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This dress is inspired by the Victoria Beckham sheath dress. It features a below a deep V neckline, knee length and contrast waistband. This dress is amazingly classic and versatile, and I can imagine wearing it to many kinds of events, from professional setting to an extra-curricular event where all the guests need to wear something classic and dressy. It is an office-ready baby that can save you a lot of time searching in your wardrobe for an outfit. Just wear it with a pair of classic black or nude high heels, and you are ready to go!
This color combination will create an illusion of a smaller waist than actual. If you worry white color can expose the flaws in your figure, a dark color or a good print can help you out. To my personal taste, I love the combination of black and white, red and black, navy and yellow, green and black, etc. There are countless color combinations that you can choose to make this beauty.
The dress pattern I share in this post has a straight skirt. If you prefer a pencil design, narrow down the side seams, starting from the fullest part of the hip (marked with notches) down to hemline. It is a really quick modification, mark a point at the hemline at the desired width of skirt hemline and draw a straight line (the red lines) from the hip notch to the marked point. Then redraw the seam allowance (the blue lines) and cut the pieces. You can see in the demonstration below:
The pattern is created in pdf format using A4 paper. 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.
Wondering why I do not add the side seam pockets to the pattern? Because it is too easy, just follow the quick instruction here.
Again, happy sewing! I look forward to seeing your masterpiece!
XOXO
Tiên the Little Sewist
Cutting instruction:
After taping down all the pages, the overall layout of the pattern pieces is like this:
The cutting instruction is for the dress with facings. If you choose to sew the dress with bias binding, skip the front facing and back facing pieces. If you choose to sew the dress with bodice lining, skip the facing pieces and cut out front and back pieces in lining fabric.
A. Front Skirt - 1pcs
B. Back Skirt - 2pcs
C. Front - 1pcs
D. Back - 2pcs
E. Sleeve - 2pcs
F. Front Facing - 1pcs + Fusible Interfacing – 1pcs
G. Back Facing - 2pcs + Fusible Interfacing – 1pcs
H. Front Waistband - 1pcs
I. Back Waistband – 2pcs
Download links for the dress:
Check for your size in the Size Chart before downloading. Not finding your size? Comment your height, bust – waist – hip measurements in the comment box below and I will send you the custom-made pattern for you!
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