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Dress the Fourth: Red and Blue Floral Floof– Planning
I knew I wanted at least one of these dresses to be sheer, and that I wanted the sheer to be floof. I am planning a very simple style for this dress, essentially taking my plain cross over bodice/blouse pattern and adding a straight gathered skirt. It will have a slight V neck and the…
Dress the Third: Black and Yellow Butterflies– Planning
For this third dress I am going for something a lot less shaped– the main inspirations are a floral print nightgown I had in similar colours as a child, the slightly millitary flavour of 1820s dress, and late 16th century “nightgowns”– the extremely fancy robe kind, not the sleeping kind. It will have a yoke…
Dress the Second: Geometric Teal and Orange– Planning
This dress is obviously going to be very much about the print. The sharp colour contrast and range of tones make adding many other factors unwise. I also want a very pointy shape to it, as adding round forms or gathers to this will push it too far into the “cute” realm for me– I…