Sup, Stitches. Maples here.
Here is the next part of my "Trends to Sew" for Justice.
Just woke up, so my sense of humor isn't really here yet. ;-)
This part is ideas for dresses.
The first section will be fancier kinds that you might want to craft to compete with Saige's Sparkle Dress, or to give yourself an option if you sew and don't want the Sparkle Dress.
Again, Justice is a bold design company.
But there are a lot of interesting ideas offered there.
Many of the dresses have empire waist styling.
I like the black and white color scheme of this example.
Note the bolero additions.
This seems to be a multi-colored sequined dress.
Or is that is confetti? ;-)
You should be catching on that these fancy dresses do tend to be layered.
And actually layered, not with fake layers like AG does.
Nice blue one.
Princess seams with ruched tulle layer on the bodice.
Glittered daubs.
DW TOP TIP: A lot of these fabrics might be expensive in the fabric stores.
Try the sales racks at human stores, as we have said before.
Buy the largest dress you can find and cut it up for doll clothes.
Look for ones with the sequins, glitter, bling, etc. already on the fabric so you don't have to add it yourself.
You might also want to look at sales in the curtains sections of stores.
A lot of modern curtains are made of fancy-looking fabrics that have a manageable weight.
Some are even layered like these dresses.
Don't buy the tapestry-weight curtains. Those will be impossible to sew.
Many curtains also come with sequins and embroidered accents right on them already.
Also, don't limit your search to window drape panels -- bath tub curtains have also become rather posh.
Just pretend you are Scarlett and Mammy and cut those things right up.
Gold examples.
Really, really like this red one.
Especially how it looks like all the sequins are falling down into a big pile at the bottom hem.
Another nice black and white example.
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Here we have styles that are more day dresses.
Some really good ideas for the summer...
Or if you actually live in a place that is warm in January...
We like the turquoise lace overlay on the lime,
and the little skinny belt as well.
This was marketed as a winter item.
But I think that only works if you live in Miami.
Lime and blue is a Justice theme.
And we think it works well if you want to embrace the bright neon phase.
The lime still shines, but it is toned down by the darker blues and turquoisessss.
Justice is offering a lot of ruffled dress examples as well.
Note the furry vests. We need to address those at some point...
These look especially nice over leggings.
Vertical ruffling.
Back to horizontal.
DW TOP TIP: Those random strings exist to cinch the dress waistline from the back into a bow. You might want to try this with your dresses and tunic shirts in order to help give your designs more shape on the dolls. Stitch them directly into your side seams as you put the dress together.
A beautiful example of a jazzed up tank dress.
And the maxi dress is still going strong in case you want to try those.
Justice does smocked top maxis -- no dipping V-necks.
Okay, that's all the trends we have to discuss today.
Stay tuned for more fun stuff!
Once we decide what to do next... haha.
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