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Myself and Mom, in front of the family Christmas Tree. |
It turned out great! I made it in a total of about 3 afternoons, with some noodlings on the zipper, the hooks, and an interior tape. It's made from a gold brocade with metallic threads woven in, lined in unbleached muslin, and worn over a short quilted petticoat (I didn't bother with the net this time).
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"Mmmm, Sausage Rolls!" |
I'm happy with this dress, though I did discover a mistake - when I transferred the draped muslin pieces to paper, I added seam allowance, mindlessly, to the center front, where I intended it to be cut on the fold, which added an additional 1" to the front, causing the shoulders to set further out than intended, and a little extra fabric to puff out near the armpits. I've since cut that darn seam allowance off the pattern and will not have the same problem next time!
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The back - I love the deep "V" of early 60s cocktail dresses. This photo was taken later-in-the-day. Can you tell? The hair came down, the shoes flattened, lol. |
I hope you all enjoyed your holiday and will have a great New Years too! Merry Christmas!! Happy Boxing Day!
That's a really cute dress!
ReplyDeleteI think it came out fabulous! I feel these early 60's fashions were so beautiful and flattering on women, I hope they come back with a vengeance!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Robin, I hope the style comes back too! It should, especially with "Mad Men" being so popular. It's maybe a dangerous thing for the mainstream fashion industry to play with "The 60s," as many people have a different view of how "The 60s" should look - it was a fascinating decade full of such a wide range of fashion, from this sort of cocktail dress to plastic mini skirts to hippies and tie dye. Scary, lol!
ReplyDeleteTrouble with the 60's is you really have 2 distinct fashion groups happening at the same time. You have the style you have made here with form fitting bodices and then you have the loose fitting styles that are often seen as mini-dresses with tights. This style you made is really a hold over of the 1950's style very slightly modified. The Mini skirt and tights, the loose fitting shifts and later the empire waist line are all part of the later 60s. I wish we didn't define American 20th century style by decade as it does not change exactly with each new zero year.
ReplyDeleteAgnes, you're completely right. This dress really is a hold over from the 50s. We do define periods of dress on the zero-year when it usually takes at least 5 years for the new fashions to make it into mainstream. The Sears Catalog books are a great example of this.
ReplyDeleteA bit late, but this dress is absolutely beautiful and really suits you! I have a similar pattern sitting waiting to be used and some pretty pink brocade - you've inspired me to dig it out!
ReplyDeleteHi! I came back to look up this older post of yours, because I just recently found this dress on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/83986612/vintage-1960s-cocktail-dress-60s-brocade?ref=pr_shop
ReplyDeleteGold brocade 60s dress... reminded me of you for good reason :)