At least, in my ever-so-humble opinion. This was done by my former dressmaker in Houston. It's a Vogue Special Design from 1947, complete
with huge handmade shoulder pads. (I have lost about 20 pounds since this dress was made back in the '90s. Hence, the less than perfect fit.) This is also an excellent illustration of pattern pieces and the pattern illustration not quite matching. The drawing showed a pencil skirt; the pattern pieces were A-line. My dressmaker pointed this out to me before she cut the fabric, and I told her to go with the line drawing. I'm not sure that was the correct decision. But. I love the dress anyway.
Back to my original subject, the one I touted in the headline: Didn't she do a terrific job on the zipper? You can barely see her stitches. Look closely. One day . . . Of course, this is a side-lapped zipper. Mine is a centered one.
(And, yup, that's Atchison's rear end.)
That dress is spectacular on you! I love it.
Posted by: K-Line | March 23, 2012 at 01:49 PM
Find someone to take that dress in: It is smashing!
Posted by: Marticia | March 24, 2012 at 06:49 AM
What a beautiful dress!
Posted by: Vireya | March 24, 2012 at 08:03 PM
Gorgeous colour and gorgeous dress! I wouldn't go through the trouble of taking it in because it looks amazing on you as is. The proportions all balance each other out beautifully.
Posted by: Nathalie | March 26, 2012 at 04:46 AM
Beautiful dress. Hi puppy!
Posted by: lsaspacey | March 28, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Hi Denise,
I wanted to let you know I nominated you for the Liebster Award! Details about the award can be found on my blog. http://itsasewinglife.blogspot.com/2012/03/its-award.html
All the best,
Ellen
Posted by: Ellen | March 30, 2012 at 05:31 PM
Thank y'all. Ellen, thanks for the nomination!
Posted by: Denise | April 03, 2012 at 08:22 PM
I love this dress on you too.
Posted by: Velosewer | April 06, 2012 at 12:54 AM