It's become a bit of a tradition the last few years that as soon as spring begins to arrive and thoughts turn to the oncoming summer to start dreaming up beautiful summer dresses. I generally start with a vague idea of a colour or a certain shape and take it from there. This year was no exception and I had ideas about reds and dark pinks.
This first dress I definately remember thinking up whilst watching the BBC adaption of Upstairs Downstairs, I know the style is more 1950s than 30s but something about the rich colours of the costumes made me long for a ruby dress. I think this one will be more of a summer evening dress though, the fabric is heavier than than I imagined but it was a perfect colour and it feels gorgeous to wear.
The second dress is still a work in progress but I used the same pattern as I used to make the bridesmaid dress I wore to my brother's wedding last summer, only knee length instead of floor length. The colour is almost exactly the same too, dark raspberry, but in a beautiful light broderie anglaise instead of the heavy duchess satin of the original. I decided as I will proably never wear my bridesmaid's dress again (boo hoo!) it would be nice to have a more wearable everyday version to remind me of it.
Here is a detail of the bodice, I really need to get my act together and finish this one before summer is upon us, I don't want it to become one of those projects that sits in the bottom of my wardrobe for months before I get round to completing it, which does tend to happen shamefully often I have to admit!
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