Closeup view.
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The new season of Mad Men starts today. I finished this purple/pink dress based on Joan’s dress last week and only had time to post it now.
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Front view.
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Side view.
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Joan’s dress. (source: Tom & Lorenzo)
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Pattern used: McCall’s 4994.
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Construction notes:
I used the short sleeve version of McCall’s 4994. I drafted the yoke and the tie part out of pink georgette and the rest of the dress was made of violet crepe. I used an invisible zipper in the back. I also used seam binding on the collar area.
Pros:
+ it fits!
+ it sort of looks like Joan’s dress
Cons:
+ crepe was really hard to work with
+ it’s a little bunchy?
This dress turned out better than I thought. I’ll definitely make more versions of McCall’s 4994.
Fabulous, this is a really great Joan immitation dress! I love the colours and it fits you so well!
I haven’t worked with crepe yet, so I can’t help with the bunching issue. Although maybe Ann’s tutorial on which direction to sew in might be apt here. http://gorgeousfabrics.com/blog/2011/12/06/there-are-no-hard-and-fast-rules-in-sewing/
It’s a great rendition of Joan’s dress. Well done!
Gorgeous! I love the vibrant colors!
Your dress looks great! Not too bunchy at all, and the colors are spot on!
Great job! I have always loved this Joan dress. Yours looks fabulous…well done! Hasn’t this sewing challenge been such fun?