Charlize dress

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Charlize is a close-fitting dress with a sheath silhouette due to front and back princess seams. The front and back feature curved band pieces along the armscyes. There are thin straps along the band pieces, attached to the front and back necklines and secured in the shoulder seams. The front pieces feature flaps and an asymmetric lapel. Charlize has a faux double-breasted fastening with buttons and buttonholes. The front and back pieces are finished with a free-hanging lining. The dress features long, set-in, two-piece, fitted sleeves, and is above-knee length.

Approximate sewing time – 2 days.

Model Inna: Height 172cm (5’8”), Bust 84cm (33 1/8”), Waist 64cm (25 1/4”), Hips 94cm (37”). Inna is wearing size 36 in height 3.

Model Yana: Height 174 cm (5’8”), Bust 107 cm (42 1/8”), Waist 87 cm (34 1/4”), Hips 122 cm (48”). For Yana we combined sizes 48 for the waist and 52 for the hips in height 3.

 

To sew this dress, choose woven fabrics with the following properties:

- medium weight, easily pressed and steamed, breathable, soft, non-stretch or with very little stretch, opaque;

- the fiber content can include natural fibers (wool, silk, cotton), artificial (viscose), blends (wool + silk, wool + polyester, wool + cotton, etc.), and synthetic (polyester, polyester + viscose);

- the following fabrics are recommended: dress-weight wool, gabardine, wool crepe.

Attention! We do not recommend stretchy knit materials and lightweight sheer fabrics (chiffon, organza, stretch lace).

For the lining, we recommend artificial fibers (viscose), blends (viscose + elastane, viscose + polyester), or synthetic fibers (polyester, polyester + elastane).

The dress in the photo is made of suiting fabric. This material is medium weight, soft, with very little stretch and presses well. The fiber content is a blend: 65% polyester + 35% viscose. The lining is 100% viscose.

1. Main fabric, 140 cm wide, with a directional print/nap, in meters:

Height/

size

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

1 (154–160)

1.97

1.99

2.02

2.19

2.19

2.21

2.21

2.29

2.32

2.35

2 (162–168)

2.03

2.05

2.1

2.25

2.25

2.27

2.28

2.38

2.43

2.43

3 (170–176)

2.1

2.12

2.16

2.33

2.33

2.35

2.36

2.5

2.51

2.51

4 (178–184)

2.16

2.2

2.25

2.3

2.42

2.43

2.46

2.57

2.58

2.59

Main fabric, 55” wide, with a directional print/nap, in yards:

Height/

size

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

1 (5’1”–5’3”)

2 1/8

2 1/8

2 1/4

2 3/8

2 3/8

2 3/8

2 3/8

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 5/8

2 (5’4”–5’6”)

2 1/4

2 1/4

2 1/4

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 5/8

2 5/8

2 5/8

3 (5’7”–5’9”)

2 1/4

2 3/8

2 3/8

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 5/8

2 5/8

2 3/4

2 3/4

2 3/4

4 (5’10”–6’1”)

2 3/8

2 3/8

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 5/8

2 5/8

2 3/4

2 3/4

2 7/8

2 7/8

Main fabric, 150 cm wide, with a directional print/nap, in meters:

Height/

size

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

1 (154–160)

1.76

1.77

1.77

1.97

2

2.03

2.09

2.23

2.24

2.26

2 (162–168)

1.82

1.83

1.84

2.03

2.08

2.1

2.15

2.3

2.31

2.32

3 (170–176)

1.88

1.88

1.9

2.1

2.14

2.16

2.25

2.35

2.38

2.38

4 (178–184)

1.94

1.95

1.97

2.17

2.19

2.25

2.32

2.42

2.43

2.45

Main fabric, 59” wide, with a directional print/nap, in yards:

Height/

size

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

1 (5’1”–5’3”)

1 7/8

1 7/8

1 7/8

2 1/8

2 1/8

2 1/4

2 1/4

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 (5’4”–5’6”)

