Burda Style For people who sew
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I made this dress using Vogue’s vintage pattern 8942 which is going to be 60 years old! I used a vintage kimono remnant for the facings and a brushed viscose crepe fabric for the dress itself. All the vertical seams were pinked and topstitched while the horizontal seams have seam binding finish. The dress also has a lapped zipper on the skirt’s side seam and snap closure at the bodice. You can see the making of the dress on my blog at:
Material Notes
Viscose crepe, silk crepe, seam binding, zipper
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Oct 6, 2012, 11.13 PMby smallone
wow what understated elegance….such nice work!!
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Oct 7, 2012, 10.38 AMby vchan38
Thanks so much!
Oct 6, 2012, 08.30 AMby dudette0sam
This is gorgeous and you look amazing in it!!!!
-Sam styleboner.blogspot.com
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Oct 7, 2012, 10.38 AMby vchan38
Arrr thank you! :)
Oct 5, 2012, 07.55 PMby nellyvdb
I love this dress!
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Oct 7, 2012, 10.38 AMby vchan38
Thanks a lot :)
Oct 5, 2012, 05.47 AMby Ralf Schmitz
fantastic dress! i love it and would love to see more pictures here!
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Oct 7, 2012, 10.40 AMby vchan38
Thanks for the complement!
Oct 4, 2012, 08.24 PMby BridgetDyer
Very classy. Looks great
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Oct 4, 2012, 09.24 PMby vchan38
Ahh thank you!
Oct 4, 2012, 12.24 AMby schnui
Beautiful! Using the vintage kimono fabric for the facings is such a gorgeous idea. I love this dress.
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Oct 4, 2012, 10.41 AMby vchan38
Thank you!!!
Oct 3, 2012, 11.44 PMby Mary Athey
fab dress, i love the colour on you x
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Oct 4, 2012, 10.41 AMby vchan38
Thanks a lot!