Posts Tagged ‘1960s’
A whiter shade of pale?
17Apr11
I finally got some reasonable photos of the white dress. The weather in the UK turned a lot greyer which probably helped, although I’d rather we still had the sun! I haven’t got the fit quite right but it’s wearable. I think I overdid adjusting for my narrow shoulders so next time I’d trace a […]
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Tags: 1960s, Dressmaking, Sewing, simplicity, sixties, Style, white
I’ve been making a lovely reissued sixties pattern, Simplicity 3833. It’s a fairly simple A-line minidress with a nice bodice detail. I’m doing the long-sleeved version in the mini length. I used an ivory-coloured stretch cotton. The idea came from a black and white photo I saw of someone wearing very much this style in […]
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Tags: 1960s, simplicity, sixties, Style, white
