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Saturday, July 19, 2014

· 1950s Green Dress ·


· I'm down in Texas this week visiting a friend, so this post might be a bit shorter than my usual. :-) ·

This was one of my very first 1950s dresses- from my first year of wearing exclusively vintage clothes.

It has gone through a minor re-fashion, since the first bias tape I used ended up fading drastically and wearing out.  The main dress fabric looked like it still had a few years left, so I went to the work of ripping off all the old, making new, and sewing it on.  A lot of work? Yes. Worth it? Well, kind of, I guess. ;-)  It's not really my favorite dress, but I *did* end up getting at least 3 more years of hard wear out of it so I guess that justifies the effort!  This dress isn't really one of my "ultimate favorites", but it's practical enough. :-)  Wow!  I'm just sooo enthusiastic about this dress.... ;-P

OK, enough of the bad.... It's time to be a little more optimistic! :-)


I wanted to try out a cute pocket idea I found on an antique dress, and this simple dress seemed like a great backdrop! :-)  The bright side to replacing all the trim was that I got to re-attach the pockets the right way! :-)


The marigold colored gingham picks up on the small flowers in the design, and makes for a fun, unexpected color combination. :-)  The original bias was a tonal green, so it was fun to refresh this dress and give it a new feel!



I discovered the importance of necklaces last year, and I feel like that really helps finish off this dress! Well, and borrowing my sister's bangles... :-D


I used Vogue 1043, which is sadly out of print now.  I made 2 dresses from that pattern and really liked it!  The side pleat ended up needing a bit of adjustment, but I liked the ingenious and intricate underarm godets.  Speaking of which- it's high time I pulled out this pattern for another incarnation! :-)

· Photos by Kathryn ·

14 comments:

  1. Love it! The 1950's is my favorite as far as style! Also, I love your fabric choices, both the main body and the gingham bias tape. I'm so glad to see this dress. I have seen similar feedsack style fabric patterns at the fabric store and always wondered what they would look like as a full dress. Beautiful! I also love your little pocket. I will have to store that image in my memory bank so I can use that idea when I get a little better at sewing :)

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  2. I waaaannntt this dress! It is SO beautiful! I absolutely love the yellow seam binding. It adds the perfect vintage touch.
    I need to get some sewing done, now. :-)

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  3. I adore the lines of this dress! And love the color pairing you did! Shame the pattern is out of print. Maybe ebay may turn up more copies!

    xoxo
    -Janey

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  4. Lovely dress Lily! I love the pockets, and the unexpected trim! So pretty, fun and practical!

    Brigid
    the Middle Sister and Singer

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  5. So adorable!! The funny thing, I went to Joanns and picked out the same fabric to make a dress, I was holding it but then I got an emergency phone call and had to leave.
    Now that I see yours, I am definitely going back to pick a few yards.
    All of my dresses are a-line like yours. (thanks to my pear shape lol)
    You are so talented! Always looking forward to seeing your finished sewn projects.
    Irene

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    1. Irene, how funny! It would be fun to see what your dress would end up looking like! And thanks for the suggestion of dress interiors- I'll think about it, but I will warn you that you'll probably be disappointed. ;-) I am very neat and precise, but my seam finishes are very minimalistic. ;-)

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  6. ps -please post some pics of the inside of your dress, would love to see how you finish off
    your seams.
    Thanks!
    Irene

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  7. Lovely dress!!! I love everything you have created on your blog:) May I ask where in Texas you are visiting your friend? Just wandering if it is close to where I live:)

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    1. Thanks Samantha!

      I was visiting my friend in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. :-)

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    2. I live in the outskirts of Austin:) I love all your 50's dresses!!! I am making one from Simplicity 1459:-)

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  8. Thanks so much everyone! :-)

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  9. What a pretty dress! I love it. I just found your blog from Merry of every little bird that sings. I can't wait to look at all of your beautiful clothes.

    Blessings,
    Amy jo

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    1. Thanks, Amy Jo! :-) I hope to hear from you again!

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  10. I like it a lot!!! Great job!

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