Everything's Cooler with a Cape
I think this dress is aDORable. The pockets! The buttons! The CAPE! So cute. Even though the women in the illustration are obviously deciding which of the cater-waiters they will later kill, dismember, and eat.
This is also one of those rare pattern envelopes where I would follow the suggested color schemes slavishly. Red gingham-y print? Sure. Yellow poplin? You betcha. Then I'd make one in grass green, with white trim.
Even better? This pattern is on sale! That's right, Lisa at yourpatternshop is celebrating her one-year anniversary with a sale going on now. All items have been marked down 15% and can be used in combination with the "dressaday" code for free shipping to USA and Canada buyers. Happy Anniversary, Lisa!
Labels: pockets, sales, Simplicity_2042, sundresses
posted by Erin @ 10:15 AM
19 Comments:
At Jul 7, 2009 11:11:00 AM,
Packrat said…
Love this dress!
At Jul 7, 2009 11:41:00 AM,
wundermary said…
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At Jul 7, 2009 11:42:00 AM,
wundermary said…
WOW!
At Jul 7, 2009 12:07:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
This reminds me of a lovely blue roses Easter dress with a matching cape when I was 6.
At Jul 7, 2009 12:23:00 PM,
Trudy Callan said…
I agree. This is an adorable dress.
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At Jul 7, 2009 3:40:00 PM,
fabricgirl said…
What a cute summer dress!
I love how the envelope reads "Half Size Slenderette", letting the buyer know that this was a slimming style. I remember that 'half-size' was code for what was called 'chubby' teen and children's clothing.
At Jul 7, 2009 4:19:00 PM,
AE said…
Interesting! So that's what "half size slenderette" means. I Googled the phrase without much luck and thought maybe it referred to petite lengths. "Half size slenderette" has been running through my head all afternoon.
At Jul 7, 2009 4:55:00 PM,
Cookie said…
Personally, I prefer the CHUB-DEB line of patterns for those post-holiday months, but the Half-Size Slenderettes sound intriguing, as well. (Are we ALL half-sizes now, since the 1950's and 60's foundation garments have been tossed out?)
At Jul 7, 2009 5:59:00 PM,
Packrat said…
Note to comments: Half sizes were for short women with a fuller or mature figure. For example my 5 foot tall, 110 pound grandmother wore a 10-1/2 to 121/2 half size. She was slender with a mature figure. She would have looked ridiculous in an 9 or 11 junior petite which were made for young people. I wish the pattern companies would bring back patterns for us shorties.
At Jul 7, 2009 6:09:00 PM,
Nicci said…
You're right, it is so cute!
At Jul 7, 2009 8:08:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
ha! I have this pattern, and the fabric I intended to use.....two summers ago! it IS adorable.
At Jul 8, 2009 7:13:00 AM,
natashaviva said…
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At Jul 8, 2009 7:37:00 AM,
Latter-Day Flapper said…
Y'all just solved a mystery for me!
I've got a dress pattern that's a half-size and, when I made it up, the "natural" waistline ended up just under my bust. But if half-sizes were for petites, that totally makes sense, since I haven't been petite since I was eleven years old. I didn't think I was that incompetent at following patterns!
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I love that dress, but those are some sly-looking women. Secret agents? The one on the left could be Natasha from the "Bullwinkle" cartoons before she hit the vodka too hard and had to take up with Boris.
At Jul 8, 2009 11:16:00 AM,
Cookie said…
I agree they're scary dames. It's like these two women have turned to a life of violent crime to compensate for their half-size state. Kind of a Napoleon Complex for girls?
At Jul 8, 2009 1:15:00 PM,
Melissa said…
It's the crime-fighting duo of Halfsize and Slenderette! Whenever an innocent citizen of Gingham City is in danger, they whip on their minicapes and super-pointy shoes and fly to the rescue. Slenderette is having a chuckle over the fact that none of the other reporters at the Daily Pleat recognize her when she's wearing white gloves.
At Jul 8, 2009 9:30:00 PM,
Theresa said…
oooooooooooooooh no wonder half size patterns fit me better===5'2" with ahem a mature figure
At Jul 8, 2009 9:30:00 PM,
Theresa said…
oooooooooooooooh no wonder half size patterns fit me better===5'2" with ahem a mature figure
At Jul 9, 2009 1:27:00 PM,
Cookie said…
Theresa: I believe we all saw you looking pretty d@mn swell in a dark blue wrap dress you made for the office once? When everyone posted pics of sewing projects? What's with this farkakt "mature figure" caca?
At Jul 9, 2009 7:56:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
I've made one dress from a half-size/slenderette pattern. I am 5'6" with a full bust, and I found that if I lengthened the torso to fit, the bust was full enough without any adjustments. I now look for the half size whenever I'm shopping for patterns.
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