Red Sheath Dress Revisited

Remember this dress that I laboured over for week? It was my attempt at introducing couture techniques into my sewing. As promised, here's me in the dress instead of the dress form (better late than never). Apologies for the quality of the photo - as you can see it was taken at night.

Dinner in Venice

Also as a postscript, I washed the dress in a washing machine and being cotton it came out looking pretty crumpled. I wasn't feeling too confident about how if was going to iron.Well, I'm pleased to report it was an absolute dream to iron - this was unexpected.

I can only put it down to the construction.  Specifically the use of the interlining and how the lining was inserted into the dress. So apart from being so easy to wear, it's also really easy to care for - the extra effort was definitely worth it.

Inspiration Board: Schiaparelli and Prada

Schiaparelli and Prada - Possible Conversation by sewindigo featuring prada dresses

This is an Polyvore Inspiration board I collected as part of a competition to celebrate The Met museum's exhibition of Shiaparelli and Prada. I didn't win anything but I still like the items in the board, so I thought I'd share...