Today, August 15, 2017, now marks 70 years since India and Pakistan have had their Independence, and I made a dress which can help me commemorate this event in history. I used a circa 1947 Marian Martin #9208 vintage original pattern with a border printed rayon challis as the fabric. I had fun figuring out just how to align the border print inside the asymmetric panels to the design so it would look like a sari in the front, and made an extra sash to drape from one shoulder and hang from a loop at the waist band of the opposite side. For more pictures and details, please visit my blog’s post (link here) for this project!
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Lovely dress. I found your blog post makes me love the dress even more because of the history and thought that went into the construction. Amazing post and dress, well done.