Thursday, April 5, 2012

Fashion shoot

So I wore the dress to work on Monday.  The good news is that it was supremely comfortable and attracted a few favourable compliments.  The maybe bad news is that sitting all day in a 100% wool doubleknit dress bags the bum out a little bit.  Not enough to deter those favourable compliments however.

Of course a quick steam brought it all back into place, before I took these pictures.  The curve is simply following my shapely backside.  (Right!)

Contrary to my conservative expectations, I really like that zipper!

Goodness it looks like I am maybe six feet tall.  I'm not.

Nor did I have any idea that light could penetrate black wool doubleknit.  The late afternoon sun was pretty strong.

And I'm pretty sure my legs are really not that white.

I got a new camera which allows me to take self-portraits untethered from the power outlet.  Welcome to The Sewing Lawyer's living/dining room.

But I should check for stray shoes in the background before setting up.



The only side-effect of sewing this dress with extra-wide side seam allowances is that the colour block seams don't line up exactly.


I'm pretty sure nobody will notice.
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  1. PhyllisApril 5, 2012 at 9:42 PM

    I love it! Add some black textured tights to totally rock it (Spanx has the best patterns) Knee high boots would be killer too with a patterned tight peeking between the boot and the dress

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  2. DigsApril 5, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    It looks fabulous - why did your back shot the other day make it appear like it was black on one side and grey on the other?! Love the back zipper. Happy Easter!

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  3. AndreaApril 5, 2012 at 10:01 PM

    Great dress! Love that exposed zipper.

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  4. DixieApril 5, 2012 at 10:22 PM

    Wow - what a great looking LBD! The diagonal seams and zipper make it so cool. I like how you exposed the zipper teeth but sewed the tape to the inside. A very nice dress!

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  5. Gorgeous ThingsApril 5, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    Kay, that is FABULOUS!!! No one will notice the SAs. I love love LOVE the zipper.

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  6. PamApril 5, 2012 at 11:06 PM

    Wow! I love that dress AND the zipper on you! That is H O T! Great job! This may be my favorite creation you've made!

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  7. Mary BethApril 5, 2012 at 11:15 PM

    Wow! Bravo!

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  8. Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)April 6, 2012 at 12:04 AM

    I saw your dress on flickr so I had to scurry over here and get the scoop! I really like it in a single color and the zipper is just awesome! You look awesome in it!!!!

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  9. Catherine DazeApril 6, 2012 at 4:30 AM

    That's one great dress. This pattern is such a winner.

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  10. pattiApril 6, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    Ahhh! Amazing!

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  11. Pam ErnyApril 6, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    Wow Kay....the dress is amazing, and you look fabulous! I *love* the zipper and seaming details.

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  12. RhondaBussApril 6, 2012 at 8:09 AM

    You look fantastic in that dress! BTW, I love your furniture.

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  13. AnonymousApril 6, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    Fantastic.

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  14. ClaireOKCApril 6, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    Oooo - la-la - gobs of style...how is the zipper to sit on?...OK? Looks smashing (so when are you going to do your guest shot on TV show, Suits?)

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  15. Leslie VApril 6, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    WOW!! Your dress looks really really nice. The zipper is very stylish and the fit despite all the sitting "curves" looks perfect!!!Great Job!!

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  16. gwensewsApril 6, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    That's a lovely dress. VaVaVoom! That exposed zip makes it very upscale boutique.

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  17. The Slapdash SewistApril 6, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    Great fit on that! Forget the black tights, I say bright colored tights! Mustard would be awesome.

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  18. Linda LApril 6, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    Great fitting dress on you! Love that back zipper

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  19. Tia DiaApril 6, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    I love this dress and your LRD. It's nice to see this pattern done up without the colour-blocking. It's classy and I really like that zipper!

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  20. BJApril 6, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Nice dress! Great sewing job!

    BTW--white people are *supposed* to be pale.

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  21. ELMOApril 6, 2012 at 11:28 PM

    Very Nice dress, fabulous fit.

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  22. bpatricia74April 8, 2012 at 1:08 AM

    I love your dress! You look great! The zipper is awesome looking. I am going to try the back zipper look myself. Your sewing and knitting is just lovely!

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  23. JeanApril 8, 2012 at 10:29 AM

    I love your dress! The zipper is absolutely perfect, and it is great to see a version without the color-blocking. I want one too! One question for you: you said you used fusible interfacing instead of a facing -- did you just fuse and then turn under the seam allowance to the wrong side?

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    1. KayYApril 8, 2012 at 10:51 AM

      I did it in the other order - sewed the unfused facing pieces as if they were fabric, then sewed along the top edge. Then I trimmed the seam comnecting the facing to the dress and CAREFULLY pressed the facing starting at the seam, so it fused to the dress without wrinkles or distortion. This took some planning i.e. I had to finish the CB corner at the same time. Hope that helps.

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  24. kbencoApril 13, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    What excellent fit. The dress looks terrific on you. Is the zipper comfortable when sitting? It looks great, much better with the tapes inside.

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  25. SufiyaApril 15, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    Better those white legs, than the PURPLE ones I see in Vogue Sewing Magazine all the time!!

    While I am not a fan of the excessive airbrushing most mags indulge in, I do think Vogue really ought to do a wee bit of "colour-correction" on their models' legs; it's really "out of control" at times, bordering on the freakish!

    I wonder if they are shooting in wintertime, and it's the redness from being out in the cold! Whatever it is, it looks like H-E-L-L! They airbrush everyone to death in Vogue FASHION magazine so it's not like they don't know about it!

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  26. SufiyaApril 15, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Oh, and the dress looks GREAT, just like the pants! You sure do know how to FIT!

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  27. KarinApril 16, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    You look fantastic! Where did you find such a long zipper? Finding the right length zip seems to have eluded many sewing bloggers.

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  28. AnonymousApril 24, 2012 at 1:13 AM

    Witj others I am fascinated by the zipper. Would you mind sharing what type of zipper you used. Thanks.

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  29. MarionGApril 25, 2012 at 11:26 AM

    I love this dress. First time I've been to your blog. It looks great on you too. Wish I could do that great a job. Kudo's to you.

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  30. BarbApril 27, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    The dress looks fantastic on you good job and I love the zipper

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