Cotton Wrap Dress: Vintage Mail Order 9577
Trim. Neat. Competent.
I love this dress on Clara. It suits her elegant figure, it's comfortable, and it's not too sophisticated or too jejune.
Just right for this in-between year.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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You're a talented seamstress--it turned out wonderful!
I'm currently working on a dress (1860's style) and it's defenetely not as simple as I thought, but I can't wait for the end result! You've inspired me to keep at it :)
Thanks for sharing!!
Mia
www.Aspiring-Homemaker.blogspot.com
I love it! A true wrap construction? If so it has a shape that most wrap dresses don't seem to achieve. Love the side buttons, whether they are functional or for fun.
wow had to look up jejeune....
Good Morning Anna,
It certainly does suit Clara very well. She looks beautiful. Great work, you are encouraging me a beginner :)
Have a great day!
~Sharon
I nearly bought a pattern very similar to that just recently! Love the side buttons! But I have several other 40's patterns just waiting to be used...:) I love your output of vintage garments!
I love this dress....beautiful. I've recently discovered your blog, and just cannot get enough of it.
She does look lovely. It's a perfect style, and I love the color.
Ah, those inbetween years. I remember well the frustration (of my mother) in not being able to find clothing that suited my age. I fear this phenomenon has only increased since I was Clara's age.
Clara looks lovely and fresh!
That is a beautiful dress, and so flattering to Clara! Gorgeous!
Perhaps the word is JEJUNE, as in insipid or infantile?
Impeccable dress, lovely blog. Thank you!
My goodness, I'm impressed. Love your photos, too.
I had to look up jejeune :)
1: lacking nutritive value [jejune diets]
2: devoid of significance or interest : dull [jejune lectures]
3: juvenile, puerile [jejune reflections on life and art]
that dress is so great! it looks perfect on her! good work!
Jejune it is.
Hi, Just discovered your Blog, it is very enjoyable.
Hope you can help, I read your posts about orchids and would like to have some more info about the pots you use.
Do you like clay or plastic pots?
Have you ever used those "orchid pots" with holes in them?
Finally, what kind of soil do you like?
I can't wait to buy one (or several), I hope you have the time to give me some advice.
Thank you
Mary
What a beautiful dress!
Clara looks gorgeous in it!
Love your blog! Wondering if you might consider writing a general post about vintage patterns for those of us that are scared to give them a try :) You seem to choose the patterns well and the end results are lovely. What have you found about sizing and is the fit really as exaggerated as some of the drawings seem (I don't know who could possibly have a waist that small!)? I could go on and on...any advice would be appreciated. thanks!
Great idea, Barbara, if I can find some organized thoughts!
Regarding orchids, I've grown them in the clay pots with holes, which I like, and also in regular pots, where the plant is in an interior plastic pot which you take out for watering and feeding. I don't know if either is better. I also have one doing just fine in a cheap dark plastic pot dropped into a pottery bowl.
She is beautiful...always :) I, also a beginner am encouraged again! Time is my biggest struggle. Nice work!
RF
www.withnakedfeet.blogspot.com
The style of the dress is lovely on Clara. Very pretty color too.
Gorgeous!
Where do you find your vintage patterns?
I just love the clothes you are making with and for your daughter. They are very flattering and frankly- quite cool (as in hip).
What a beautiful dress! You are an excellent seamstress!
Lovely, lovely dress! The button details on the side are a really nifty addition.
That is so pretty and cute! It reminds me of what a GLH heroine would wear!!
I love your blog! Where do you get your patterns?
Thank you.
I absolutely love that...I'm very picky about style of dresses, because I prefer things that are feminine but not girly (a very hard balance to achieve), but that style is perfect. Many vintage patterns achieve that balance, but I have yet to dare to attempt any of them...perhaps I ought to now...
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