Oct

Dresses For Different Climates – Sewing “All – In-One” Short/Long Formal Dresses

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short formal dresses There is a formal dress that is an all time classic and still works today.

It is one that doesn’t have to spend lots of its life in the closet.

This clever dress actually leads a double life. It’s design gives it the unique ability to be worn long to the ankle or as short as you like. That said, they give a tunic like effect, when worn together. Now this idea isn’t for flared, full or bouffant skirts. You need an additional 11/8 the dress yards or skirt fabric and about 2 yards of 42 inch lining fabric, with intention to sew this skirt. Use very easy straight skirt pattern that fits you.

short formal dresses Add about 12 inches to the length. Stitch the side seams at 3/4″ rather than 5/8″. Make a narrow elastic waist or a narrow waist band with a side opening. Mark the ‘half slip’ 3 inches above the finished lower edge of the dress. Measure 20 inches up from the lower edge of the pattern and mark front and back.