From katespade.com: Capri Espadrille Maise bag, Via Limoni Lina bag, Lyric dress
I love the dress, but I'm not so much in love with the price (US$398! eek!). Since I do sew some of my clothes, I've become a picky shopper and usually tend to buy reasonably-priced items for the print or based on the difficulty of sewing due to fabric type, such as silk (I don't have much experience with silk). Those items that I like but do not buy, I always say "I could sew that..."
This Lyric dress is one of those items mainly due to the price. I can't really spend that amount of money right now especially since I'm paying off student loans, mortgage, car, blah, blah, blah. So instead, I hope to make my own version of it!
The original dress has pinching under the bust and then a flat wide waistband that goes into a gathered skirt. The back of the dress has a simple center-back exposed zipper.
There are two things I could do when approaching this. Vintage Vogue 2960 has a similar retro look, but with buttons down the front, a higher waist with darts, and a floofier pleated skirt. If I wanted to stay closer to the original design, I would use the bodice and waist of Vogue 8685 and attach it to McCall's 6438, which is just a simple gathered skirt (with or without the second layer).
The closest print I could find to match the original fabric and is already available was the Lemons print on Spoonflower. I also linked to two alternate fabric prints that would work in keeping with the lemon theme. I really like the emerald color of the last one. Fortunately/Unfortunately, all these prints are available on Spoonflower whose service I have not tried mainly due to the price per yard for their fabrics. However, since I can actually chose the fabric type for this print (maybe a cotton blend? silk??), I may have to try it out this time.
Thanks for reading!
Hiya! Not sure if the comment I just tried to leave on this post went through, so I'm trying again (sorry if this is redundant). I fell in love with this same dress and want to make a version of it for myself. I, too, am paying off student loans and a mortgage and can't afford the $400 original. :-P I read your other post about designing the lemon fabric on Spoonflower--I totally want some! How can I find it on the website? Have you made the dress yet? If you haven't, we should each work on our own and then share photos when we're done. :-) Sincèrement, Maëlle goeswithpearls.wordpress.com
ReplyDeleteHi Maëlle!
DeleteNo, I have not made the dress yet. It's been a very slow start to say the least. The print I designed is here: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/3095517 . However, the design is not for sale just yet. I wanted to order a few yards myself prior to having it for sale since I can't really tell if the coloring is weird... But I hope to have it available for sale soon!