V1696 1950s Dress
Pullover, sleeveless dress has bias bodice, ribbon straps and center back zipper. Suitable fabrics include broadcloth, linen, shantung, and crepe. Unsuitable for obvious diagonals.





#v1696

sallyssewingsalon
Would this 50’s Dress workshop be of interest to you?? 👗 I’ll have a sample of my new version to show you in a bit, so you can see the finished plan. It’s an easy to grade shape so I can tweak it on the day for each of you. #onesizefitsmost I look forward to hearing from you with your thoughts #v1696 Thanks Nicole @sydneydestashmarket @vintage_vogue @theselvedgesociety had great fabric options for this too. So let me know if this 50’s Dress workshop would be of interest to you?

recklessrave
I finished making a new piece! The dress is actually supposed to be vintage, and the pattern is Vogue 1696. But I wanted to take the challenge of styling it as lolita fashion! It has really cute ribbon straps that you can see more clearly on my sewing account, where I'm gonna post a more normal (*still not all that normal) coord that I wore yesterday! . . #lolitafashion #eglfashion #eglcommunity #casuallolita #v1696 #voguepatterns #dailylolita #kawaiifashion

melishasimonecollection
Made this super quick & easy summer dress using #Vogue1696 & a striped cotton fabric from @Joann_stores . Love it🥰 💜💜💜 . . . #v1696 #voguepatterns #sewing #summersewing #retrosewing #stripes #stripedress #stripeddress #vintagesewing #fashionsewing #fashiondaily #diyfashion #diystyle #sewingissexy #memade #fashiondesigner #fashionblogger #fashioninfluencer #sewingblogger #melishasimonecollection

itspronouncedluau
Ignore the ironing I still need to do but it’s finished! Snow White is done, and…like 2+ weeks before I will wear it? That’s lovely to think there won’t be any cramming for this trip! It’s so swishy, and HAS POCKETS, but I will tack on a red ribbon belt. It makes it pop more and really screams Disney princess. First time doing a blind hem and I approve, though it was tricky at first to figure it out. So stinking excited to wear it! #snowwhitedisneybound #sewing #memade #dressmaking #blindhem #disneybound #ooooohbabythatsnice #pockets #v1696 #stanwyckskirt

melishasimonecollection
Today’s theme for @thevintagefashionchallenge is my all time favorite color purple 💜. I love all shades of purple, so this day is perfect for me 😆. Scroll through some of my purple collection I made over the years. Happy sewing😘💜💜💜 . . . #sewing #vintagefashion #purple #thevintagefashionchallenge #retrostyle #charmpatterns #janeset #B6284 #barbietop #nightanddaydress #picnicskirt #picnictop #v1696 #stanwyckskirt #S9536 #s8469 #nl6514 #cobblerdress #memademay2025 #melishasimonecollection

yukito.japan
⛔️⛔️⛔️ SOLD OUT ⛔️⛔️⛔️ 🇯🇵 เก้าอี้หวายติดพื้น หมุนได้ 🇯🇵 #V1696 - กว้าง 50cm x ยาว 40cm - สูงถึงเบาะ 18cm x สูงถึงพนักพิง 45cm - เบาะที่นั่ง กว้าง 43cm ฟรีค่าขนส่ง. 🚛🚛 🔺สภาพการใช้งาน : ใหม่มาก สวย ไม่มีตำหนิแตกหัก ใช้งานได้ปกติค่ะ 🔺สินค้าจัดส่งภายใน 2-4 วันหลังจากชำระเงิน ใช้ระยะเวลาขนส่ง 3-5 วันทำการค่ะ ติดต่อไลน์แอด👉 https://lin.ee/JrJ69yV ติดต่อสอบถาม 📞098-9382929 #เฟอร์นิเจอร์ญี่ปุ่นมือสอง #เฟอร์นิเจอร์ #สินค้าญี่ปุ่น #สินค้ามือสอง #เก้าอี้หวาย #โต๊ะญี่ปุ่น #โต๊ะหวาย #เก้าอี้หวาย #ตกแต่งบ้าน #furniture #decohome #decoration #interiordesign #homedesign #secondhand #japan #rattanfurniture #rattanhomedesign

createdby_kyliem
Finished flat lay if my recent V1696 with a Barbie-esque feel. A very simple pattern from start to finish but i had to make it more difficult by using a brocade fabric and making a satin sash instead of just using ribbon like the pattern suggested. Will definitely make it again. #V1696 #madebyme #flatlay #pinkbrocade

