Hello all!
Slip dresses have been everywhere lately and I wanted one of my own, so I made one!
I drafted a slip dress for nightwear a few months ago, so I used that as my base, added a cowl neck and made it midi length. Sadly the cowl neck turned out too small to be recognisable as a cowl neck at all. Something to adapt for the next version.
It was super quick to put together, seeing as there’s only the front and back pieces. I did have french darts in my front piece for shaping, but next time I’d manipulate them out into the cowl for more fullness at the neckline. Both pieces actually have grown on facings which makes for a super quick and clean finish.
I pinned the excess out at the waist until I had the fit that I wanted. Unfortunately there’s a bit of excess at the back waist, which I’d fix by doing a swayback adjustment next time I think. The back neckline was a bit gapey so I added some elastic along the top to cinch it in a bit.
The side seams were french seamed and the hem hand roll hemmed. The fabric is a poly satin from Maggies Fabric stall at Lewisham market. I bought 4m and I have plans to turn the rest into a puffer jacket for winter!
Thanks for reading!
Lauren xx