Copying Ready-to-Wear - my faux-wrap dress
A confession: one of my favorite dresses to wear is not something I've made, but something I bought.....maybe 10-15 years ago....from Joyce Leslie (oh, are you not from Jersey? It's a clothing store. Apparently they're still around! I haven't been to a Jersey mall in a while). Its a polka dot poly-jersey faux-wrap dress: Vintage....Joyce Leslie I love the fit! I love where the waist hits, I love the bodice, its 'fun' but not too low, I don't have to keep checking to see if I'm falling out of it, I like the shape of the skirt, I even like the little gathered sleeve, and it's comfortable (for polyester). I've tried to find and sew a pattern that I like just as much, but haven't been able to. The Cake Tiramisu was close - I love it from the midriff down, not crazy about it in the bodice/sleeve. Low, but not too low (for the smaller-busted, at least) So last week I decided to try and make a pattern using the original Joyce Leslie...