Saw this on pinterst a few month ago and thought it looked good:
It costs $650 something dollars, but it looks relatively easy to do. So I bought some bamboo jersey and made one for myself.
It is not quite the same as the original dress, as I dont think I got the formulae down quite right. But it is draped from just 2 rectangle pieces of fabric, with some rouching here and there. Because it is asymmetrical, it wasnt too hard. I made it up in an hour during one of the baby naps.
I think my favorite thing about it is the neckline:
Look at the shoulder gathering!
I think it could use more gathering on the side. and oops, i see a lose thread hanging!
I dont think this is a very good copy of the original. I really should do the side gathering for both front and back at the same side, and make the gathering lower, and make it more, and leave one side a long slit. But it got hubby to whistle when he came home, so its all good🙂 I am tempted to make up a better copy since I still have a lot of fabric left. Plus I wouldnt mind two similar dresses here – bamboo jersey is just so heavenly to wear!
May 13th, 2012 at 7:15 am
Woman, you look incredible. I was thinking if you want, you could spice it up with some rhinestones. Have a strip of glittery stones on the shoulder gathering or at the rouching by the abs. And pair it up with super red heels with a red purse. Lol, I think I’ve been watching too much ‘Rachel Zoe Project’ =)
May 13th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
hahahhaa!! hmm! I will skip the glits but i think it would look great with red heels! which i have!
May 13th, 2012 at 9:11 am
Looks fabulous. I was going to say there are a lot of sewing patterns similar but then saw you got it all covered and done it yourself, you clever gal.
May 13th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
I love it! Thanks for making this, as a Petite. I sometimes have a hard time visualizing certain styles and it’s wonderful to see how good this looks on you.
May 13th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
this is amazing!!! you look great and looks comfortable! you only used two rectangular pieces of fabric? i’d love to try this out.i probably should use 4 way stretch jersey, right?
May 13th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
yeah! well, the jersey is stretchy every way! its the bamboo stuff from fabricmart, which i used over and over again since its just so comfy. i actually changed up the design today and its closer to the inspiration, i will post a simple “tutorial” this week. (no measurements or anything, just the general idea of how to do this!
May 13th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
I would like the tutorial to the draped dress
May 13th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
look for a post from me next week! it wont be that detailed though! (I didnt take photos during the make).
May 13th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Fab, fab, FAB! You look stunning m’dear.🙂
May 13th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
It may not be an exact copy but you caught the spirit of the original perfectly. It looks great on you. And I’d love to see a tutorial too.
May 14th, 2012 at 12:00 am
It looks amazing! You did a great job.
March 10th, 2013 at 11:27 am
This is lovely. I was looking for the flaws you were pointing out and count find them lol. I want to make this with long sleeves. Again it’s lovely Sweety. Thanks for sharing.
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