its.goldie_frocks
More shots of #vogue1696 in action during the @miss_motostatic_pinup_contest_ compliments of Randy Van Hoof of Photos by Hoofer 📸 (cropped because Instagram) I figured I would talk about the fabric today since I couldn’t squeeze it into yesterday’s post. I had actually purchase this fabric from @joann_stores back in September to make this dress for a different show in October. But I wasn’t able to attend and this outfit idea had sat in my mind since then. It’s a cotton but unique in that the metallic stars are raised on the fabric puffy paint style. I did have to use caution with pressing as not to melt them. I had initially worried the stars were too small to read well but they really pop in photographs and I couldn’t be happier with the fabric choice 🌟🤩 #v1696 #memade #fashionsewing #sewistofinstagram #isew #sewing #sewist #instasew #handmadewardrobe #isewmyownclothes #vintagesewing #summersewing #vintagestyle #vintagefashion #vintagehair #1950sfashion #pinup #pinupgirl #pinupstyle #pinupcontest #motostatic #motostatic2023 #missmotostatic #missmotostatic2023

itspronouncedluau
Progress! I have 2 dresses I’m making for my Disneyland trip. Snow White, and Merida. I don’t know what I’ll do with the black fur, but it’ll be some kind of cape. I’m enjoying the details and I’m really excited for these projects, even to wear just because! I also appreciate being at a point where my pattern going a little off the fabric doesn’t kill me inside, I know I can work with it. I do with I had more energy though. Bouncing back from my work weeks (that currently include fewer days off and more 15+ hour days…) takes me longer than I’d like. My first day off I feel almost sick, and I can only do things in bursts. Today is better, but I already work tomorrow. 🫠 f in the chat. #sewing #disneybound #lowkeycosplay #dressmaking #memade #details #whoneedssleep #ormetime #jkineeditandwilltakeit #v1696

vintage_jo_sew_and_sew
Vogue 1696 in this cute cotton print from @minervadotcom is almost finished, just hem to do now. I did think I could leave out the zip as the other version I made of this goes on without undoing the zip but it didnt work with this version so just shows you how different fabrics have different properties even though they not stretch. I am loving this cute pattern of the fabric just right for Summer It's a bit to sunny at the moment to get reveal pics as rgey will be bleached out so I try sbd get some later when the sun moves round. #minervabrandambassador #minervabrandambassadors #minervamakes #minervamakers #makers #sewingpatterns #sewingpatterninspo #sewingpatterninspiration #sewinginspiration #sewingideas #dressmakingpatterns #dressmakingsewingpatterns #dressmaking #voguepatterns #vogue1696 #V1696 #voguepatterns #sewing #dresspattern #vintagevogue #sewinginspo #blue #bluedress #cottonfabrics #cotton #broadcloth #Madebyme #sewover50 #sewvintage

craft_at_nap
#memademaybutmakeitweird Day 11: You’re spending the afternoon drinking tea and judging hemlines. I planned my Mother’s Day dress before I saw the MMM but make it weird prompts, but I think it works. Photos are courtesy of my 5 year old who insisted I twirl in my “twirling dress” 😍 Dress is a #v1696 a reissued pattern originally from 1954. Fabric is @riflepaperco that I bought from @crimsontate last fall. Thankfully I bought 5 yards without a plan because I used almost all of it. #memademay #memademaybutmakeitweirdday11 #sewist #riflepapercofabric #crimsontate #voguepatterns

life_byjay
I did 2 days (Friday & Saturday) at Beach Hop in March with @miss.polly.rose but somehow never managed to take a single photo with her 🤦♀️ we stayed with @hannahmcalley1995 ... didn't get a single photo with my boo either 🤦♀️ Friday was a look around the market wearing my amazing @sarsparilly pink cosmic girl princess dress with an uranium necklace & my moon dust brooch from @folk_and_fortune . Then to the RSA to watch some of the heats for the big Elvis competition. Then Saturday, I was in my pink floral dress I made from Vogue 1696 using a vintage floral cotton sheet & bright pink satin ribbon. I paired it with a simple straw hat with pink flowers decoration (including my bridesmaid flower crown from @dzsem 's wedding) & my favourite @splendette woven bangle. I call this my Mary Poppins look. . I jumped in Mr Sandy Dee’s 1948 Ford Bonus Cabover with @miss.sandydee & enjoyed being in the parade! It was so much fun waving out the window at everyone! The horn was so loud that a child who was begging us to honk it burst into tears coz they were scared when it was honked 😂 . #beachhop #beachhopparade #pinkdress #vintageinspired #vintagegirl #vintagepattern #custommade #pinkdress #pink #pinkflowers #allthepink #vogue1696 #v1696 #selfie #funny #simple

