Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The Daily Dress: Jordin Sparks

Goodness, how amazing does Jordin Sparks look here? Ignoring the fact that I desperately want to push her hair back so I can see her neckline, there's a lot to love about this dress: the simplicity, the vaguely retro wiggle shape, and the fact that it looks like a comfy knit. Wouldn't something like this be fun to sew in a jewel-toned doubleknit? Or maybe a lovely thick wool jersey? I would love it with a just-below-knee length skirt and shorter cap sleeves.

It's hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like the dress may have some interesting diagonal seaming. It reminds me a bit of this Butterick pattern:
I didn't love this pattern when it was first released, but now I see how it could be a nice wardrobe staple that I could adjust to my style with a few tweaks. What do you think: yea or nay?

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  1. AnonymousApril 12, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Yea!

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  2. AshleyApril 12, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Ha, I love the whole "desperately wanting to pull to the hair back" thing, and I'm definitely in agreement. I say YES!

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  3. AnonymousApril 12, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    definitely yes!
    I would love to see you in this, and a couple of tips of how you did it! I'm a novice sewer and bought the pattern, as it's marked easy, but I'm terrified to do all those tucks and markings! please oh please!

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  4. Theresa (Miss Charlotte)April 12, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    yay...especially if you make the cap sleeves! I love that idea.

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  5. Popbabe7April 12, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Definitely yeah!!

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  6. Indiana JayneApril 12, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    I made this dress in red. Definitely Yay! It makes your waist look tiny.

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  7. SaminaApril 12, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Maybe you could get her to stand up straight while you're pushing her back. I really like that Butterick pattern & bought it during one their sales. Whether I ever get to it is another matter, though!

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  8. Sew Show MeApril 12, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    I don't think either example is especially flattering, although I like the color of the first dress and think that Sparks is a pretty woman.

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  9. AnonymousApril 12, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Amanda did a version of this dress in winter white that looks fantastic: http://amandasadventuresinsewing.blogspot.com/2011/01/butterick-5559-winter-white-doubleknit.html
    I don't sew from patterns but was tempted to buy the pattern after I saw her version, not sure if I'd be able to draft those tucks to fall so perfectly
    -Grace L

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  10. Jane EliseApril 12, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Yes, love the Butterick pattern. I've seen it made up elsewhere and it was super flattering. I'm interested to see it made again -- I might even be tempted to do one!

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  11. Jane EliseApril 12, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    P.S. Not like you don't have enough to do already, but I like the addition of a 'similar' pattern to the Dress of the Day post ;)

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  12. K.LineApril 12, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    I made this dress and posted about it a number of times. Here's the finished product: http://line4line.blogspot.com/2011/02/orange-you-glad-to-see-this.html

    It's surprisingly fussy. But I do enjoy the finished product.

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  13. PaulaApril 12, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    I have a dress very similar to the Butterick pattern, but I made it in black with more of a V neck. I love the fact that the diagonal lines are slimming to the waist.

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  14. lapApril 12, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    I love the idea of that Vogue pattern made retro with a lower hem. I really love the boat neck and elbow-length sleeves and think it's extremely demure for a dress that's basically sex on toast.

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  15. ErikaApril 12, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    I think that is just a fabulous design! If you really didn't want the diagonal lines you can just improvise and not add them. (I definitely don't notice the lines in her dress, but it's a small picture.)

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  16. Sarah O.April 12, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    I say yes to the dress!

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  17. DeniseApril 13, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    I like the pattern, but I think the dress is way too tight.

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  18. coffeeaddictApril 13, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    I say yea but with alterations. I would fiddle with the neckline and sleeves they are a bit too plain for me.

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  19. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 3:47 AM

    Based on all the versions I've seen so far: yeah

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  20. SamiraSarahApril 13, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    Yea!
    I made the Butterick dress in a black cotton doubleknit with silver topstitching on those pleats and I get tons of compliments on it. It is very flattering and not all that difficult to make.

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  21. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    I am not in love with this pattern either, but I have to admit that the lines are very flattering.

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  22. Roseana AutenApril 13, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    I, too, have overlooked this design and may yet consider it!

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  23. sewistafashionistaApril 13, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    I like the Butterick pattern and hav noticed it but rejected it: my figure is not right with it, and I imagine fitting the diagonal lines could become a fitting nightmare. I would do a PatternReview search before taking this one on.

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  24. SamanthaApril 13, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    I love it! I have a Maggie London dress in some kind of thick poly/rayon in plum, exactly the same as the pattern, and I get loads of compliments! Def enhances an hourglass (even a more generous one) figure.

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  25. JosieApril 13, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    I actually have the pattern you link to, and am planning to make it as soon as I can afford an adjustable dressform for tailoring purposes.

    in summation, I say YEA!!

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  26. BeckyMcApril 13, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    I say yes! I have that pattern in my que and just bought the perfect violet knit on my first trip to NYC! It's going to be my birhtday dress in May!

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  27. LizApril 14, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Yea!

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  28. LeslieApril 17, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    I've seen several versions of that Butterick dress on Burda Style and Pattern Review, and when the fit is right, it's really stunning. The pintucking makes a truly simple dress very unique and special, and made in a neutral or a "new" neutral (red, for example, is a neutral for many people these days), it's a really easy piece to accessorize and change the look of. I don't have this pattern, but I admit that it's on my list.

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