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
| 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 83¾cm |
34in 86¼cm |
35in 88¾cm |
36in 91¼cm |
38in 96¼cm |
40in 101¼cm |
43in 109cm |
46in 116¾cm |
49in 124½cm |
52in 132cm |
| FINISHED WAIST | |||||||||
| 25½in 64¾cm |
26½in 67¼cm |
27½in 69¾cm |
28½in 72¼cm |
30½in 77¼cm |
32½in 82¼cm |
35½in 90cm |
38½in 97¾cm |
41½in 105½cm |
44½in 113cm |
| FINISHED HIP | |||||||||
| 41¾in 106cm |
42¾in 108½cm |
43¾in 111cm |
44¾in 113½cm |
46¾in 118½cm |
48¾in 123½cm |
51¾in 131¼cm |
54¾in 139cm |
57¾in 146¾cm |
60¾in 154¼cm |
| FINISHED MAXI SKIRT LENGTH | |||||||||
| 46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
| FINISHED MIDI SKIRT LENGTH | |||||||||
| 23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
| 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 109¼cm |
45½in 115¾cm |
48in 122cm |
50¼in 127¾cm |
52½in 133½cm |
55in 139¾cm |
57¼in 145½cm |
59½in 151¼cm |
62in 157cm |
64¼in 163¼cm |
| FINISHED WAIST | |||||||||
| 37¾in 96cm |
40¼in 102¼cm |
42½in 108cm |
45in 114¼cm |
47¼in 121¼cm |
49¾in 126½cm |
52in 132cm |
54¼in 137¾cm |
56¾in 144¼cm |
59in 150cm |
| FINISHED HIP | |||||||||
| 50¼in 127¾cm |
52¾in 134cm |
55in 139¾cm |
57½in 146cm |
59¾in 151¾cm |
62¼in 158¼cm |
64½in 164cm |
67in 170¼cm |
69¼in 176cm |
71½in 181¾cm |
| FINISHED MAXI SKIRT LENGTH | |||||||||
| 46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
46in 117cm |
| FINISHED MIDI SKIRT LENGTH | |||||||||
| 23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |
23¾in 60½cm |