I bought the skirt pattern (Butterick 5756) in the hopes I had found a workable solution for that shirtdress on the Vogue cover back in January, it had some of the elements I was looking for but falls a little short. It's almost there but not quite. So a little more tweaking. The black shirt from Donna Karan OOP Vogue 2813, the Butterick 5756 skirt.
The Vogue dress for reference
On the runway
I need a wide belt to go with it, but there's no way I can make it out of the scrap that's left. I did a really good job of getting all of the pieces cut from a limited amount of fabric. So the skirt has a similar silhouette, and it has the bottom hem band, but in black you can barely make out the pleats or any details.
What this really needs is a skirt that's not as pleated, maybe just one pleat to hide the pocket on the dress, and a fabric with a bit of sheen. Something way happier than this dull black.
Front - medium width belt
Back - medium width belt
Front - Wide belt
Back - Wide belt
I think I like the narrower belt for this version, so back to the drawing board.
3 comments:
It may not be exact but it definitely has the spirit of the original. Would love a closeup of how you hid the pockets in the pleats.
Well done!!! I too like the narrow belt :)
Slapdash - These black projects are challenging to photograph, if the weather is better this weekend, I'll post a pic of the pocket.
Thank you Mad14kt!
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