its.goldie_frocks
Have a safe and happy 4th! ❤️🤍💙 Squeezing in another share of my patriotic #vogue1696 because it turned out so cute! #v1696 #memade #fashionsewing #sewistofinstagram #isew #sewing #sewist #instasew #handmadewardrobe #isewmyownclothes #vintagesewing #vintagestyle #vintagefashion #vintagehair #1950sfashion #pinup #pinupgirl #pinupstyle

melishasimonecollection
I love it when you cut & sew striped fabric on the bias, it gives a nice chevron effect 😍💜 . . . #v1696 #vogue1696 #voguepatterns #sewing #retrosewing #stripes #stripedress #stripeddress #vintagesewing #fashionsewing #fashiondaily #diyfashion #diystyle #sewingissexy #fashiondesigner #fashionblogger #fashioninfluencer #melishasimonecollection

gardamsfabrics
On the counter today another of our new arrivals, the perfect ladymcelroy stripe and floral print in stretch cotton. 140cm wide. #gardamsfabrics#fabricshop#fabric #designerfabrics#fashionfabrics#sew #learntosew#sewingclasses#sewing #gardamsfabricsmakefashion #welovesewing#sewyourown#v1696 #patternmaking#cityfabrics #voguepatterns #ladymcelroyfabric #newarrival #brownpaperpackagestiedupwithstring Gardams Fabrics …EST 1930

vintage_jo_sew_and_sew
So here is my latest make just in time for the Sewn with Viscose challenge. It's a reissued vogue pattern from 1954, bit about the pattern later on. I was gifted this beautiful Viscose Sateen crepe from the Minerva core range.It has one shiny side and one matt side so is great for patterns where maybe you want a contrast without buying 2 lots of fabric. I decided to alternate the pieces between matt and shiny. The pattern is Vogue 1696, now I am not going to lie, i gone past this pattern many times as it didn’t really do it for me from the pics on the cover…i know never judge a pattern by its cover, i should of learnt that by now, but I saw @sands.diana post her version and I was won over and now I made it its on my quick easy outfit list piece. #minervabrandambassador #minervabrandambassadors #minervamakes #minervamakers #makers #sewingpatterns #sewingpatterninspo #sewingpatterninspiration #sewinginspiration #sewingideas #dressmakingpatterns #dressmakingsewingpatterns #dressmaking #voguepatterns #vogue1696 #V1696 #voguepatterns #sewing #dresspattern #vintagevogue #sewinginspo #blue #bluedress #sewover50 #sewvintage #sewnviscose #revivalfashion

kittylaflor
Caught the sunset at the perfect time to show off my #v1696 from Vogue Patterns. I used a quilting cotton from a local quilt shop and pink satin ribbon from @joann_stores ✨ - - - #sewistsofinstagram #sewing #sewingproject #voguepatterns #vintagesewing #retrosewing #pinup #pinupstyle #pinupgirl #retro #retrostyle #60s #wherelight

its.goldie_frocks
One last photo from the @miss_motostatic_pinup_contest_. This photo was taken by my husband and it’s not the best quality (you get what you pay for 🤣). But it captured a moment I want to talk about 📸 Back in March I taught a posing class for a pinup workshop and I explained that anything can be a pose with the right attitude and expression. This pose wasn’t so much a pose as it was an opportunity to lift a strap that was starting to fall down. I hooked it with my thumb and put it back on my shoulder. I just committed to the moment and I think it might be my favorite pose in the bunch! 🌟 It meant so much to hear from a number of gals in the contest that they had found sometime I said that worked for them and that they could use for themselves. It feels like I had two wins that day 🥰🥰 #vogue1696 #v1696 #memade #fashionsewing #isew #sewing #sewist #handmadewardrobe #vintagesewing #vintagestyle #vintagefashion #vintagehair #1950sfashion #pinup #pinuplife #pinupgirl #pinupstyle #pinuppose #pinupcontest #missmotostatic #missmotostatic2023 #motostatic

kidsmarketcl
BOTAS DE AGUA #V1696 Estado del producto: usadas Tiempo de uso: 3 posturas Marca: Boulevard Talla: 21 Lugar de retiro: Macul o Providencia Envíos: si Precio: $5.000 Precio referencia: $7.990 Si quieres comprar envía DM #kidsmarket #baby #reutiliza #embarazo #lactancia

