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Member since 4/23/09
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Posted on: 9/18/11 8:44 PM ET
I am looking for a draped back dress and am having no luck. Then tonight I see a dress on the run way http://awards.tv.yahoo.com/photos/175-2011-red-carpet-arrivals#OmgPhoid=3 that is exactly what I wanted. Now I know that I am not going to be able to find a pattern... but does anyone know of one or close that I can work off of? I can do some changes but can not make the pattern from scratch....
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Sherry Poole
  
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Posted on: 9/21/11 5:32 AM ET
This dress from Lekala Patterns (model 5846) has the draped back you're looking for. There was also a similarly shaped dress in the 11/2009 issue of Burda magazine, which features a low v-shaped back. If you could redraft the back of the Burda dress to incorporate the drape from the Lekala pattern (and then replace the 3/4 sleeves with pleated tulip ones), you would have something very close to your inspiration photo. Hope this helps! :)

P.S. If it's possible to move this thread to the "Patterns and Notions" board, you'd probably get more suggestions.
  
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Posted on: 9/21/11 8:09 AM ET
The Lekala back is a good call! It seems like the original dress may have some unique seaming in the front. Like on Vogue 8744. If they could be put together and the sleeve changed to something loose with pleats, you'd be pretty close.
  
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Posted on: 9/21/11 9:41 PM ET
I know I've seen a Vogue pattern like that but can't remember where.
  
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Posted on: 9/22/11 10:51 AM ET
In reply to sugarduck
Thank you so much.. this is just what I am looking for. I can incorporate other patterns for the remainder of the dress...
Thanks a lot.
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Sherry Poole
  
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