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My Purple Party Dress

I really do heart purple. I don’t heart a lot of colors, at least not for me to wear. I look stupid in most colors and having bright pink hair doesn’t help much, lemme tell you. So I usually stick to black or pink. But purple is just awesome. Purple is happiness! Purple is the taste of blueberries and the sound of galloping ponies. True story!

I got the fabric for a few Euros on the fabric market’s bargain table. It’s super soft and a nice lightweight knit that just screams summer dress. The pattern is from Ottobre Spring/Summer 2009 and I made it on a sewing date with my friends Wollmaus and Lene. Even though Wollmaus’ overlock tried to eat it, it wasn’t much of a challenge. The waterfall neckline is so pretty and yet so easy to make, I was a little confused at first ^^.

The pattern came with a belt, as you can see on the picture I linked above. I didn’t like it too much so I just came up with my own belt design. It’s basically a piece of fake leather, some satin ribbon and a metal skull I harvested from an old pair of shoes. It gives the dress the final goth/punk rock edge I was hoping for.

So far I took my dress out to a “tea party” and my mom-in-law’s birthday dinner but somehow didn’t manage to make pictures with me in it. But to make up for it, I have two WIP pictures :)

Wollmaus makes the best star shaped blueberry muffins in the world! The combination of sewing, muffins and great people pretty much makes the perfect Sunday, don’t you think?

And here is little me, trying it on. The hem is still undone and under the belt (that I borrowed from Wollmaus) the two dress parts weren’t actually sewn together, yet ^^.

Liebe Grüße,
Trisha

Posted: July 9th, 2012 under DIY, sewing.
Tags: dresses, sewing

Comments

Comment from Linnea-Maria
Time July 9, 2012 at 10:41 pm

The dress is so darn cute! Your detail with the scull on the belt is perfect, it adds that extra detail.

Comment from Cypriana
Time July 10, 2012 at 12:03 am

Das Kleid ist unheimlich toll geworden. Ich liebe die Farbe und den Schnitt. Der Wasserfallausschnitt sieht getragen echt super aus, auch die Kombination mit einem schwarzen Shirt drunter gefällt mir sehr gut. Den Gürtel finde ich sehr genial, darf ich die Idee etwas abgewandelt bitte nachmachen? Ich finde das Doppellagige aus Kunstleder und Band so toll.

Liebe Grüße
Cypri

Comment from lenelein
Time July 10, 2012 at 6:32 am

I love it! Looks very flattering on you, the colour as well as the cut. And your belt looks very inspiring *takes a pic or the to sew list*!

Comment from treesinnz
Time July 10, 2012 at 6:34 am

That dress is so darn cute and I love the belt you made, also star muffins – how cute is that!

Comment from Jo Campbell
Time July 10, 2012 at 9:18 am

I heart purple too. I’ve just recently bought an overlocker and need to make myself something like this.

Comment from Nephtyis
Time July 11, 2012 at 8:03 pm

Wow, das ist wirklich ein ganz toller Schnitt.Und dein selbst gemachter Gürtel, tja den würde ich dir am liebsten gleich abkaufen wollen :D Liebe Grüße