STYLISH DRESS BOOK 2 : DRESS "B"

Stylish Dress Book 2 : Dress "B"

I’m so glad you like the new section on the blog! I’m excited to fill it up with lots of Japanese dress books and creations.

I’ve been holding on to this metallic linen for ages. It’s from our trip to New York last year. Sometimes I tend to spend a lot of time waiting for things to be absolutely perfect before making a decision. That sure makes for some slow crafting.

This special fabric needed a super simple pattern that would allow it to shine. It finally dawned on me that Dress “B’ was just that. It was one of the patterns in the book that I’ve overlooked a hundred times because it was so plain.

This t-shirt style tunic called for a bit of trim, which I picked out at Mokuba. The wide linen-coloured eyelet trim has a nice soft contrast to the shiny blue. I chose to simply trim the sleeves and hem, but not the neck. I really love the neckline on this dress, it is so wide and open.

The dress was very easy to sew. You’ll notice that my version is much shorter than the book’s and I did not make the slip that they show with it. As is usually the case, there is no zipper or closure of any kind. The neckline does have a facing, which I understitched to give it a clean finish. I also trimmed a bit off the sides to give it a slimmer silhouette.

I like this dress a lot. I made it for my birthday this year, nothing like a little sparkly linen to celebrate a special occasion. I would definitely like to make this pattern again in another variation, perhaps a nice wool for winter?

Stylish Dress Book 2 : Dress "B"

Stylish Dress Book 2 : Dress "B"

Stylish Dress Book 2 : Dress "B"

Stylish Dress Book 2 : Dress "B"

Stylish Dress Book 2 : Dress "B"

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