dress for a wedding

"bell_hooks" wrote As much as I like the style of the bottom of the

I was curious, so I searched for this pattern on the Simplicity site. It is very pretty. Oneof the views has the dress made w/o tulle. You could just use the fashion fabric or chiffon or georgette as the underskirt. I'm not sure what kind of top you would like, but if you are looking to just make a skirt, I would simply make the skirt and midriff as a muslin and decide where to cut it to make a waistline. I think I would leave the princess seams from waist to hip area and create an invisible waistband (no waist band look) w/ bias tape turn inside as a facing. You might have to interface and underline the waist area of your skirt for it to lay flat depending on or fabric.

I think I would wear the skirt w/ a beautiful blouse.

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Try looking in the Vogue catalog.

then click on the Vogue button. Look under Evening & Bridal. I find the best stuff there. :)

You might look at Vogue 7571, and 7418 . Neither one is as full as the Simplicity pattern, and to me that's a good thing. They both have really interesting skirt details. Don't be scared of them because they are Vogue patterns. :) I used to be intimidated because Vogue patterns were supposed to be so hard. I've found they make more sense than most others. 7428 is listed as an Easy pattern and 7571 is listed as Average. So neither one should be too hard.

Best of all, they both look like dresses for a grown up woman, not a girl going to prom. ;) Either would be suitable for a formal wedding. 7428 might need a shrug or a shawl for the church service (halter neckline) but would be fabu at the reception all on its own.

HTH!!

Sharon

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Good advice above.

I think the skirt is created by vertically gathering one section, and then that frou-frou bit is made separately by ruching a tube of fabric, then applying it on top. You could make this smaller or larger, or of any fabric you liked. You could also make the underskirt and top skirt separately to give yourself a change of look by just changing the underskirt, if you want to get more wear out of the garment. It would look beautiful all in the same fabric, either all one colour or with contrast colours, or with, say, a velvet overskirt and satin or brocade underskirt.

It strikes me that the top needs to be simple to set off the flouncy skirt. How about a halter, or a simple chemise shape, matching the overskirt?

If you go to:

and type 'evening dress', you'll get lots of images come up from the V&A costume collection which might give you some ideas for underskirt/overskirt combinations. :) Trish

Which view was the one without tulle?