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| Burda 7081 LBD |
I finished my little black dress late in the summer season. Well after my trip to Alaska, where it would have been a perfect dinner dress on the cruise. So, it has sat in my sewing room and closet. But I found a cute pin on Pinterest that let me wear it further into the fall season. (Ok, fall just arrive in Texas......we hit a low of 50.)
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| My Pinterest Pin with the LBD, denim jacket, and black boots. |
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| Stylin' almost like Pinterest. My husband said this outfit looks fine if you are going for a nice black dress with a denim jacket. He couldn't understand why I would cover up the dress. |
Pattern
Burda 7081,View A
Fabric
Black rayon double knit
with tricot knit for lining (regretting this decision, it wants to stick to me)
Both from High Fashion Fabrics in Houston.
Construction
No problems with the pattern. It went together well.
Fitting
Oh, my!!!!
I used a good part of my engineering degree to fit this dress.
Square neckline + asymmetrical shoulders = fitting nightmare
I started with fitting the dress, which is not too bad, it has princess lines. Then, comes the straps/sleeve. The left and right pieces are no where close to being alike to get a fit, but they have to appear alike or the dress doesn't appear symmetrical. It took a couple of tries, but I worked it out!!!
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| Burda 7081 |
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| Side view |
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| Back view with string hanging off me and wrinkles on my seat. My photographer isn't into details or delaying this whole process. It is wonderful that my husband humors me enough to take a few good shots. |
Great dress! I actually love it with the denim jacket, too. Be sure and tell your husband that we thank him, also!
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