Moriah's party dress

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My sister's vintage-inspired party dress

Mark Newhouse

Detailing like piped midriff, full-circle skirt, and gathered raglan sleeves were inspired by vintage 1950s dresses

Mark Newhouse

No back zipper! If you look closely, you can see the lapped side zipper in this photo.

Mark Newhouse

My sister's vintage-inspired party dress

Photo: Mark Newhouse

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This is my sister's "dream dress". She turned 16 this Holiday season and I wanted to make her something extra special for her birthday and Christmas. We combined some of her favorite details with her favorite color and came up with this! I based the sleeves off of a vintage patttern, but otherwise I created the pattern just for my sister.

I hand-finished everything that would show from the right side, including the sleeve edges and hem (all 6 yards of it). Even the lapped side zipper is stiched in with pick stitches. The shot tafetta really shows off the movement of the full skirt, and I cut the bodice to show off the different shades as well - midriff=crosswise, bodice=lengthwise, sleeves=bias. One of my sister's favorite details is piping, so I used it on either side of the midriff band as well as to finish the neckline. It was also important to her that the sleeves not be binding at all - she likes to do ballroom dancing - so I made cap sleeves cut on the bias. After dancing at a party, she says they're perfect!

One last thing. I can't take credit for the matching hair flower - our youngest sister (age 13) made that!

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Comments (2)

HeavenlyPrincess writes: Thank you!
Posted: 3:48 pm on December 27th

Fran66 writes: Well done, very graceful & 'girly' looking. Ideal for a 16 yr old lady.
Posted: 12:07 pm on December 27th

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