I've noticed a lot of book jackets in the last while featuring a woman in a dress, which is pretty much the main focus of the cover image. And usually she's facing away from the reader, but that's another whole issue for another day.
The point being that recently I've been focusing much more on sewing -- I used to sew clothing quite a lot, but this has dropped off over the last few years. Now I've got my sewing mojo back and thus have been looking at this rash of cover designs more closely, seeing as how I've also been poring over pattern catalogues and sewing websites a lot lately (my husband might say "obsessively").
I'll try to match up a cover design with possible patterns & sometimes fabrics that I think would work together to make a great knock-off of the cover dress. I'll start with Jennifer Close's "The Smart One", which, while I haven't yet read it, has made my TBR list, mostly because this cover caught my eye when I first saw it!
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| She is so smart that she can't decide how to tie her belt... |
Here is the pattern I would choose to create a knockoff version of this dress, a Vogue design (always reliable).
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| Vogue 8379 is similar with that collar & the 3/4 sleeve cuffs -- assuming that if our cover model turned around it would be a wrap dress she has on |
I'd call it the Smart One dress, and flaunt some jewelry like this that picks up on the orangey blobs in the original, because of course I'd be smart enough to make it from the same fabric. And I'd probably wear shoes too.
Ha Ha Ha... thanks for the laugh :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of service... ;)
DeleteGoodness, that pattern takes me back. When I was a student I lived near the mills in West Yorkshire where material was woven. You could pick up enough to make a dress from the end of a roll for the equivalent of 10p. I had a Simplicity pattern that I could make up practically with my eyes closed and kept myself dressed that way all three years.
ReplyDeleteMy fabric stash would be untenable if I lived that close to a cheap supply! Love having a pattern that becomes second nature, it's so handy -- nice to hear that you are also a long-time sewist.
DeleteClever post! But I do like the Smart One dress. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's a pretty universally flattering shape, I think. I really do want to make one!
DeleteI remember you mentioned this pattern in a comment on my post about The Close One, and I'm so glad to see it laid out here like this. Nicely done! (And, yes, I'm sure it's the same dress, if only she would turn around.)
ReplyDelete"Obsessively". It's all relative, isn't it. *grin*
I think this pattern is a better fit than the first one I found...would love to make an exact copy if I could find the same fabric :)
DeleteLove the idea for a regular feature! Great match on the dresses. I do like that pattern. I've been thinking about dusting off my sewing machine. Hmm...
ReplyDeleteI hope you will dust it off, and show the results... :)
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