arseniacreates
Handmade rockabilly inspired dress using the #voguesewingpattern #v1696 Fabric is an old Bedsheet from our local charity shop 😊 #vintagestyle #vintagedress #rockabillystyle #handmade #sewingproject #sewinglove #sewistsofinstagram #arseniacreates

vintage_jo_sew_and_sew
more pics of Vogue 1696 in this cute print. This fabric is such great value and is from.@minervadotcom Pictures are still with crinoline petticoat underneath but I will post later pics without. #minervabrandambassador #minervabrandambassadors #minervamakes #minervamakers #makers #sewingpatterns #sewingpatterninspo #sewingpatterninspiration #sewinginspiration #dressmakingpatterns #dressmakingsewingpatterns #dressmaking #voguepatterns #vogue1696 #V1696 #voguepatterns #sewing #dresspattern #vintagevogue #sewinginspo #blue #bluedress #cottonfabrics #cotton #broadcloth #Madebyme #sewover50 #sewvintage #revivalfashion

vintage_jo_sew_and_sew
Planning my accessories for my Reveal photoshoot #minervabrandambassador #minervabrandambassadors #minervamakes #minervamakers #makers #sewingpatterns #sewingpatterninspo #sewingpatterninspiration #sewinginspiration #sewingideas #dressmakingpatterns #dressmakingsewingpatterns #dressmaking #voguepatterns #vogue1696 #V1696 #Madebyme #isew #sewcialists #sewingbee #50ssfashion #50sssewing #isew #memade #memades #sewing #sewist #sewists

simplicitymccallsaustralia
@stephsewsalltheclothes created this beautiful #V1696 with a feature of cotton double-matte ribbon to highlight the colours in her printed material Vogue 1696 is a Vintage slip-on, sleeveless dress from circa 1954. It has a bias bodice, ribbon straps, and a centre back zip. Get your paper copy of this pattern in sizes 8-24 at https://www.sewdirect.com.au/product/vogue-patterns-v1696/ #voguepatterns #handmadedress #vintagesewing #isewmyownclothes #memade #sewistsofinstagram #SewdirectAustralia #AustraliaSews #NewZealandSews #SewingPattern #VintageVogue #Vintage #Vogue1696 #RetroStyle

stephsewsalltheclothes
This week I finished my make of #V1696 and I love it! I used cotton double-matte ribbon, which I had to get on Etsy, as the ribbon since it's a much higher quality for apparel than the kinds of ribbon sold at the big box stores. It was worth the extra cost! . . #voguepatterns #handmadedress #vintagesewing #isewmyownclothes #memade #sewistsofinstagram

createdby_kyliem
My next make. #V1696 in a light pink. Omitting the ribbon tie for a larger one out of satin. Wish me luck!

its.goldie_frocks
And now the dress details! The pattern is #vogue1696 in a cotton with puffy stars from @joann_stores 🌟 So now the trouble. I’ll start by saying this is an easy and quick sew. I made the size 8 and the finished waist measurement read 25.5 inches. I usually make a 25 inch waist but I knew this was much less fitted and structured than my normal makes so I decide to leave as is. I even took time to add pockets since that is not part of the pattern. There is no easy way to fit this pattern as you go since so much of the shaping relies on the gathering from the ribbon straps which you don’t even make the casing for until after you put the zipper in. So imagine my surprise when after the crude attempts I made to fit as I went along resulted in a dress that looked like a baggy sack! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ It was at that point I decided to measure to see where I went wrong and somehow I made a dress with a 27 inch waist. So I measured the pattern pieces to find that the finished measurements were wrong.. My bad for not double checking measurements 🙈 And now the dirty. I’m a petite person and ease is the enemy of fit for me. I was in a mood and didn’t feel like disassembling the dress so I decided I would just pinch out the excess and sew a new side seam. I ended up taking it in 2 inches at the waist and 4 total inches at the bust. This did change the neckline of the pattern but I like it! And I quickly whipped up a belt to hide waist seam sides where the skirt was pinched together. I was upset it wasn’t perfect but I can’t stay mad because despite the ugly insides and it looks great and photographs beautifully 💙❤️ Even for all the trouble I would 100% make this pattern again with the adjustments I made. I just want anyone else who makes it to do what I didn’t do and check the measurements first 📏 #v1696 #memade #fashionsewing #sewistofinstagram #isew #sewing #sewingfail #summersewing #sewist #instasew #handmadewardrobe #isewmyownclothes #vintagesewing #vintagestyle #vintagefashion #vintagehair #1950sfashion #pinup #pinupgirl #pinupstyle

