blue and cream stripes

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I feeel like my idea for this one is more of a merger of like 5+ dresses. So I will be including those dresses below and considering which I want to merge later. I might make two if I have two strong enough ideas.

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This is a 1950s sewing pattern. Honestly, I think I mostly like the raglan sleeves and the gored skirt. The chest dart placements are not for me. I like darts from the waist up, but not from the side of the chest in. It just feels too feminine to me.

This is a really good example of pattern placement being used to enhance the lines of the garment. That is for sure something I want to steal.

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This crepe 1960s dress has most of the same traits I like from the first dress. Specifically, the pattern placement is phenominal. I love the horizontal stripe belt specifically.

Regardless, this is the dress I think I shall be copying the least. Still beautiful though, and if I found it in a thrift store I would wear it until it died.

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This is a 1950s/60s seersucker dress. Once again, I really like the pattern placement, particularly in the chevron that happens at the dart. I think it is so elegant. I imagine it would be difficult to sew a dart that beautiful but I am convinced I could do it.

The placement of the diagonal striped button placket is really clever. With that, they don't need to match the middle seams to each other. makes it easier on the maker while making a statement at the same time. That is the kind of sewing I like.

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This dress has been on my mind for many years. I found it on the blog dakota-rodeo. The chambray (?) denim yoke addition to this piece is amazing for many reasons. One, it is striking. Two, it is something I can incorporate if I find that I am low on fabric. Yokes as a way to skirt fabric requirements is a trick that I think more people aught to use. Regardless, I am inspired.

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I incluede these two dresses next to each other because they have a shared element. The 90s houndstooth dress and the 40s/50s striped dress both make really interesting use of mother of pearl buttons and details. The mother of pearl buttons and belt on the houndstooth are incredible, and the size of the mother of pearl on the stripes is immaculate. I feel like I will likely combine the two and do a mother of pearl belt with big mother of pearl buttons. Plus, they're not too hard to find!

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This is the final inspiration dress. This 60s pinstripe dress is a feast for the eyes. I LOVE this dress. It reminds me of my favorite cream colored fads brand dress that I wear weeky (if not more). I think the design is so simple and elegant and really makes fantastic use of the entire striped fabric. It also really opens my heart to an aline in a way I wouldn't usually expect. I am usually a gathered skirt kind of person, but something like this could easily change my mind for the better.

Chances are I am likely to make a dress exactly like this but with mother of pearl buttons and a mother of pearl belt. I think it could be magical! The hard part will be finding the fabric. I will be very very picky on the fabric for this project. In my dream world, a cotton twill would show itself but that might not be realistic. I will have to wait and see.

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