For the fall Dapper Day of 2016, we decided
to expand our concept of “dapper”, and use
1914 to 1918 as our theme. So Joanie had
to find a Victorian pattern that would work
for the era. It took a little doing, but we
finally found just the style we were looking
for. The next step was to get the right fabric
and lace to complete the look. She found
the fabric she wanted, but had a hard time
deciding on the color she wanted to use.
She started exploring to find wide lace that
would go with the idea, and finally settled
on some wide embroidered lace she found
on the internet. Since it came from
overseas, of course the wait for it to be
delivered on time was a little nerve-
wracking, but it arrived in plenty of time to
complete the project.
This beautiful wide
lace came from a
shop overseas. The
seller was so
generous, she
included samples of
a few other laces,
too, so we have
more to use for
other projects. We
sent her a couple
pictures of the
finished garment so
she could see how
we used her
beautiful lace.
Joanie says that she was a little hesitant at first to
start on this dress. After looking at the pattern
instructions, it looked very complicated. But once
she started laying out the patter pieces on the
material, she realized that because this material
was much heavier than what was called for in the
instructions, she could eliminate all of the lining
pieces and some of the underlining, so it became
more like a regular skirt and blouse pattern. There
were a few more pieces than she is used to sewing,
but it all went together quite easily.
When it is worn all together, it looks
like a one-piece dress, but it is
actually a skirt and blouse. The top
is meant to be very blousy, and the
skirt quite fitted, flaring out at the
bottom.
Because we like to add lots of detail to our outfits, we
thought that the dress needed spats over the shoes to make
it look more like the correct time in history. Of course, we
wanted the spats to look like they went with the dress, so we
added a ruffle that matched the dress material.
And, because of the time frame,
Joanie had to wear a sash
championing the cause of
Women’s Suffrage. It went along
with the theme of the outfits
beautifully.
For the fall Dapper Day of 2016, we decided to expand
our concept of “dapper”, and use 1914 to 1918 as our
theme. So Joanie had to find a Victorian pattern that
would work for the era. It took a little doing, but we
finally found just the style we were looking for. The next
step was to get the right fabric and lace to complete the
look. She found the fabric she wanted, but had a hard
time deciding on the color she wanted to use. She
started exploring to find wide lace that would go with the
idea, and finally settled on some wide embroidered lace
she found on the internet. Since it came from overseas,
of course the wait for it to be delivered on time was a
little nerve-wracking, but it arrived in plenty of time to
complete the project.
This beautiful wide lace came from a shop overseas.
The seller was so generous, she included samples of a
few other laces, too, so we have more to use for other
projects. We sent her a couple pictures of the
finished garment so she could see how we used her
beautiful lace.
Joanie says that she was a little hesitant at first to start on
this dress. After looking at the pattern instructions, it
looked very complicated. But once she started laying out
the patter pieces on the material, she realized that
because this material was much heavier than what was
called for in the instructions, she could eliminate all of
the lining pieces and some of the underlining, so it
became more like a regular skirt and blouse pattern.
There were a few more pieces than she is used to sewing,
but it all went together quite easily.
When it is worn all together, it looks like a one-piece
dress, but it is actually a skirt and blouse. The top is
meant to be very blousy, and the skirt quite fitted, flaring
out at the bottom.
Because we like to add
lots of detail to our
outfits, we thought that
the dress needed spats
over the shoes to make it
look more like the correct
time in history. Of course,
we wanted the spats to
look like they went with
the dress, so we added a
ruffle that matched the
dress material.
And, because of the time frame, Joanie had to wear a
sash championing the cause of Women’s Suffrage. It
went along with the theme of the outfits beautifully.
