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Colorblock Knit Dress

comments (3) September 23rd, 2009 in gallery     

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Back view shows exposed 2-way zipper and crisscross straps.
From Oscar de la Renta summer 2009 swimwear collection. 
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This colorblock knit dress was inspired by the swimwear in Oscar de la Renta's summer 2009 line.  The colors and weight of the fabric are perfect for transitioning into the fall months.  The dress can be worn as a sheath or with a long sleeve stretch top underneath.  I draped the design on a size 6 form as shown here.  The design is intended to be slimming, and the assymetrical side seam adds visual interest and makes the dress a bit more special.  I used a 2-way zipper along the center back seam, which gives the wearer the option of creating a longer "slit" in the back.


Pattern or design used: My own design
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Comments (3)

VeryPrairie writes: You have made an absolutely covetable dress from an unexpected inspiration- a swimsuit! Your color blocking is exceptional, and the zipper is really clever. Looks like it walked off the runway, beautiful work!
Posted: 1:46 am on October 8th
Dr_Sandy writes: I really love the zipper detail in the back. Well done =)
Posted: 8:50 pm on October 5th
abit2011 writes: I actually was looking through swimsuits on style.com for inspiration and came across this one by Oscar de la Renta. Immediately when I saw your dress I knew the swimsuit was your inspiration before even getting to that picture. Beautiful interpretation. P.S. was this photo taken in the labs at FIT?
Posted: 1:24 pm on September 24th
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