I haven't made a little black dress in a while and I thought it was about time. So I reached way back in my pattern cabinet for Vogue 2606 from Ralph Lauren.

This pattern is 27 years old, so I guess that pretty much qualifies it as vintage. But the style is so timeless that no one would ever know!

I love anything with cut-in shoulders and a racerback because I love showing my shoulders. 

I picked this Italian Black Stretch Polyester Crepe from Mood Fabrics. I had used the Rose Dust color for Vogue 1531. It worked so well for that dress, which was also a fitted sheath that I had to have it in black as well.

I cut the size 14. I lengthened it at the waist by an inch and I added 3 inches to the hem.

In retrospect, I really only needed that length at the waist in the front. I have a little bit of extra fabric in the back that I noticed every time I got up and down... I had to keep pulling the dress down in the back.

I stabilized the neckline and the armholes and interfaced the zipper insertion area.

The dress has an invisible side zipper with a hook & eye at the top. And it has snap shoulder closure. Those tiny snaps were so fun to sew on. (Said NO seamstress, ever!) 

The dress is fully lined with a Black Creped Polyester Georgette with Give, also from Mood. 

I like the way it made me feel "held in". I noticed in a couple of pics that my lining was peeking out a bit. I'll go back and add thread chains to secure it to the dress.

And I'll make sure to do that in the next one I make. I've already decided that I need this one in white!

And the velvet kimono had to come along!

It was the perfect punctuating piece for a fall evening!