Tuesday, March 01, 2011

The search is over!

Finally!! After several months of search Anne-Sophie has found the pattern she likes for the gala dress I'm going to make her for the gala party in May.
She wanted something simple and elegant, and not too dressed up. And furthermore she would like to find a vintage pattern from the 50s.

Besides that she had several wishes in proportion to the neckline, the sleeves, the length and the shape.

We looked for the perfect pattern on etsy, we clicked and flicked through the pages of the vintage patterns from Vogue, Mccalls and Butterick. And I found dresses which were already sewn in order to get the right look.

Whenever we found something Anne-Sophie liked, we were met by difficult circumstances. The size was wrong, they didn't ship to Denmark or they only took cash payment.

But yesterday was our lucky day. All of a sudden the dress was there. A vintage Butterick pattern from the late 50s or early 60s turned out to be the right one.

So, if you can imagine the sleeves from the fitted dress put on the dress with the circle skirt, then you know how we are going to sew Anne-Sophies dress.

Now we only need to find the right fabric and a petticoat....

6 comments:

  1. Hun bliver smuk, gør hun, helt Mad Men agtig :-)

    Jeg er spændt på at se, hvilket stof i finder til kjolen, Ulla, det bliver et hyggeligt projekt dette her, og i har garanteret nydt at sidde sammen og lede efter det helt rigtige mønster.

    God fornøjelse med det, jeg glæder mig til at følge med...

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  2. I can imagine how lovely this will look! For future reference, if something you want can be shipped to the US, I would be happy to forward it to you. (hemoglobinhummingbird from flickr)

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  3. what a stunning dress it will be. Love 50's style

    Kate x

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  4. Mange tak, Anne. :)) Jeg håber at vi får mønsteret inden længe fra USA. Jeg frygter sådan at det kommer til at tage flere uger!

    Jeg synes også at det er et godt mønster hun har valgt, og med sit lange hår i en knold højt oppe på hovedet, og med sko og let makeup, tror jeg at det bliver helt perfekt Mad Men stil. :))

    Du kan tro, at jeg også er spændt på hvilket stof den ender med at blive syet i. Anne-Sophie vil gerne have noget mat, sort stof, der falder flot men som alligevel ikke er for tungt. Hvad det ender med at blive, aner jeg ikke lige nu. ;)

    Vi har hygget os med hele denne kjole ståhej i månedsvis, kan du tro. Vi mødtes i byen i går, i den tro at Fjølner da måtte have et mønster vi havde set der for nogle måneder siden. Men nej - vi måtte tage hjem uden mønster og stof. ;))

    Hav en dejlig onsdag. :))

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    Oh, that's really sweet of you Sarvi. :)) I will keep that in mind.
    It's so lovely that you are here on my blog too. :))

    I hope that the dress will be fine. It has been so important for Anne-Sophie that I make it, so I sure hope that I can make her happy and satisfied. :))

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    I really love the 50s as well, Kate. :)) Both the clothes and the whole style in houses and furniture. And the colours, oh the colours!

    I like the pattern which Anne-Sophie so carefully picked out. It has taken her months and months to find the right one. But this one is perfect. :))

    Ulla x

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  5. Det kan kun blive en helt fantastisk kjole Ulla. Er sikker på hun bliver helt ubeskrivelig smuk i den om et par måneder :0)

    Dorthe

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  6. Åh, det var sødt sagt, Dorthe. Mange tak for det. :))

    Jeg håber at Anne-Sophie vil føle sig rigtig godt tilpas i kjolen når vi får den færdig. Uha, jeg frygter sådan at ét eller andet kikser med den. ;))

    Forhåbentlig bliver den så 50er agtig, enkelt og elegant som hun gerne vil have den. Vi får se... :))

    KH
    Ulla

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