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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

The Graduation Dress

This weekend, I graduated with my Master's in Chemistry! Woot! And I made a dress for the occasion!


I used Simplicity 3997 from 1940 and made it up in a beautiful navy wool.

 

This dress had a lot of difficult bits including grading up from a 30" bust, making bias binding, making bias cording and some sleeve fitting issues.


But I conquered this dress and I love it!


I accessorized it with a vintage maroon hat and pearl earrings.

 

I still want to make a matching belt for this dress but I ran out of time and didn't have enough belt making supplies on hand.


I'm so loving the early 40s right now so expect some more early 40s sewing in the new year!
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17 comments:

  1. Sarah December 17, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    A beautiful dress! And I love the pairing of navy and maroon.

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  2. AlyssaDecember 17, 2013 at 8:39 AM

    What a lot of interesting details in that dress! Are you going into the early 40s too for the Historical Sew Fortnightly this year, now that we're allowed to? I think I'll be split between regency and WWII era.

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    1. Stephanie LynnDecember 17, 2013 at 9:09 AM

      Yes! So excited to do 40s for HSF! I kept wanting to sneak one in for one of these last challenges and had to remind myself not to.

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  3. CBoyerDecember 17, 2013 at 8:51 AM

    Wonderful! The navy blue is such a lovely color with that hat.

    Congratulations on graduating!

    Brigid
    the Middle Sister and Singer

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  4. InkyDecember 17, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Congratulations on graduating! You look stunning!

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  5. seannaapprovedDecember 17, 2013 at 11:52 AM

    Congratulations on graduating!! :) I remember when my Dad got his masters degree, what a huge accomplishment for you!

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  6. BeckyDecember 17, 2013 at 12:39 PM

    Congratulations! A masters' is so much work, and you must feel great now that it's done! The dress looks lovely.

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  7. LilyDecember 17, 2013 at 12:53 PM

    Many congratulations! And your dress is very charming! :-)

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  8. Witchcrafted LifeDecember 17, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Absolutely massive congratulations on your stellar achievement!!!

    ♥ Jessica

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  9. Marie in the caveDecember 17, 2013 at 2:47 PM

    Congratulations! And your dress looks awesome!

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  10. UnknownDecember 17, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Adorei... o vestido ficou lindo, seu blog é maravilhoso.

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  11. Gabriela SalvadorDecember 17, 2013 at 7:19 PM

    The dress is beautiful, and congratulations!

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  12. PinhousePlaymateDecember 18, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    Congratulations on both achievements! Very well done :-D

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  13. KateDecember 18, 2013 at 12:55 PM

    Congratulations!

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  14. Kate-EmDecember 19, 2013 at 6:31 PM

    Lovely dress. Congratulations on your Masters.

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  15. AnonymousDecember 19, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    Congratulations on your Masters! Such an accomplishment! And the dress is marvelous! I love the hat too!!

    xoxo
    -Janey

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  16. MimDecember 23, 2013 at 5:25 AM

    Congratulations on your graduation - and how nice to have such a fantastic dress for your big day.

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