Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Regency Sari gown

I actually sewed!  I've had this Sari sitting in my stash for a while, and I had a ton of (non-period) pale pink dupioni I got when the Joanne's near me closed.  So I made a drawstring dress and then after studying a ton of fashion plates, made the Sari as an over gown.

This project went pretty fast - I did most of the sewing in one weekend. And the next weekend I did all the finishing bits.

So, here is the dress! Everyone one it came from my stash, including the ribbon sash, buckle, and vintage buttons I used on the back.

Also, the sari was a dream to work with. Way easier than the dupioni.










Here are the fashion plates I used as inspiration:

This was a big one, though I didn't do buttons all the way down the back.




And I liked the neckline here:



And the gathered shoulders, though mine ended up falling a little higher on the shoulder.











And to justify my pink underdress.... ;-)
 


Posted by Maggie at 11:48 PM Labels: , ,

5 comments:

  1. Lauren RFebruary 2, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    LOVE! I love that you included your reference images as well, and that it is strikingly 1912, too. The buttons are a really nice little detail :-)

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  2. Lady CarolynFebruary 3, 2012 at 12:40 AM

    Great job of taking a Sari, cutting it so that you could use some on the sleeve, it's the finishing touch that pulls the whole dress together. Besides hair/hat and shoes as finishing touches so many of us miss the sleeve. They can be a pain sometimes, but sleeves add the umph to an ensemble.

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  3. VerdaeraFebruary 3, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    Ooooh, that's so pretty!

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  4. MaggieFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    Thank you everyone! It does have a 1912 feel to it - I thought of that too! I'd love to make a real Teens gown with the same fabric just for fun. I have enough. :-)

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  5. TheWellStaffJuly 11, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    This is just amazing!

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