Pattern: Butterick 2907Year: early 60s Fabric: ca. 1.5 - 2 m purple double wool crepe Notions: zipper Time: pre-treating: 3-4 hours, sewing: 4-5 hours New Techniques: working with wool crepe, raglan sleeves, bias strip making (for the tie-belt) Cost: about 35$ (the wool crepe was expensive but so worth it!)

(I realized looking at these pictures, I really need a haircut!)

Finally took pictures! They almost show the color accurately, it's still a bit more purple in real life.

I love this dress so much more than I thought I would. It's veery comfortable, it has a nice color, it's not too fancy for everyday wear but still elegant somehow (at least I think! It has that "Old Lady" vibe, and I mean that in the best way possible!). A "comfort dress" that doesn't involve sweatshirt materials! I really like the raglan sleeves, and the crepe moves so nicely! And it's was easy to sew. the only hiccup I had was putting in the zipper. I tried making a lapped zipper using Gerties tutorial from her online course and it didn't work very well, just cause the crepe got a little warped (I find that wool, after it's been pre-treated, has a tiny bit of "stretch" to it, I noticed this with the Houndstooth Sheath Dress too!). I then followed the Butterick instructions (where you baste the zipper opening first) and it worked really well! It gives you a smaller overlap than Gerties version, which might make it a little more obvious (especially with this fabric, you can see the zipper very well), but I don't mind with this dress.

One thing I was a little confused about was the collar. I used to think, looking at the pattern envelope illustration, that it's supposed to be a sort of turtleneck/cowlneck thing, but it's really just a collar that lies flat. But I guess if you wanted it to stand up more, you could attach two hooks and eyes to the collar at the center back.

The only drawback I guess is that the fabric IS expensive, and I can't really just sit down anywhere with this on (I know I know, sitting on the floor isn't ladylike and all, but as GOB would say: COME ON!! It's definitely a plus when a dress is easy to wash :))