I kinda suspected the sleeves on this dress - Vogue 8744 - were going to be pretty long. Especially after placing the dress on GiGi. (For those new to my blog, GiGi is my dress form. She's not near as curvy as I am, but she does give me a general idea of how a garment will look. )
But yikes! They are much longer than the tips of my fingers.
Now I will admit that I normally shorten my sleeves on almost every pattern I sew, and I forgot to do that on this one. But even my normal 1/2"to 3/4"alteration would have these sleeves covering my hands.
Another odd thing is that this dress feels like it was designed to have shoulder pads - yet none are called for. I don't have broad shoulders (lucky you if you do!) so I plan on trying a small shoulder pad to see if it helps the shoulder line.
Other than that I'm liking the dress.
Stay tuned as I'm really close to finally finishing this one.
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This looks lovely! The sleeves on the model look a bit long - perhaps this is a "trend"?
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing yours. I love patterns with lots of seam detail.
ReplyDeleteIf you have narrow shoulders you will get extra length in raglan sleeves. I love the color you chose!
ReplyDeleteHeh, that pattern would probably work really well for me-- I usually have to add length to every long-sleeved pattern that I do!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color, but so funny about the sleeves! At least it is easy to fix!
ReplyDeletehmm..those *are* long. The model looks s though she is wearing shoulder pads. This dress will be amazing on you.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and Mary - definitely needs shoulder pads. Love the color! Thank you for your kind comment on my blog the other day :-)
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The dress is beautiful, and I love that color. Maybe you can make a furrowed on the outside of the sleeves, this is just a touch of fun if you do not want to cut them. Looking ahead ....
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