http://sweet-verbena.blogspot.com/2011/07/boho-maxi-dress-tutorial.html
Seems easy enough.
I found a super deal on some light weight knit the other night at the craft store and I scooped it up with this project in mind. I own two wide belts--one in brown that is about 16 inches too long and another in red bedazzled with rhinestones. Neither of which seemed appropriate for this project. Before I started the dress, I decided I was going to make my own out of some cording. It will be very "boho, " right?
Wrong. ALL wrong. Well, fashionably wrong. Right if you truly are a bohemian of the shepherding type.
I only made a few modifications to her directions. I didn't buy white knit, so there was no need to dye the fabric. I cut the neck line with the dress on. I wanted it lower in the front and higher in the back. I also reinforced the seams at the sleeves and neckline so that the seams themselves wouldn't unravel.
After I whipped the dress together (in no time at all) and put it on with my new "belt" I saw just exactly how wrong this all went together. I felt, and looked, like I should be preparing to go on stage in a church production of the shepherd looking for his lost sheep.
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| Hmmm. Now where did that sheep go? |
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| My puppy had to get on the bedazzled red! |
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Perhaps I am just too short for this length. I pinned it up to see what it would look like shortened. (The hem is not even in the picture, but I would make it even if I shortened it!)
Firstly, I can not wear this at the natural waist. It must be higher--empire waist high. Secondly, should I shorten it? When I looked in the mirror I liked the shortened look the best, but when I look at the pictures I like the high waist with the skinny red tie the best. I also considered just shirring five or six rows for a high waist. What do you think? Leave me a comment about which style you like best and I'll post an update soon with what I go with.
Total cost: $7
Total time: Creating the dress, less than 30 minutes. Playing with looks, hours
Final verdict: ?? To be determined. . .
I like both red belts - but I also like the short one- I think you need to make another so you have one short and one long! :)
ReplyDeleteI like the thin red belt - but I think it looks best short :)
ReplyDeleteGot to your site from Sweet Verbena's post on the maxi dress. Go with the short length! It shows off your legs and makes them look longer, which, as a fellow shortie, I know how important that is! Also, thanks for posting this--now I kind of know what to expect when I make my own :)
ReplyDeleteI like both fat belt looks! I agree with make 2, then you don't have to pick :).
ReplyDeleteGot to your site from Sweet Verbena's too. I'm a shorty also! so, I like it better shorter on you, but also completely agree on the empire waist idea. For wearing it long, skinny red tie. But I like the wider belt on the short one. Did you hem the sleeves and neck? And how do you like having the v in front and back? corpus@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI didn't hem anything. I don't mind the v at all. I actually ended up making it a little deeper in the front than the back and that made it a little easier to distinguish front from back. Check out this page http://lizspinspiration.blogspot.com/2012/05/pin-58-part-ii.html to see how I finished it out.
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