gardamsfabrics
On the counter today a new piece of the perfect ladymcelroy stripe and floral print in beautiful cotton lawn, 140cm wide. #gardamsfabrics#fabricshop#fabric #designerfabrics#fashionfabrics#sew #learntosew#sewingclasses#sewing #gardamsfabricsmakefashion #welovesewing#sewyourown#v1696 #patternmaking#cityfabrics #voguepatterns #ladymcelroyfabric #newarrival #brownpaperpackagestiedupwithstring Gardams Fabrics …EST 1930

vintage_jo_sew_and_sew
the garden is my sewing room and I got started on my next make with this pretty blue floral cotton fabric which iI think is so apt for a 1950s dress as the fabric could be vintage, gifted to me by @minervadotcom . The hot weather has turned my head and I decided to make another summer dress and its vogue 1696 again for which I make no apology. I made good progress on this today and now the dress is hanging overnight to let it drop ready to be hemmed tomorrow then the images. As i said before this is a really quick make and this fabric is so easy to work with that it makes it even quicker. Looking forward to seeing how different fabrics look with this pattern #minervabrandambassador #minervabrandambassadors #minervamakes #minervamakers #makers #dressmakingpatterns #dressmakingsewingpatterns #dressmaking #voguepatterns #vogue1696 #V1696 #voguepatterns #sewing #dresspattern #vintagevogue #sewinginspo #blue #bluedress #cottonfabrics #cotton #broadcloth #Madebyme #makersgonnamake #sewaholic #sewaholics #vintage #vintagesewing

creative_seams_by_danielle
Starting my new project!! I can’t wait to use this super cute #Avengers cotton print!! Pattern is #Vogue1696 #voguepatterns #v1696 #1950s #1950dress #1950sdress #1950 #1950style #1950sstyle #1950fashion #1950sfashion #1950svintage #vintage #vintagestyle #vintageinspiredseamstress #vintageinspired #vintagesewing #vintagesewingpatterns #vintagedress #vintagedressmaker #vintagedressmaking #vintagedressing #theavengers #avengersassemble #socute #marvel #marvelcomics #marveluniverse

creative_seams_by_danielle
My #Avengers dress is finished!!! I am so proud of how quickly it came together!! Loved working with the #cottonfabric I snatched the fabric up at my local Dollarama in 1 yard cuts for $4 each!! It was a huge fabric score for me! #voguepatterns #v1696 #vogue1696 #DayDress #Fashion #Waist #VintageClothing #1950dress #1950s #1950sstyle #1950fashion #1950sfashion #1950svintage #vintageinspiredseamstress #vintageinspired #vintagesewing #vintagesewingpatterns #vintagedress #vintagedressmaker #vintagedressmaking #vintagedressing #imadethis #Sewing #SewingProject #SewingAddict #SewingLove #SewingInspiration #SewingLife

vintage_jo_sew_and_sew
So vogue 1696 is finished and I love it. This fabric is so Summery and the dress is just in time for the heatwave. I love this cute print gifted to me by @minervadotcom with small Ivory, light blue and dark and light pink flowers on a dark blue background and I think it works well with this design. Its Broadcloth which is 100% cotton, a perfect fabric for summer, It holds the shape of the skirt well. In these photos I am wearing a crinoline petticoat but I also taken some photos without any underskirts which I will post after this post so you can see the difference and what it looks like without underskirts if you plan to wear it that way and I probably wear it that way for everyday wear. I decided to add a contrasting organza ribbon to match with the bright pink of some of the flowers in the print which I am glad I did as it makes it pop. As i said before in my previous make this is a really easy quick make, I cut out and made apart from hemming yesterday in between looking after my grandaughter. It has 3 main pattern pieces and a guide for the ribbon, you cut 2 of the front and back bodice and 4 of the skirt, the back and front are the same which you sew together at the side seams then gather to attach to the bodice. No facings, collars or sleeves to fit just a back zip which is probably the most difficult part. And shhh don't tell.my granddaughter I borrowed her watering can for the photos 😂 #minervabrandambassador #minervabrandambassadors #minervamakes #minervamakers #makers #sewingpatterns #sewingpatterninspo #sewingpatterninspiration #sewinginspiration #sewingideas #dressmakingpatterns #dressmakingsewingpatterns #dressmaking #voguepatterns #vogue1696 #V1696 #voguepatterns #sewing #dresspattern #vintagevogue #sewinginspo #blue #bluedress #cottonfabrics #cotton #broadcloth #Madebyme #sewover50 #sewvintage #revivalfashion