2

2

2

2 1/4

2 1/4

2 1/4

2 3/8

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 1/2

3 (5’7”–5’9”)

2

2

2 1/8

2 1/4

2 3/8

2 3/8

2 1/2

2 5/8

2 5/8

2 5/8

4 (5’10”–6’1”)

2 1/8

2 1/8

2 1/8

2 3/8

2 3/8

2 1/2

2 1/2

2 5/8

2 5/8

2 5/8

2. Lining fabric, 140 cm wide, all sizes:

Height, cm

Fabric requirements, meters

1 (154–160)

0.81

2 (162–168)

0.84

3 (170–176)

0.87

4 (178–184)

0.9

Lining fabric, 55” wide, all sizes:

Height, ft             

Fabric requirements, yards

1 (5’1”–5’3”)

7/8

2 (5’4”–5’6”)

7/8

3 (5’7”–5’9”)

1

4 (5’10”–6’1”)

1

3. Lightweight woven interfacing, 140 cm wide, all sizes:

Height, cm

Fabric requirements, meters

1 (154–160)

0.84

2 (162–168)

0.88

3 (170–176)

0.9

4 (178–184)

0.93

Lightweight woven interfacing, 55” wide, all sizes:

Height, ft

Fabric requirements, yards

1 (5’1”–5’3”)

7/8

2 (5’4”–5’6”)

1

3 (5’7”–5’9”)

1

4 (5’10”–6’1”)

1

IMPORTANT! When purchasing fabric, please account for shrinkage and buy 5% more than required.

4. One 55 cm (21 5/8”) invisible zipper for all sizes and heights.

5. Stitched fusible stay tape – 5 m (5 1/2 yd).

6. Stitched bias-cut fusible stay tape with stitch reinforcement – 1.2 m (1 1/4 yd).

7. Two buttons 2.2 cm (7/8”) in diameter.

8. One backing button 2.2 cm (7/8”) in diameter.

9. Matching thread – 5 spools (1 spool for the sewing machine + 4 spools for the overlocker).

- Sewing machine for construction;

- Overlocker for finishing raw edges. This may be replaced with a stretch overlock stitch or a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine (overlock or zigzag stitch width 2–3 mm [1/8”], stitch length 2.5 mm [1/8”]);

- Buttonhole foot for the sewing machine;

- Stitch-in-the-ditch foot for the sewing machine (optional);

- Invisible zipper foot for the sewing machine.

Ease type

Ease measurement, cm

Ease measurement, in

Bust ease

8.8–9.4

3 1/2–3 3/4

Waistline ease

11.1–11.2

4 3/8

Hipline ease

9

3 1/2

Upper arm ease

7

2 3/4

Height, cm

Garment length from waist down (different for each size), cm

Sleeve length, cm

1 (154–160)

47

59–60

2 (162–168)

49

61.1–62.1

3 (170–176)

51

63–64

4 (178–184)

53

65–65.9

Height, ft

Garment length from waist down (different for each size), in

Sleeve length, in

1 (5’1”–5’3”)

18 1/2

23 1/4–23 5/8

2 (5’4”–5’6”)

19 1/4

24–24 1/2

3 (5’7”–5’9”)

20 1/8

24 3/4–25 1/4

4 (5’10”–6’1”)

20 7/8

25 5/8–26

Once the order is paid, within 1 minute you will receive an email with the details of the order and a link to your personal account, where the following will be available for download: 

1. the pdf pattern in your chosen size, in the following formats: Letter, A4, A0 and plotter format. The size of the plotter format is indicated in the name of the document. You will need a plotter printer that can print at least 900mm width. Note that for height categories 3 and 4, the plotter pattern comes on 2 pages. 

2. Detailed instructions which include cutting layouts, construction steps accompanied by photos, as well as instructions on how to work with Vikisews patterns (printing, taping, adjusting, sewing terminology).

If you have any questions, please let us know at info@vikisews.com

Charlize instructions Sample
Your height:
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