Armistice Day Centennial Dress

[atherleisure]

I've been planning this dress for at least a year. While I ended up changing the fabric when I started to make it a few months ago, I'm pleased to have it finished in time for the centennial of Armistie Day.

I managed to get a couple of pictures from a very grudging photographer.





It's made of ivory and blue cotton sateen and based on this pattern from 1918.



It has a dog-leg closure and closes with a combination of hooks and eyes and snaps. The buttons on the bodice are purely decorative, but the buttons on the cuffs are functional. The sash is separate and fastens with hooks and eyes.

Comments

[marianme]

This turned out lovely.

The closures always confound me with older patterns that do not have closure instructions.

[mala_14]

Looks beautiful. I really like the colours you picked. Those long cuffs are such a fantastic detail.

[nuranar]

Very pretty! I'm glad you finished it in time.

[danabren]

Fie on the photographer, you look lovely.

[mrs_maupin]

It is absolutely delightful, you look fantastic !

[quincy134]

That looks so nice on you! Lovely!

[chocolatepot]

So pretty!

[atherleisure]

Thank you. All I had were the shapes of the pattern pieces and the line drawing to go on so I was guessing on closures, but I got some information from my books so it wasn't too bad.

[atherleisure]

Thanks! The cuffs were one of the things I liked about the pattern too.

[atherleisure]

Thank you.

[atherleisure]

Thank you. He is just supremely indifferent about pictures of my costumes.

[atherleisure]

Thank you.

[atherleisure]

Thank you.

[atherleisure]

Thank you.

[danabren]

Feh on him!

[jenthompson]

You look wonderful! Great job!

[atherleisure]

Thanks!