The dress is finished

[frualeydis]

Since I've been in too much pain to think, or even read anything more complicated than a cheesy romance I've read before I have (with very long breaks) made a new dress from my well-tried '40s wrap dress pattern. I definitely don't have the brain capacity to modify patterns now so teh only changes from previous versions is that the skirt is slightly gathered and that I made a new type of sleeve, which I got from a dress from 1936 in Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 2.
Since I wanted to do the dress justice I put on tights, shoes, necklace, bracelet and lipstick. And put up my hair - you have to say that for not being allowed to bathe for a few days to avoid getting bacteria inside the joint after injecting cortisone there: Slightly dirty hair is so much easier to put up.



The fabric is a cotton print I got extremely cheap from a place called Jonic Textil in Sweden.

The beige fishnets I looked for last week, and then found at What Katie Did arrived today . Here I'm wearing tights but I also ordered beige stockings and black tights.







The sleeve pattern. The two large pieces are gathered and sewn to the narrow strip. Then you sew the under-arm seam and gather the sleeve head.

Comments

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

Its a lovely color on you, so pretty!

[hlinspjalda.livejournal.com]

You look positively radiant in this one!

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

That was my thought as well - Radiant!!! I don't think I've ever seen you look so beautiful. This style of dress and your new hair color suit you so well. I love the sleeves too!

[jennil.livejournal.com]

This dress is super cute and flattering on you! Love the shoes too. :)

[(Anonymous)]

Very cute shoes!Where are they from?
Heidi in Los Angeles

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

They're from Rocket Originals in the UK: http://www.rocketoriginals.co.uk/

/Eva

[zaftig46.livejournal.com]

I love your new dress! It's so flattering, and by your smile, you'd never know you were in so much pain. Feel better soon!

[jillwheezul.livejournal.com]

I think it's sexy in a lovely demure way. Very becoming!

[merastra.livejournal.com]

Very pretty! :-) So smart and stylish too. Love the sleeves.

[ragnvaeig.livejournal.com]

That pattern is lovely on you, and the shoes are super-cute.

[spunkybluegrl.livejournal.com]

Fantastic job! It looks great on you :oD

[m-nivalis.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous dress! And really cool sleeves - a time period typical thing?

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but at least there's one preserved example apparently.

/Eva