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diy: charles anastase inspired dress

sophsthings
12 October 2011
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DIY Charles Anastase inspired ‘Amelie’ Dress
Inspired by Anna from Much Love‘s Frocktober effort, I decided I’d dedicate this post to one of my new favourite frocks. She invited me to take part in her ‘Friends For Frocktober‘ post, but because I hadn’t checked my emails in a few days I was a bit late on the boat. Anyway, I started making this dress a few months ago using a pattern I found in my mum’s stash of sewing supplies. Despite following the instructions, the end result was not as anticipated and I’ve only just finished tweaking the design, with the help of my mum who has all the super-duper dress fixing skills. I would now happily wear this dress every day for a whole month (laundry issues aside). Be sure to check out Anna’s efforts as she frocks up every day this October to help raise funds for Ovarian Cancer Research.

ETA: The pattern I used was Simplicity Pattern 7199 Misses’ Dress (circa 1990s).

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  1. muchlove

    12 October 2011 10:37 am

    that is one gorgeous frock!

    thanks for spreading the word. xo

  2. fashion suicides

    12 October 2011 10:42 am

    Can't belive you made the dress I've been cravinf for for months! 1 500 euro wasn't it ? Can you show us wich pattern you used? I'm litteraly dying here! Waw, love it!

    FASHION SUICIDES

  3. soph (owl vs. dove)

    12 October 2011 11:01 am

    @muchlove: no worries, happy to help out!

    @fashion suicides: The pattern is Simplicity 7199. It's fairly old (circa 1990s) so I'm not sure how readily available it is. Hope that helps though!

  4. kit and nancy.

    12 October 2011 12:07 pm

    colour is perfect and gee, you're oh so clever!

  5. Vicky

    12 October 2011 3:09 pm

    You made this? Wow. When I first saw it I thought you'd gone ahead and bought it x

  6. LUU H.

    12 October 2011 8:46 pm

    i seriously wish i had the same sewing skills like you!

  7. Kc

    12 October 2011 9:15 pm

    I lOve this!! I just bough a vintage pattern the other day which looks very similar 🙂 the colour is so perfect! Great job 🙂

    Kc

    http://a-sparkley-silver-lining.blogspot.com/

  8. *paper* bouquets

    12 October 2011 9:55 pm

    i love it.

  9. Angela

    12 October 2011 11:48 pm

    Such a pretty colour and so simple. Love.

  10. alexis [amgoorie]

    13 October 2011 12:13 am

    Hun this is fantastic!!!
    I would wear it all the time too! xo

  11. Catherine

    13 October 2011 11:54 am

    Really, this is super impressive! Beautiful seamstressing!

    – Catherine @ The Spring

    http://www.thespringblog.com

  12. summertoast

    13 October 2011 1:10 pm

    This so sweet and cute! I won't mind wearing it all the time <3

  13. Mat

    13 October 2011 5:47 pm

    how ace, skills. well done.

  14. Geneva (apairandaspare)

    14 October 2011 2:31 am

    Great work soph! I love it. xxx

  15. Hannah Percyowl

    15 October 2011 11:38 am

    Great job! I'm itching to use my new sewing machine now!!
    It looks exactly like that dress.

  16. Lenne

    16 October 2011 3:20 am

    THAT IS GORGEOUS! I never would've guessed it was homemade, so good job!!

  17. Francesca

    16 October 2011 6:56 am

    This is the cutest dress in such a gorgeous colour! This is my fav shade of purple.
    xx http://opinionslave.blogspot.com
    / twitter: @opinionslave

  18. Becky

    16 October 2011 10:33 am

    this is absolutely beautiful!

    mypenta.blogspot.com

  19. shefoundstyle

    18 October 2011 1:01 pm

    Would love to see it on and styled! Lovely color.

  20. Red Mera Vintage

    21 October 2011 12:40 am

    Wow, what a lovely colour! Beautifully done.

    Shikha
    Red Mera Vintage

    x

  21. Mirthe

    22 October 2011 9:38 pm

    noooooo is that a DIY?!?! omg. could you make one for me pleaaaase.

  22. The Velvet Bow

    23 October 2011 1:30 am

    This is so, so good. I really want to try my hand at making a similar one now, maybe in a nice burnt orange. Can't wait to see how you style this one up.

    x

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