The morphing of Vogue 8552

I've had this Vogue pattern for quite a while.  I made the dress (as a top) and it turned out to be a wader!  It was just too full in the body for me.  Who knew?  I really don't think you would be able to determine that from just the picture.

I really like the look of the top and have seen it on so many designer dresses, so I decided to try it again. I used the pleat idea to drape the top for the dress and took most of the fullness out of it.  Here it is:

I had this wild navy Texas print silk charmeuse in the stash for years - so it is really free - and the black 'skirt' fabric is a bottom weight rayon knit.  Usually black and navy don't work together, but the navy is so dark that is worked when I added this yellow belt.  It seems to tie the two together and pulls out the yellow in the print.

Close up of the pleat detail

Close up of the 'belt'  - Petersham of course!

I added an exposed back zipper



Close up of the zipper

If you read my blog, you know how I feel about my arms.  Not a fan. So I made this little shrug out of black knit to cover them.

Close up of the shrug

I am really pleased how the dress turned out.  I will be looking for yellow knit to make another shrug and when I find it, I will post it also.

Please leave me a comment or click a box to let me know what you think.

Happy Sewing,

Michele P