric.