(Download links at the end of the post)
Do you love the Black Sculptural Cotton Silk Dress by Burberry
London in the 2015-2016 collection here? Although it has been 3 years, but the
style is still not out of date at all. The dress can be worn from 9 to 5 and straight
to a dinner date. And it comes with a skyrocketing price of 1990 bucks!
And if you are just too poor to buy this $1990 baby (like me!),
you can copy the style and sew yourself one with the resources you can get your
hands on. We may not have the luxurious cotton silk like they have, but we have
many other choices. If you are not into exactly the same color and texture of
the original dress, you can choose something a bit different.
This dress features a round neck, A line knee length skirt
and short sleeves. It has all front darts moved to waist sides and a pleat at
the center of the front skirt. This dress is fairly simple to sew, of course if
you want to make it look expensive, remember to make every cut and seam sharp
and clean. You will not have a nice dress if the seams are not correctly
aligned, or the cuts are not clean enough. Prints may help you cover some of
the flaws, but if you choose a plain color, you must be extra careful.
The pattern is created at knee length. If you prefer a
longer or shorter dress, modify the pattern accordingly. Burberry also has a
sleeveless version for this dress, so you can try making one if you’ve got the
mood.
The pattern is created in pdf format using A4 paper. The
patterns use the sizes in the size chart here.
If your size is different from the one shown in my blog, please comment your
measurements below. I will make a pattern closest to your measurements. I can also
create the pattern in other paper sizes (A0 to A4, Letter, Tabloid), so please
inform me if you need them.
Not sure how to print and cut the patterns? Check the guide here.
Again, happy sewing! I hope to see your masterpiece!
XOXO
Tiên the Little Sewist
Instruction for cutting (for newbies – if you are
not one, just scroll down to the download links).
A. Front Waistband - 1pcs
B. Back Waistband - 2pcs
C. Front Skirt - 1pcs
D. Back Skirt - 2pcs
E. Front - 1pcs
F. Back - 2pcs
G. Front Facing - 1pcs + Interfacing – 1pcs
H. Back Facing - 2pcs + Interfacing – 2pcs
I. Sleeve - 2pcs
Lay your fabric of choice flat on the table according to
straight of grain as marked by the dashed arrow on the pattern pieces.
The front bodice, front waistband and front skirt will be
cut on fold, so you need to correspond the folded edge with the one marked with
a fold mark on the pattern piece.
Cut the fabric according to the quantity required on each
pattern block. For example, if the pattern shows Main, Interfacing – cut 1+1”,
it means that you need to cut 1 piece as is and 1 mirrored piece from the main
fabric as well as from interfacing.
Mark all notches from the pattern pieces to your fabric.
When sewing the dress, you need to pay attention to notches to match them up.
Download links for
the Burberry look-alike dress:
Check for your size in the
Size Chart before downloading.
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