I've finally done it! After weeks of delaying because I felt intimidated I've tackled and completed the Joanie dress (New Look 6000). I was so sure it'd be difficult, and I was really unsure about what fabric to chose, due to the fitted and curvy style, very different to my other dresses so far.
There's lots of inspiration out there, it's a really popular dress to make up, as you can see over on Burda Style. People tend to call it the 'Joanie' dress thanks to the 1950/60s Mad Men style worked by the beautiful Christina Hendricks.
Once I'd got round to building up the courage and bought my fabric (a navy jersey knit from Fabrics Galore) making the dress was remarkably simple!
It's pretty fitted, and I'm delighted with the lined sleeves - never thought it could be so easy! I started just a few weeks ago and since then the fabric choice has become obviously wrong one. Taking these photos at 9am I was already pretty warm!
The pleat details worked out mostly ok, though they're not perfect...
And the button was a hard choice but was eventually picked up at Liberty's - their very last one in this size.
I have absolutely no idea where to wear it more normally - it's not really my normal style for work. How would you wear it, and what do you think of the finished version?
Love it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! As someone I look up to in the sewing world that means a lot! :)
DeleteI must say that I like your dress a lot better than the one on the pattern envelope! Very well done!
ReplyDeleteOh thanks Marie, that's very sweet of you :) There are quite a few patterns that just don't look as good on the envelope as they could do!
DeleteIt looks lovely on you, well done. I would wear it to work probably as you said in the autumn with a bright cardi.
ReplyDeleteAh thank you! Ooooh, I might have the perfect hot pink cardigan for autumn. I wore it for that wedding in the meantime, it was chilly up north this weekend! I put it with a navy fascinator from Button Becky (on another post), nude heels and red lipstick, might upload pictures at some point :)
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