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fair/make :: dress

2/20/2019

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nani pani
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Fair clothing can be traded, thrifted, made, bought...can be lovingly altered, repaired, refashioned...there are so many choices. When it comes to dresses, I love the option of taking the fabric from a thrifted dress that is maybe the wrong size + remaking it into a new dress. Dresses can easily be shortened in length or sleeve length...or even made from a top...with a little length added from different fabric.

Here, we're looking at two options for dresses. Fair brands (on the left) + sewn from independent pattern designers (on the right). I love that a sewist can appreciate the craftsmanship of a ready-made dress...and that anyone can learn to sew! No need to choose all or nothing, one way or the other.  ;)
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ichi
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elbe textiles (coming soon)
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pyne + smith
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lacausa
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I'm looking forward to dresses again this year. One piece dressing is my favorite. While layering over + under dresses is great...bare legs + plimsolls, sandals or bare feet are my favorite accessories for dresses...which makes dreaming the best option right now.  :)

​Last time in fair/make...jumpsuits. All lovely photos via links.

Love, 
Jane
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Emily
6/16/2021 01:54:22 pm

Huh! I just finished making the Bird Dress from Studio Habeas Corpus, and I was positive that I had heard about it somewhere on your website, but I can’t find a reference to it! Anyway, I had a lot of fun making it and I can tell I’m going to enjoy wearing it. Even if you didn’t lead me to the pattern after all, I’ll thank you for the regular nudging toward sewing something for myself!

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Jane link
6/19/2021 03:53:12 pm

That is so exciting! I think I mentioned it in a weekend reads + such at some point! It looks like a super comfy pattern- hope it's a great dress for the months ahead! :)

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