There are so many beautiful pictures on Pinterest of those gorgeous summery lemon print dresses by Dolce & Gabbana and every summer I've wondered...hmmm....maybe I could make one of those?
The lovely Dita in D&G |
I hunted high and low and finally managed to track down some great lemon print cotton poplin fabric from eBay - and although it shipped from China it arrived really quickly! (Since buying this I note that Pigeon Wishes also now stocks it if you want to get some from the UK :)
After debating for a while whether just to make a skirt which may get more wear I came to the conclusion that...I just wanted a lovely lemon dress. I know full well it may never/hardly ever get worn but it was one of those projects I did because...I wanted to.
The patten used here is Gertie's B6453 for Butterick. The absolute perfect sundress pattern in my opinion. I made a wiggle dress version here and so the fitting had already been done and I could just whip it up without too much hassle!
Alterations to the original pattern include making the skirt a half circle skirt... I really don't like gathers at all and I find a half circle way more practical and flattering. I also raised the waist line 1.5cm but I'm now not sure if that was unnecessary and is now a bit high....small details.
The skirt is also hemmed with a really nice lemon bias binding I found on the market.
OF COURSE IT HAS POCKETS.
I know I went on about it last time aswell but THE best feature of this is that it has sliders. So much more practical for getting real wear out of something. I found these rose gold ones on eBay aswell.
The shaping on the back of this dress is excellent and I do personally love a low back/v-back dress or top as I find them quite elegant looking. But let's be honest its all about the lemons with this one!!
Well...it's now September and the chances of going anywhere that requires a dress like this is slim however I'm glad I made it. I enjoyed the process a la Randomly Happy and found it came together in about a week as I did it in little sections in the afternoon/evenings. Sewing this way has been quite fun as you don't notice how quickly everything comes together when concentrating on one task at a time. I do feel that as this was made with mindfulness and concentration on its individual parts - I have ended up with a well made and joyful dress!
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Absolutely stunning! Your dress (and you) look like perfection. Lovely that it was an enjoyable and mindful experience too x
ReplyDeleteThanks Caroline :) it was a happy dress so that was nice for a change instead of stressy sewing!
DeleteIt's stunning! I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to wear a dress like this but it looks perfect on you!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I'm brave enough either but was fun to make :) Thank you x
DeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you :) x
DeleteI've been going through my Burda magazine stash looking for a pattern I can use to hack Gertie's B6453. Burda 03/2017#110 was one I looked at. But it would be even better for hacking the D & G you featured.
ReplyDeleteNice pattern :)
DeleteThis is such a lovely pattern and it looks great on you. Let's hope we have a few warm days left, but there is always next year to look forward to.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rosemary :)
DeleteWhat a cute sundress. I feel that urge to keep making summer makes too! The end of summer always comes too quickly, but it'll be nice to be able to go back in your closet for next year and have such a sunny dress right at the beginning of summer!
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