PATTERN REVIEW: Burda style 07-1957; vintage dress

 

Yay Wednesday Addams dress

The pattern

Vintage dress with scallop yoke, pleated and gathered skirt, bishop sleeves, peter pan collar., princess seam in front and darts in back.

Additional info:

• one size in magazine 7-9. It falls a bit between 8 and 9 I guess
• Recommended Fabrics : lightweight wovens
• not rated
• magazine only

The fabric

• 0.7 m cotton dark navy with stripes
  0,2 m cotton white with stripes
  0,1 m cotton white with parrots

Cutting the fabric.

Fairly straightforward. Skirt is a gathered and pleated skirt. 

Instructions:

No instructions in these magazines. Go by numbered nothes.

Fit:

It falls a bit between 8 and 9 I guess

Conclusion:

yay vintage pattern. Also very full skirt and full sleeves. Because of the pleat in the skirt near the dart/princes seams the skirt waves instead of being a evenly round wide skirt (I hope I explain this well enough). I really love how the skirt waves around.
Love the scallop yoke