Mary Stiefer said... This is absolutely stunning. I can just picture Lauren Bacall coming down some long staircase swishing this skirt. 3/6/05 6:19 PM
Annika said... Wow! Love the cowl neckline idea! 3/6/05 8:23 PM
Tiner W said... I'd love to wear something like this! Great job! 3/6/05 8:49 PM
SewingSusan said... Beautiful! The back and gold look amazing and the neckline too! 3/7/05 6:25 AM
Nancy Anne said... This is a beautiful garment! Love the neckline! 3/7/05 6:58 AM
AnneM said... Lovely job; you certainly managed around the pattern problems. Great to see your review. Looks like you are already an accomplished sewist. 3/7/05 8:48 AM
GorgeousFabrics said... Wow, that is fantastic! I love the gold contrast. I am reading the Chronicles of Narnia to my kids right now, and that looks exactly like the costumes pictured in those books. -Ann 3/7/05 10:49 AM
kbrock said... Lovely - you sure took this seemingly basic pattern to the next level. 3/7/05 11:12 AM
Philo said... Absolutely gorgeous! The cowl neckline compliments the cuffs tremendously. I'd second Gorgeous Things; very Narnian. Is that crepe-back-satin? 3/7/05 7:26 PM
Corey said... Looks great! Congrats on your first review. :) 3/7/05 11:51 PM
The Renaissance Girl said... Thanks everyone for your encouraging comments!
Philo: It's poly satin as mentioned, crepe back would have been too...expensive. :) 3/8/05 4:50 PM
KiwiWendy said... great recovery from the too low neckline! 11/21/06 4:51 PM
carnelian said... Thank you for including remarks on how it feels to wear this dress, allusion to the experiential richness of wearing costumes. 5/18/10 10:01 PM
This is absolutely stunning. I can just picture Lauren Bacall coming down some long staircase swishing this skirt.
3/6/05 6:19 PM
Wow! Love the cowl neckline idea!
3/6/05 8:23 PM
I'd love to wear something like this! Great job!
3/6/05 8:49 PM
Beautiful! The back and gold look amazing and the neckline too!
3/7/05 6:25 AM
This is a beautiful garment! Love the neckline!
3/7/05 6:58 AM
Lovely job; you certainly managed around the pattern problems. Great to see your review. Looks like you are already an accomplished sewist.
3/7/05 8:48 AM
Wow, that is fantastic! I love the gold contrast. I am reading the Chronicles of Narnia to my kids right now, and that looks exactly like the costumes pictured in those books. -Ann
3/7/05 10:49 AM
Lovely - you sure took this seemingly basic pattern to the next level.
3/7/05 11:12 AM
Absolutely gorgeous! The cowl neckline compliments the cuffs tremendously. I'd second Gorgeous Things; very Narnian. Is that crepe-back-satin?
3/7/05 7:26 PM
Looks great! Congrats on your first review. :)
3/7/05 11:51 PM
Thanks everyone for your encouraging comments! Philo: It's poly satin as mentioned, crepe back would have been too...expensive. :)
3/8/05 4:50 PM
great recovery from the too low neckline!
11/21/06 4:51 PM
Thank you for including remarks on how it feels to wear this dress, allusion to the experiential richness of wearing costumes.
5/18/10 10:01 PM