First Dress

I made a dress. And I took my picture and will let you see my face.

These are big steps. Admittedly, I’m a little nervous.

This is the first dress I have sewn. Maybe I made a dress when I was a kid, but I don’t remember it so it doesn’t count. My friend Thewallina helped me decipher the pattern from BurdaStyle Magazine, and I pieced it together on my own. It was simple and satisfying, the prefect project.

I bought this fabric for 100 yen a meter in Fabric Town, so I felt OK just going for it — no practice muslins for this girl. I misaligned the stripes because I like it that way, and when you sew your own clothes you can do whatever you want! If I make this dress again, I’ll omit the pockets because honestly, they’re useless.

I made this dress a few weeks ago and have been saving it for the right occasion. I finally got tired of waiting and wore it to the supermarket. It was a really hot day, and this dress was cool and breezy. I realize these are the key characteristics of a muumuu, and this dress might actually resemble one if you look closely enough, but that doesn’t matter because I made it. So all you naysayers, back away slowly.

Because I made a dress, and then I wore it in public.

15 thoughts on “First Dress”

Absolutely freaking adorable. No WAY is that a first dress. It looks nothing like a muumu and all like a feature presentation in those adorable Japanese sewing books. I just love the fabric and love even more how you used the different patterns in layers in such a creative way. Awesome. Now I totally want to copy you and make the same dress. However, I have a feeling that one needs to be model tall like you to have the same effect.
Congrats on the dress – congrats on the perfect photo shoot – and just – YAY YOU!!!

Ang | 23 August 2012 at 10:45 AM

Thanks Teri! (#^.^#)
ps – It’s trick photography. Anyone would look good standing next to a gorilla!

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You AND your dress both look lovely 🙂
Keep up the great work! I need to actually DO the awesome kit I won from you… I’ve been putting off step 1 for far too long!

Ang | 23 August 2012 at 10:45 AM

Thanks!

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WOW Amazing! You’ve got a great eye for fabric: it’s modern yet so Japanese, don’t you think? Well done for putting this dress together! Let’s do more dress-making!

It is a lovely dress and it looks very nice on you.
I sew my own dresses, usually the pattern is very simple but I try to chose great fabrics, like the one that you used.

I LOVE your dress! Bravo for you! It’s beautiful and you are beautiful wearing it!

Thanks everyone! (#^.^#)

Your dress is completely lovely. Yay you for making your first dress and for wearing that first dress out & about and on the internet. I love your choice of fabric too. I’m guessing it has the wide stripes off the bolt?