By Hand London - Kim Dress - The Pinup-Perfect Party Dress!
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By Hand London - Kim Dress - The Pinup-Perfect Party Dress! |
Pattern: By Hand London Kim Dress
Hi pinups! To round up this year's sewing pattern reviews, I thought I'd end on a festive note with my By Hand London 'Kim' Dress! The perfect dress for pinup-perfect party style this Christmas.
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Such a simple, beautiful shape. |
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You may have spotted this dress in my previous sewing pattern review! HERE |
This was my first time sewing with a By Hand London pattern. The packaging is beautiful and I found the instructions clear and easy to follow with helpful illustrations. For reference, this dress is very similar to the Tilly and the Buttons Lilou dress, which I reviewed HERE.
So lets start with the obvious, this dress is too tight on my bust. I should of known! I can just about get away with it, and I like it styled with a pretty bra. But I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be going out and about this exposed!
However, I LOVE this pattern. With a full bust adjustment, I'm going to love it even more. I do also find it slightly long in the body as there's extra room in the straps. But I won't shorten the bodice, I'll just take an extra centimetre off the straps and maybe heighten the bodice at the top.
Sewing Summary:
Pattern: By Hand London Kim Dress
Fabric: Plain Cotton Poplin Fabric - Scarlet Red
Notions: 22" concealed zip
Sewing time: Half a day.
Modifications: None.
Fit: I know I'm going to love the fit of this dress even more with a full bust adjustment.
Difficulty: Medium.
Watch out for: Getting even gathers and under-stitching the lining of the bodice.
Make Again?: Yes! I see this pattern being my go to Summer dress pattern once I made the bust adjustments. Simple, pretty quick and a gorgeous result!
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Tada! A pinup perfect party dress! |
Thanks for reading, pinups! Have you tried the 'Kim' dress?
xo
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5 comments
I thought your bra was part of the dress at first! It looks great, and thanks for the fabric tip.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fabric tip! This is one of my go to dress patterns, and I also had to shorten the straps some and make a slight bust adjustment. Well worth the effort though. I liked the bra peeping out too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous dress, red looks amazing on you, love the lace peeking out the top,mi also thought it was part of the dress as it matches perfectly. I have made the Anna with great success but could get the Flora wrap bodice to fit.
ReplyDeleteI love the cheeky peek of the bra! I totally wouldn't have noticed the too tight bodice if you hadn't mentioned it! You look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe dress looks really beautyful on you and I also thought that your bra was part of the dress. If I would make it, I'd propably change the neckline into something like this... <3
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