Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Vintique Designs Midnight Gala Dress

Yo and sup. Welcome to Tuesday's post. :-)  

Today we have some pics of Connie wearing Vintique Designs' version of the Heritage Doll Fashions Midnight Gala dress pattern available from Liberty Jane Patterns. You can see Heritage4's version of the dress below on the pattern book cover...


It looks "simple" to create but it's not (so a warning to newbie seamstresses on this one) -- it can be challenging if you are working with gauze fabrics (like the overlay on the bodice), and luxe fabrics (like the skirt) which can be slippery. But if you "got the skilz" to pull this one off -- it is a beautiful dress.

Our Vintique Designs dress came with navy see-through leggings to match the dress, but we decided to make it a 1950s dress for our Connie Bonacorsi and put on the ol' white tights and Mary Janes. It is difficult to tell from our pics-- but the dress is made from dark navy fabric, with the gauzy bodice material featuring tiny white polka dots (that part is easier to tell than the color). Enjoy the pics!




Vintique Designs has a bustling Etsy shop (vintiquedesigns56) with 50 sales and 20 currently available items. We have purchased a lot of stuff from her over the years-- most of it custom work which she readily welcomes. So if you have something special you have been thinking about commissioning-- she is a great seller to contact. She makes modern as well as historical clothing. We have a whole collection of Regency-wear from her as well as a bunch of modern items (more things we need to show you but haven't taken pics of, haha.) Here are her currently available items..... oh and FYI we have an awesome coat donated from her that we will be offering as a giveaway item in the coming months. Yay!


Also, we wanted to highlight more of Heritage4's patterns.... We have seen the wrap-top dress we talked about on Saturday, but not everybody is making these other pattern items and offering them for sale. Only a few have offered the peacoat and the panel dress for sale and we would especially like to see someone offering the wrap-tie top and the racer-back vest that you see together in the pics below. Anybody making those? Let us know!

4 comments:

American Girl Dolls Rock!! said...

what a beautiful dress!

. said...

I love the fabric combo Vintique Designs used! I've been meaning to download the Midnight Gala Dress, I have a VERY old little girl's dress to cut up that would suit this pattern to a "T"! I don't have any problems working with that particular fabric;) However, I have downloaded the Empire Peacoat Pattern & the Wrap & Vest Pattern! I'm working up a few things with them and they will be featured in Part 2 of my upcoming collection! So be on the lookout!
Sincerely,
Rachel Noel
RNB Originals

Nora and Maple said...

Rachel Noel-- Just read your emails and responded to you! We look forward to both parts of your RNB Originals collection being offered on Etsy!

And we are super-excited that you might be working with the Heritage Doll Fashions patterns. :D

. said...

hehehe, I just responded;) I can't wait to show them off!(Both parts of my "In the Moment" Collection;)
I think it's so neat that LJC has branched out to offer patterns from other makers, like Heritage Doll Fashions! I've looked over the Wrap & Vest Pattern several times & cut out the pattern pieces, now it's just time to sew!
Sincerely,
Rachel Noel
RNB Originals

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