Okay I know it’s a big statement ‘my perfect summer
dress’ but it really is the perfect dress for me. So I can hear you wondering
why perfect? Let me tell you…
First there is the fabric. I bought it at the ‘stoffenspectakel’
like most of my fabrics. It was a coupon that I found at the bottom of the pile
and it was 10€, a bargain. And who doesn’t love a bargain? I know I do! It’s a very
nice cotton with the perfect weight and drape for a dress. The fabric actually
feels rather heavy but perfect for this dress. And then the pattern, navy and
white dots. What I like that much about it is that the dots are scattered on instead
of being aligned in a grid. And the dots themselves are not perfectly round but
irregular in shape.
So to me it’s the perfect fabric that fits my style so
well and that goes with all my other clothes.
Than the pattern it is the June dress from the la maison victor pattern magazine. It came in the magazine form the summer in 2014 but you can
buy it separately on their site as well. I can’t believe that I have waited so
long to make this dress. The June dress was the reason that I bought this
magazine.
So the pattern, on the website it is described as
flattering for every figure and with a bit of ’50 glamour. They didn’t exaggerate,
it is super flattering and I feel wonderful and glamorous wearing it.
I love the high neckline at the front in combination
with a lower v-line in the back. The skirt is pleated but because of the lovely
drape of the fabric it is really flowy and not bulky at all, something I’m always
a bit worried about.
Than what I like the best about the pattern is that I
feel that it is drafted specially for my body. I made a size 38 and made no
alterations. It just fits perfectly right out of the magazine. I was a bit
worried that I would mess up my beautiful fabric when I would realise that the
dress didn’t fit. (But not worried enough to make a muslin, haha)
But the best thing about the dress is the finish! For once
I took my time to achieve the best possible finish. And it worked, part of that
is probably that I didn't need to make any alterations. Normally I sew
something try it on notice that it didn't fit properly and that is where it
goes wrong. I get frustrated and impatient and mess up even more. But not with this
dress, I tried it on what surprised about how well it fitted and took my time
to finish everything. The neckline is understitched to the facing and the
facing is sown by hand on to the zipper. The hem is finished with and invisible
stitch on the sewing machine.
That’s why it is perfect, the fabric, the fit of the
pattern and the finish.
I’m already working on my next project a blouse form another
la maison victor magazine and that one is far from perfect. But more on that
when it is finished.
