Wow Wow WOW… I am in a bit of a flap because Julia bobbin is hosting a Mad Men dress challenge and I guess, maybe, I might…be there with BELLS on! I hope you will join in too. All you need to do to take part is be inspired by Mad Men fashion. We’ve got until the end of March to make a dress! You might already have a favourite dress from the series? But if you can’t choose just one, or like me you’re generally just inspired by the wiggle silouette, you can make a dress that captures the essence of Mad Men too. It’s that flexible!
I thought I’d try the Etsy supplies section for some Mad Men sewing patterns inspiration. This is a good place to look for a replica pattern for a dress from the series, if you’ve got one in mind. The search returned approx 31 pages of authentic Mad Men potential. It was very hard to be restrained here (my paypal spending is being closely monitored these days) and this is why….
Vintage Simplicity 3184
Vintage McCalls 4884
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Vintage Simplicity 3422
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How does one choose just one dress? It was like leaving puppies at the pound. The thinking woman’s solution is to buy yourself some more procrastination time and get a few. I show great restraint here and got my mits on the first three. As far as narrowing down further and choosing fabric, I don’t quite know where to start… Inspired yet? Are you in? I hope so!