An effortless dress featuring double pleats at the bust, kimono sleeves and a panelled a-line skirt. Variations include both slash and v-neck options, plus midi and maxi skirt possibilities and a dramatic thigh high split. Super quick and simple to make, cut it short for the perfect festival dress, or make it worthy of the red carpet with a maxi skirt and thigh high split.
FABRIC:
Lightweight woven fabrics with a bit of body are ideal – rayon, silk crepe de Chine, silk charmeuse, chiffon, wool crepe etc. However, stable fabrics will work too, such as – quilting cotton, lawn, batiste, shirting, voile, Broderie Anglaise, silk habotai etc. Try stitching pennies into the hem to give your skirt more schwing!
YOU WILL NEED:
- Your fabric
- Pins
- Tape measure
- Tailor's chalk
- Pinking shears (optional)
- Hand sewing needle
- Matching thread
- Dress makers shears
- Tracing paper (optional)
- 22" invisible zipper
- Hook & eye
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS:
| B CUP - MAXI DRESS VARIATIONS 1 & 2 | |
|---|---|
| 45" / 1.15m |
Sizes UK 6-12 4m / 4.4yds
Sizes UK 14-20 4.7m / 5.1yds
Sizes UK 22-24 5.7m / 6.3yds
|
| 60" / 1.5m | ALL SIZES 3.2m / 3.5yds |
| B CUP - MIDI DRESS VARIATION 3 | |
| 45" / 1.15m |
Sizes UK 6-12 2.2m / 2.4yds
Sizes UK 14-24 2.8m / 3.1yds
|
| 60" / 1.5m | ALL SIZES 2.2m / 2.4yds |
| D CUP - MAXI DRESS VARIATION 1 | |
|---|---|
| 45" / 1.15m |
Sizes UK 16-20 4.7m / 5.1yd
Sizes UK 22-24 5.7m / 6.3yd
Sizes UK 26-34 6m / 6.6yd
|
| 60" / 1.5m |
Sizes UK 16-24 3.2m / 3.5yd
Sizes UK 26-34 4.8m / 5.2yd
|
| D CUP - MAXI DRESS VARIATION 2 | |
| 45" / 1.15m |
Sizes UK 16-20 4.7m / 5.1yd
Sizes UK 22-24 5.7m / 6.3yd
Sizes UK 26-34 6m / 6.6yd
|
| 60" / 1.5m |
Sizes UK 16-24 3.2m / 3.5yd
Sizes UK 26-34 4.9m / 5.4yd
|
| D CUP - MIDI DRESS VARIATION 3 | |
| 45" / 1.15m |
Sizes UK 16-24 2.8m / 3.1yd
Sizes UK 26-34 3.2m / 3.5yd
|
| 60" / 1.5m |
Sizes UK 16-24 2.2m / 2.4yd
Sizes UK 26-34 2.5m / 2.7yd
|
FINSIHED GARMENT MEASUREMENTS:
| B CUP - SIZE US/UK | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6 | 4/8 | 6/10 | 8/12 | 10/14 | 12/16 | 14/18 | 16/20 | 18/22 | 20/24 |
| FINISHED BUST | |||||||||
| 33in |
34in |
35in |
36in |
38in |
40in |
43in |
46in |
49in |
52in |
| FINISHED WAIST | |||||||||
| 25½in |
26½in |
27½in |
28½in |
30½in |
32½in |
35½in |
38½in |
41½in |
44½in |
| FINISHED HIP | |||||||||
| 41¾in |
42¾in |
43¾in |
44¾in |
46¾in |
48¾in |
51¾in |
54¾in |
57¾in |
60¾in |
| FINISHED MAXI SKIRT LENGTH | |||||||||
| 46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
| FINISHED MIDI SKIRT LENGTH | |||||||||
| 23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
| D CUP - SIZE US/UK | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16 | 14/18 | 16/20 | 18/22 | 20/24 | 22/26 | 24/28 | 26/30 | 28/32 | 30/34 |
| FINISHED BUST | |||||||||
| 43in |
45½in |
48in |
50¼in |
52½in |
55in |
57¼in |
59½in |
62in |
64¼in |
| FINISHED WAIST | |||||||||
| 37¾in |
40¼in |
42½in |
45in |
47¼in |
49¾in |
52in |
54¼in |
56¾in |
59in |
| FINISHED HIP | |||||||||
| 50¼in |
52¾in |
55in |
57½in |
59¾in |
62¼in |
64½in |
67in |
69¼in |
71½in |
| FINISHED MAXI SKIRT LENGTH | |||||||||
| 46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
46in |
| FINISHED MIDI SKIRT LENGTH | |||||||||
| 23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |
23¾in |