Due to the one-sided, one-directional nature of the print, I knew I’d have to lay out and cut the pattern very carefully. The sequins are printed on, so it’s trompe l’oeil, which is French for either “fool the eye” or “impossible for Americans to pronounce”. I wish I could send you a swatch it’s like buttah. I bought the pattern on Ebay to use with this gorgeous Italian wool that I picked up at Janssens et Janssens in Paris. Sleeve darts are something that need to make a comeback they give woven sleeves such a nice shape. But what I liked about the pattern was the high boatneck with small folds on the side, the French darts that start low on the side, and the 3/4 sleeves with two darts. Back home and settled in, my January project was to make a top that recreates the type of 1960s high “crushed boatneck” shown in the pattern on the left:īoy, I remember that “puffy bodice/straight skirt” look from the 60s.
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