Hopefully, the last from my series of uninteresting but
favourite and easy-to-wear garments. Promised, I will stop sewing brown, black
and grey once the winter is over. I have actually made a few fabric purchases
containing more colours.
The main inspiration for this dress was a RTW dress
which I was very excited about when I saw it in the shop.
High waist – perfect
Back opening – niiiiice
Polka dot – cuute
Until I put it on, of course... While the dress fitted very
well in the waist-hips area, there were 4-5cm too much on the shoulders and arms. That's huge. I bought it anyway and spent a week-end unpinning the whole
armscye and sleeves, adjusting them to my apparently little shoulder and sewing the dress back.
Beside having a wake-up moment: spend time shopping, pay 50eur + spend a week-end to adjust the dress > better spend the money on fabric and sewing
it by myself; I must admit that I got a
great fit on this one!
So naturally, I soon decided to copy the pattern on another
wardrobe basics.
My version is made of light wool, lined with cotton-silk on
the bodice which makes it very warm, without looking stiff and bulky. (The
original is from cotton, not lined).
Should I make it again (and I probably will), I would add
the skirt lining as well; the wool tends to stick to my legs sometimes.
Of course, I have put in an invisible zipper, and paid attention to darts matching.
Inspiration: RTW
Pattern: NN
Pattern changes: bodice adjustments
Technique: matching the darts
Fabric: dark grey wool, cotton-silk for bodice lining
Time to Complete: 1 week
Total Cost: 30 EUR
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