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Showing posts with label 05/2007. Show all posts

Thursday, 15 August 2013

Burda Style 05/2007 - 126 Navy "Wrap" Dress

These days I love making things from my old copies of Burda, the tracing seems so easy compared to recent issues.  However it is really hard to find online pictures of the pattern, this was a tiny image on the Burda Russia site (funnily enough again it is a dress with an "odour", it must be a mistranslation from wrap or faux wrap - any Russian speakers out there please enlighten us).



This is a dress from 05/2007 - 126, a simple v neck dress with a half front overlay that ties to a short tie inserted in the opposite side seam.  The original dress is georgette with a knit lining so I figured it would work in a knit and made it in a navy jersey.

As such, I could eliminate the centre back seam, zipper and darts in the back.  I also eliminated the front bust darts just by easing the excess into the side seams and raised the v neckline, by a bit too much if I'm honest, but I'm more comfortable with that than too low.  Next time I will be a bit less conservative!  I totally forgot about making a corresponding adjustment to the overlay (until literally just now, writing this!) so mine don't line up like the pattern picture, but I think that's OK.




When I cut the pattern out I added extra length at the hem and decided after trying it on to leave it quite long, just for a change in my wardrobe really, there are lots of longer length skirts around now and I'm getting used to the look again.  From the scraps I had left I made an elasticated waist half slip to wear under it as the fabric is quite thin, fine for tops weight, but a bit flimsy for the bottom half I think.

Overall this is a super comfy, versatile dress that doesn't look like all the other jersey dresses in my wardrobe!  It really is like wearing a tshirt, I can just throw it on and forget about it.

As usual I found it really hard taking decent photos of dark dresses, but here you go....




 Something you don't see often on this blog - me in flat shoes!


 It can also work with heels and a bit of jewellery & a clutch bag (which you will have to imagine) for a dressier look.