{"id":3034,"date":"2018-07-30T17:18:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fabricville.com\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2018-08-07T18:27:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T18:27:21","slug":"animal-print-a-fashion-trend-that-never-go-out-of-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fabricville.com\/en\/animal-print-a-fashion-trend-that-never-go-out-of-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal print : A fashion trend that never goes out of style!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A little fashion history context :\u00a0HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Leopard print outfits are always attention-grabbing, but none more so than American actress Marian Nixon\u2019s. In 1925 she turned heads\u00a0 and probably crashed cars, as she walked down Hollywood Boulevard in a leopard skin coat, accessorizing with her pet leopard on a leash… (This is definitely what you call pushing fashion to the extreme!) The print became a symbol of Hollywood glamour, used by MGM costume designer Gilbert Adrian and loved by Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and serial leopard print wearer Jayne Mansfield.<\/p>\n

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Animal prints are like neutrals, they\u2019re made up of brown, beige, and black, after all. They\u2019re seasonless, and you can wear them with almost anything. Plus, they add a little edge to your wardrobe, animal print is, as the saying goes, an \u2018oldie, but a goodie\u2019.<\/p>\n

If you are like me, obsessed with animal print, you\u2019ll be glad to know that Fabricville has an incredible selection, in their printed cotton fabric collection, the\u00a0Jungle Life collection<\/a><\/p>\n

Animal prints are definitely a neutral to me, for years I was looking for the perfect tiger print dress and couldn\u2019t find anything that I liked! One day, I came across this vintage pattern cover, and it had the perfect animal print dress illustrated on it! This is what inspired me for my project!<\/p>\n

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The Dress<\/h3>\n

For this project I wanted to use a vintage pattern reprint, it is, MCCALL’S MISSES’ DRESSES AND CUMMERBUND 7748 Circa 1957<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It is a lined dress with neckline variations, attached petticoat, gathered skirt, and invisible zippers. I am making view A, I love the halter neck neckline style. I love the how the straps cross over each over at the bodice and merge at the armhole to create a unique “V”. This is a design feature I’ve never seen before! As fore the fabric, I chose this gorgeous grey tiger skin printed cotton<\/a>, from the Jungle Life collection\u00a0 and for the lining a red cotton poplin<\/a>. I love to add\u00a0contrasting lining inside my dressing, it adds a nice pop of colour!<\/p>\n

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The construction<\/h2>\n

What I like about sewing with a vintage pattern is the new\/old sewing techniques you learn along the way. I find that in every projects I make with a vintage pattern, I learn a new technique, that we don\u2019t use or teach anymore in modern dressmaking. Especially, garment finishing techniques. \u00a0Sometimes, I feel that, today, we are not taking the time to make a dress as pretty inside than outside. Therefore, I have learned that this is what vintage sewing is all about. Yes, it takes more time, but it\u2019s more rewarding in the end and your dress will last longer.<\/p>\n

The sewing process was quite fast, I made the entire dress in 5hours or so. The most challenging part was making the armhole with the bands. It is quite tricky to install the bias bands and sew a nice curve.\u00a0 \u00a0In my opinion this is what\u2019s rising the level of difficulty of the pattern.<\/p>\n

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What I don\u2019t like about this pattern<\/h2>\n

The way the dress is lined, I really don\u2019t like the fact that the pattern instructs you to sew the lining and the bodice at the waist and sew the skirt on top of it. This leaves the awful and bulky raw edge of the gathered skirt out. Knowing this, I would tuck the gathered skirt\u2019s raw edge in between the lining and the bodice the waist, for a cleaner finish. Besides that, I am very please with the dressmaking process.<\/p>\n

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Changes I made<\/h2>\n

I skipped the crinoline since I already have a good puffy petticoat that I can wear underneath the dress. I also decided to not make the cummerbund part. I felt that it would have added a lot of weight on my waist and not look flattering for my silhouette.<\/p>\n

Didn\u2019t interfaced the bands, I felt it would make them too stiff. Also, I felt like the cotton is thick enough to give enough body to the bands.<\/p>\n

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Assuming my trim obsession<\/h2>\n

I felt like there was something missing to dress when I finished it, it felt like it was blend, even with the beautiful tiger print. \u00a0So, I decided to add A LOT of trims to this dress, to make it more fun! I know it is not everyone\u2019s taste, but I like my dresses to be over the top!<\/p>\n

So, I went to Fabricville<\/a> and basically bought 3 different style of trims, because….why not!? I really think it adds a lot to the dress design, it makes it more special!\u00a0 I love that there\u2019s just enough contrast between the trims and the fabric pattern, it makes all the details subtler and it doesn\u2019t steal the attention from the dress.<\/p>\n

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Sewing Summary:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Pattern:\u00a0<\/strong> MCCALL’S MISSES’ DRESSES AND CUMMERBUND 7748 Circa 1957, View A<\/a>
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\nFabric:<\/strong><\/p>\n

4.5M of \u00a0Jungle Life Tiger Skin grey, printed cotton<\/a><\/p>\n

1M of Red CottonPoplin<\/a><\/p>\n

Notions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n