Mizono Dress!

 

I haven't been writing in a little while but I have something to show. :)

New sewing project completed! This is the Vogue by Mizono dress pattern and I love it! I haven’t altered anything, so the neckline is too wide (I have a very narrow frame and a G-cup rack, always great to fit!). But I don’t think I really mind, since it’s all drapey anyway.

I now have a reference of a non-stretch pattern and will be able to alter my next tops for a better fit. It is a bit wide around the bust and waist too, but if I take the dress in, it will only accentuate the issue with the neckline. So, I might just let it be. I’m learning, so, step by step!

I used a cotton fabric, a bit thicker than batiste. The dress is fully finished with French seams (which we call “coutures anglaises” in French, so nobody want to claim ownership of these apparently). I used some spare clips Norwegian Wood sent me once to replace a broken one on one of their harnesses.

The fun part is that you can wear it as a long dress, or shorten it to different lengths with a clever system of buttons on the inside.