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V&A Vintage dress
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Finally I made the vintage dress from the V&A, discussed on the forum here.
It’s amazing! I was waiting for a unique fabric, but then I decided to make it in grey cotton, because its cheap, not too much of a prolem if I messed it up, and so I could accessorise it with any colour I wanted. The skirt is HUUUGE! Its so wide, which makes it perfect for twirling, and the pockets are great too. I didn’t put the bow on the back because I didn’t really fancy it, but the band is a bit out of palce on the back as you can see, so I’m thinking I might go back and put it on. So I can wear my big yellow sunglasses and yellow belt all summer long!
Now I want to see your version…
Material Notes
grey cotton, zipper
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Credits
http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1486_couture/
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Jul 18, 2008, 10.57 AMby rebexy
i adore the straps/sleeves! the square neckline is so cute. this looks way better than the dress on the v&a website!
Jul 9, 2008, 05.38 AMby carottesauvage
Very elegant! I like your yellow accessories (the best colour on grey)
Jul 3, 2008, 02.00 PMby stephaniemorgan
beautiful
Jul 3, 2008, 08.29 AMby naughtylittlepony
Beautiful dress! Love the grey with the colourful accessories. It looks so cool on you.
Jul 3, 2008, 06.43 AMby smvphotography
too cool for school! i love it! love the pockets and love the gray with the yellow accessories. i want one too!
Jul 3, 2008, 06.27 AMby marmota-b
I’ve just been thinking of finally making this and now I see one. :-) I, too, love the pockets. I need pockets, I’m like without hands without pockets! I’m glad to see it made by a home sewer – to see what it actually looks like when worn. Do you think I could make the skirt narrower to reduce the amount of fabric used? I’m also thinking of ommitting the bow completely… But the pockets have to stay. :-)
Jul 3, 2008, 05.06 AMby clairelovestosew
Wow – so many questions! Thanks for the comments, everyone :)
Camilaustral – 1) it took 4 metres of fabric for me or I think 5 if the roll is narrower. the details are on the instructions. 2) I made size 14, I guess you could grade it, but I have absolutely no knowledge about that, sorry!
rbsmom – the Victoria and Albert Museum is in London, t has a lot of fashion exhibitions, I saw this exhibition and a Vivienne Westwood one here, and they were both amazing! www.vam.ac.uk
ainglis85 – The pockets are huge – they are around 20cm deep, they practically echo!
I am really looking forward to seeing some of your versions :)
Jul 2, 2008, 09.18 PMby emilykate
It is so great to see this! Thanks for sharing- you did a great job! The twirly skirt is fab…. remember when you were a little girl, twirling was so much fun…!
Jul 2, 2008, 09.02 PMby fabricaddict
Awesome dress, it looks great on you and I love the yellow belt
Jul 2, 2008, 06.14 PMby staticstasy
Aaaaah! I just realized which pattern it is! Wow I never really liked that pattern but now… :D Maybe I’ll make it! I love your version!
Jul 2, 2008, 04.38 PMby ainglis85
This is truly a fantastic dress & it suits you very well! How deep do those pockets go anyway?
Jul 2, 2008, 04.27 PMby kozimoto
Yay! I too have procrastinated making this dress – but yours is so great, simple and elegant… how inspiring!
Jul 2, 2008, 03.13 PMby rbsmom
I think that we should all twirl more !!! I love this What is V&A? I like it very much in grey AND with that much fabric, a mistake in size or should you not like it would be very expensive. What a fun dress.
Jul 2, 2008, 02.22 PMby camilaustral
awesome!!! this dress has been on my to do list for a long time, but with university i have no time to sew!!! good to see that someone made it :). i have a couple of questions that i hope you can answer: 1) does it take tons of fabric?, i’m thinking about making a diferent skirt, but i love the pockets on this one. 2) how was the sizing?? i mean did you use your real size to make it or you made a bigger one?? because the pattern comes in just a couple of sizes, and unfortunately all of them too big for me :( (maybe printing on scale, like a 95% or 98% scale). i hope you can answer me (now i’m off to look your other creations :D ). saludos!
Jul 2, 2008, 02.04 PMby staticstasy
Very amazing dress!!!