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Fabric: White Ponteroma (72% polyester/24% rayon/4% spandex) - from Hancock Fabrics
Description: Close-fitting dress with front drape (wrong side will show), cap sleeves, gathers form drapes around body, shaped hem and invisible zipper closing.
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Michael Kors Spring 2007 - CLASSIC!
When this pattern was first released in 2008, I didn't like it. I mean, I REALLY didn't like it! BUT I bought it anyway because (1) it's by Michael Kors and (2) I can't resist designer patterns. It's a must that I collect them. So it sat in my collection for the last 3 years. I was looking for another pattern not so long ago and ran across it and thought "why not"? I pulled it out and read through the instructions and VOILA! The rest is sewing history.
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For the neckline and the sleeves, I stabilized them before hemming with interfacing. For the drape and the hem of the skirt, I left them raw.
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All of the ruched seams are stabilized with a lightweight stay tape. I mentally toyed with the idea of eliminating the invisible zipper and I dismissed it quickly. This is more of a stable knit and I felt it would be a nightmare trying to squeeze into this dress. Just the though caused me to hear seams popping!
I think this dress is just really visually appealing. There's a lot going on, but not in a tacky sort of way. IMO, I think this dress should only be made in a solid color. Could you imagine seeing it with ALL of it's detail in some wild print?! HORRID!
This is a very unique dress and I'm glad I dug it out to make it. One of these is all I need.