This is my latest completed project another dress I know! but I love dresses and my wardrobe is mainly made up of dresses so why not sew myself even more!
I saw this pattern while surfing other sewing blogs and fell in love with it, its Lisette Simplicity 1419 option A with the Peter Pan collar. I had seen this Giraffe animal print around for a while and really liked it - I'm not usually an animal print type girl!
The dress didn't look quite right so I added the belt which I think improves the look of the dress by cinching the waist in a bit.
I cut a size 8 for the trop and graded down to a 10 at the hips, I have found this makes the perfect fit for me and its not difficult to do. The only amendment I made to the pattern was not including the button on the front which I didn't think was necessary and looks better open anyway.
The collar was a bit fiddly and they are not quite symmetrical but its not too noticeable. As you can see from the back picture they didn't reach all the way around the back not sure where I went wrong there. Overall the pattern and instructions were simple and the dress went together pretty quick - or I'm just getting better at sewing!
I really like this pattern and think the style suits me. Watch this space for more versions of this dress I think it would look good with a two tone skirt and top with the collar matching the skirt.