melishasimonecollection
My vintage inspiration💜 #sewthelook using #vogue1696 . . . #v1696 #voguepatterns #sewing #retrosewing #stripes #stripedress #stripeddress #vintagesewing #fashionsewing #fashiondaily #diyfashion #diystyle #sewingissexy #fashiondesigner #fashionblogger #fashioninfluencer #melishasimonecollection

yukito.japan
⛔️⛔️⛔️ SOLD OUT ⛔️⛔️⛔️ 🇯🇵 เก้าอี้หวายติดพื้น หมุนได้ 🇯🇵 #V1696 - กว้าง 50cm x ยาว 40cm - สูงถึงเบาะ 18cm x สูงถึงพนักพิง 45cm - เบาะที่นั่ง กว้าง 43cm ฟรีค่าขนส่ง. 🚛🚛 🔺สภาพการใช้งาน : ใหม่มาก สวย ไม่มีตำหนิแตกหัก ใช้งานได้ปกติค่ะ 🔺สินค้าจัดส่งภายใน 2-4 วันหลังจากชำระเงิน ใช้ระยะเวลาขนส่ง 3-5 วันทำการค่ะ ติดต่อไลน์แอด👉 https://lin.ee/JrJ69yV ติดต่อสอบถาม 📞098-9382929 #เฟอร์นิเจอร์ญี่ปุ่นมือสอง #เฟอร์นิเจอร์ #สินค้าญี่ปุ่น #สินค้ามือสอง #เก้าอี้หวาย #โต๊ะญี่ปุ่น #โต๊ะหวาย #เก้าอี้หวาย #ตกแต่งบ้าน #furniture #decohome #decoration #interiordesign #homedesign #secondhand #japan #rattanfurniture #rattanhomedesign

vintage_jo_sew_and_sew
And now some pics of Vogue 1696 in the floral broadcloth without a 1950's style petticoat underneath which probably how most people would wear it and probably will be how I wear it most of the time. This fabric which was gifted to me by @minervadotcom really creates the fullness of the skirt with or without a petticoat and is such a lovely dress for Summer holidays or just enjoying the sun in the garden #minervabrandambassador #minervabrandambassadors #minervaakes #sewinginspiration #sewingideas #dressmakingpatterns #dressmakingsewingpatterns #dressmaking #voguepatterns #vogue1696 #V1696 #voguepatternssewing #dresspattern #vintagevogue #sewinginspo #blue #bluedress #cottonfabrics #cotton #broadcloth #Madebyme #sewover50 #sewcialists #sewingbee #50ssfashion #50sssewing #isew #memade #revivalfashion

me.made.fabulous
Vogue 1696. I had slightly mixed feelings about this one. A new full skirted Vogue Vintage pattern, yayyyy, but very gathered and with gathers on a ribbon rather than sewn in or elasticated, hmmmmm. The 50%sale just before going on holiday convinced me to have a go. I had watched this very bright tropical border fabric on Amothreads until all but 4m had sold out, so I snapped it up then forgot about it in my stash. I knew I needed a gathered or pleated skirt pattern to show the border print to its best advantage and was a bit horrified to find that the skirt on V1626 is slightly curved as well as gathered. Fortunately the large scale of the print hides that it’s not entirely parallel with the hem. I toyed with the idea of putting a straight gathered skirt on the V1696 bodice but I’m glad I didn’t as the underbust is not very fitted. There is a dart and a pleat on each side above the waist, but a gathered neckline going down to a gathered waistline wasn’t going to create the hourglass figure of the envelope art on a figure like mine without a belt. You could probably go down a size or nip the waist in, but I think it would still create a blouson effect above the waist on many people, particularly those with a big or not very high bust. I’m pleased with the finished effect. I used extra wide double satin ribbon which seemed to grip the neckline well enough to keep it in place. If you pull the bodice up a bit you can hide a regular bra rather than a strapless, which was a nice surprise. It’s not a super quick make, which was a less pleasant surprise, as the ribbon gathers make it look casually and quickly put together, but I definitely think it’s worth the effort. #vogue1696 #v1696 #minervamakers #minervacrafts #minervabrandambassador #sewover50 #voguevintage #amothreads #amothreadsfabrics.