This is my new summer dress! Mom Pat got this fabric for me last year, and I am really glad to find a good pattern match for it. I entered it into the Accessories Inspiration contest, when I saw the red and gold gladiator sandals, this is the fabric that called to me out of my stash.
The draping class my husband bought me last month really did teach me a lot. I made 3 new darts in the bodice of this dress to get such a great fit around the bust and armholes. In the past, I would have let little fitting issues like that slide, now I know how to fix some of these things, and it really shows!
The only area I did not know how to correct was the back. The pattern has gathers at both the top of the yoke and at the waistband, which makes lots of room for movement, but also makes the back a bit pouchy near the waistband. If I ever make this pattern again, I think I will redraft the entire back to use a box pleat on top, and be more fitted at the waistband.
Since the inspiration for this dress was a pair of shoes, I wanted to show off my new sandals! They are not red, but instead a dark salmon, but they do have gold! I found them on sale for only $5 on clearance, and couldn't pass them up.
I do wonder if I should have raised the hemline about 2"....but I have developed some modesty about my legs as I get older. Still, this length makes me look shorter, I think. But besides that, I am extremely happy with this dress! Something pretty but also practical (did I mention it has pockets?) to wear this summer. Some of my dresses are too dressy for daily wear, but I could see myself grocery shopping in this, which is perfect. :D
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