Feliz Party Dress and Skirt Sewing Pattern by studioTANTRUM/Fledge.
"Feliz" is Spanish for "happy". This dress has been named for the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles. Los Feliz is located in the heart of Los Angeles, between Griffith Park and Silver Lake. During the Golden Age of cinema of the 1920's and 30's, many of the movie studios called Los Feliz home. Today, one will recognize in this sometimes sophisticated, somtimes dilapidated quater many famous movie locations. Many fabous examples of modern architecture from Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra can be found in Los Feliz.
The dress FELIZ takes its cues from historical clothing as well as from the newest fashions. The apron pinafore recalls the clothing worn by the first settlers to this area. When sewn as a skirt, one recalls the hostess skirts of the 50's. And when sewn somewhat shorter as a tunic, perhaps with a bias cut flounce along the edge the fashionistas on Hillhurst and Vermont Avenues might just ask you if that tunic is available for grown-ups.
Sewn from simple fabrics, FELIZ offers an elegant silhouette. When embellished with ruffles down the back, FELIZ makes any occasion a special occasion. the generous apron pieces offer a blank canvas to express your creativity with applique, embroidery or fabric painting.
FELIZ, like the distric, changes with the times. This year's dress may be worn next year over jeans or leggins as a tunic top. The year after that, in about 15 minues, you can make FELIZ into a skirt. The fit is adjustable with the sash.
If you would like to sew a FELIZ skirt, please note that the chest measurements on the table will correspond to your waist measurement. You will likely want to choose a size or two smaller.
Pattern includes 18 mo./2T (86/92), 3T/4T (98/104), 5T/6 (110/116), 7/8 (122/128), 9/10 (134/140)
The pattern is written in English in the European tradition: They DO NOT include seam allowances and are made to be traced, not cut from the pattern sheet directly. The pattern is printed in black and white.
Fabric recommended: Cotton percales, voile, atiste, fine wale cord, light wright denim and twills, linen. |
