Hi Erica!

I am an dedicated blog reader of yours. My best friend is getting herself married and I’m a bridesmaid. Thankfully the bridesmaid dresses are a relatively flattering A-line shape but there’s been quite a discussion concerning hemline length. I really admire your style and you always seem to have a spot on sense of what looks good.

All the bridesmaids are runners but two out of the three have thicker calves with thicker ankles. I have thin ankles and thin calves (yeah me), my thighs on the other hand ahem……! Anyway I was thinking the best length for the hemline would be just below the knee at the top of the calf. One of the other bridesmaids insits more tea length. Can I ask you for your advice?

• Made a 1" princess seam FBA (my normal).
• Used muslin for sew-in interfacing for the front sections, the collar and the collar band.
• Used nylon tricot interfacing for all of the smaller pieces.
  
• Changed the undercollar from a 1 piece to a two piece and cut it on the bias.
• Adjusted the undercollar for turn of cloth.
• Taped the lapel roll line.
• Added a back stay to stabilize shoulder area of jacket.
• Added sleeve heads.
• Topstitched with rayon embroidery thread.
  
• Added the front yoke to both sides.
• Used a keyhole type buttonhole.
• In my opinion, the button bands on the sleeves were too long. I shortened mine by 2".
• I followed the instructions on the lining. This means a lot of handstitching for those of you that have an aversion.
  
• I handstitched the all of my hems and slipstitched the lining to the sleeves and the hem of the jacket.