Chiffon peacock dress
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Remember that peacock fabric I mentioned over two months ago?
Finally did something with it.
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I was originally inspired by ModCloth’s Hotel Particulier Dress. Whilst perusing Burda Style‘s June 2010 issue, I found a similar-looking dress pattern (#126) and decided I’d give it a sew. After choosing zany avian fabric. I would like to run through this pattern again, simply because fabric constraints caused me to awkwardly improvise my way through most of it. I really wanted to make the peacock fabric work even though I didn’t have the required amount for the pattern, so some parts of the dress are more frumpy than others. It’s not noticeable; I’d just like to live up to more professional garment standards. |
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It’s a very lovely dress!
that is absolutely gorgeous! i stumbled upon the same ebay page awhile back but thought the fabric had really dull colours. did you have a lining sort of thing underneith the dress like a built in petticoat or did u wear something underneath. it’s so pretty. also, are the colours close to what it is on your site? this dress is so beautiful! i think i’m going to go get myself the same material! thank you SO MUCH for sharing! i can’t believe i’m only the 2nd person to comment so far! it’s really really lovely!
Hi, Angie! I’m glad you like it so much. =D I actually used a satin-like dark violet (almost black) fabric as lining for the whole dress, since it seemed to bring out the deeper colors of the sheer peacock fabric better. Whenever I placed white or lighter-colored fabric underneath the peacock fabric it looked, well, pretty lackluster, like you mentioned. The pictures are actually an honest representation of how the dress looks in person. We took those photos with a white backdrop on the roof of our Seattle apartment when it was extremely sunny out. No spot was safe.
it’s me again.. just wanted to show u this link. if u have any extra material, u could make a top like this. i think people with red hair really look good in greens!
http://www.couturesnob.com/2010/04/fifteen-twenty-peacock-top.html
That’s awesome. I wish I had leftovers, but I gave them to a thrift store before we moved. But, hey, I’m always willing to obtain more peacock fabric.
i love that dress i am planning my wedding and i want too do the peacock print can u please tell me where i can fine that fabric…
Why, thank you! I bought it from this eBay seller. It looks like they still have the same fabric in stock today.