This week I participated in the Oscar challenge set over at Sew Weekly. After thinking of multiple outfits I could make for this challenge I settled on a dress Kate Beckinsale wears for a small portion of ‘Pearl Harbour’
For this I used an early 1940′s pattern in the shape of Hollywood 785, using black polyester crepe.
I had a couple of ‘firsts’ with this dress starting with bound buttonholes (not as terrifying as I thought they’d be!) and I also made my own shoulder pads.
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Vicki – who has written 6 posts on WeSewRetro.com.
I'm a self taught seamstress who loves to make things from decades gone by.
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I’m with you on the bound buttonholes – I spent the longest time avoiding them and they’re really not that hard!