Hi, hello. I recently made a dress that I love, in fabric that I love, with a pattern that I love. That’s a lot of love! It’s the Washi Dress by Made By Rae in nani IRO brushed cotton.
There are so many beautiful dresses in the Washi Flickr pool but I was especially drawn to this one by Kristin from Skirt as Top and this fabulous Autumn version. I really love the scoop neck on Kristin’s dress, as well as the the neckline on Rae’s long sleeve version so I decided to change the look a little on my dress too.
If you’re more pear than hourglass you will already know that a wide neckline is your BFF but really this pattern is so great no modifications are necessary. I did taper the sleeves in about 2″ from the sleeve hem as I wanted a more fitted look there and I love how they turned out.
I love how simple this dress was to sew, how flattering the style is on so many body types, and how versatile the pattern is. In Japan I usually share a size with Godzilla so extra bonus points for the fact that I could make this in a medium. Yipee!
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Wow this is fab!
I love the tapered sleeves. I am somewhat anti long sleeves.. especially since it’s really hot here in Jakarta.
it’s so lovely on you and i love where you have taken your photos! so pretty.
So wonderful! You look great, the dress looks great, everything about this is lovely!!
Sooooooo lovely! Great job!
Thank you, Vania! The original short-sleeve version of this pattern is also really lovely.
Lol! lovely dress! I visited Japan in 2011 and got 2 leather jackets.
I am usually na xs and small here in Canada, but in dear Japan, I had to content with their size XL and XXL!!!
One jacket was XL, the other XXL! lol.
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