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| Turn of the last centuary Japanisme |
I really love this dress. It's elegant,
and comfortable. The sleeves and bodice are beautiful in a restrained and sophisticated way. It's hugely feminine without being tight. It reminds me of the Japanisme influence in Paris at the turn of the last century. It's sort of hip Edwardians moving into Art Nouveaux. I am certainly looking forward to seeing what Vena Cava do next.
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| Side view |
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| Back view (I really am "taking one for the team" now, lol!) |
Now, having said all that, my execution is fairly flawed. I am a Vogue 12 1/2 in the bust but a Vogue 20 in the hips! This is a big leap to make in one continuous pattern piece, and I don't think I graded out deftly in the hips. I still admire the pattern and will wear this dress (hey it's super comfy!) But I wish I could figure out how to improve the drape over the hips in my case. If I could, I would sew it again.
It would help me, if both of my sizes were on one pattern sheet, but Vogue doesn't overlap the pattern sizes so I have to wing it. The only other Vogue dress I've attempted was a wadder for this reason. I don't have to make such a big leap with Burda patterns, and I get all the sizes together on one pattern sheet so it is easy to blend sizes. I wonder if the Vogue slopers are just not so easy for pear shaped or A shaped women. I'd be interested to know how my opposite figure sisters (inverted triangles) feel about Vogue. Is it easier for you? Vogue has such pretty dress patterns. I'd love to crack it.
On the up side, not having to trace things out was an indulgence and the directions were excellent. They included all the steps for finishing the dress neatly on the inside too. A beginner sewer could easily have a beautiful dress simply by following the very clear instructions with diagrams.
