Micheal Kors Inspired, Gorgeous in Pink. New Look 6145

You all know how this story goes:

"I was on pinterest..." lol

Pinterest is truly the beginning of ALL things.

I saw this fabulous Michael Kors Shift Dress and just knew I had to have my own version.

I am in LOVE with this dress. Now the above dress is a boxy shift dress. I didn't want mine TOO boxy. I wanted a little more shaping.

As you can see, it just skims my body. It's not tight. It's actually not even very fitted, just NOT boxy.

I decided to add a 37 inch exposed zipper to the back to give it a little more "umph". I LOVE it.

I ALMOST went ahead and made it in colbalt blue like my inspiration dress but I recently added a blue dress to my wardrobe. I decided this pink would be much more fabulous.

I loved the collar on this one. I've made two dresses with similar collars already. I love this style dress on me.


I kept my accessories simple. I love seeing red & pink together so I decided on this wine color purse and my oh so pretty pink bow pumps. Sparkly bracelets and some sparkly earrings completed the look.

Here is a close up of my adorabo shoes, because y'all know...it's ALL about the shoes.

For those of you who sew, here is a review:

New Look 6145

Pattern Description: Misses' knee length shift dress has wide round neckline with or without bias-cut stand collar and can be made sleeveless or with 3/4, short or pleated sleeves.

I made view D.

Pattern Sizing: 8-18 I cut the size 10


Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?

YES!
Were the instructions easy to follow? These instructions are great. I didn't really use them but I did have to read over them for the collar construction.

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I loved that this pattern was similar to my inspiration dress.


Fabric Used: I honestly don't know what kind of fabric this is. I picked it up from Metro Textiles while I was in NY. It's heavy, like a wool crepe, but almost reminds me of a ponte knit. It's a woven but it's stretchy lol. I absolutely LOVE IT.


Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: I added some additional shaping, length and added an exposed zipper.

I cut the size ten based on my measurements but knew I didn't want it to fit as boxy as this pattern is. There really isn't ANY shaping to it. I made the darts in the back larger and tried it on. It still didn't fit the way I wanted so I took in about an inch and a half on each side seam.

I added 3.5 inches to the dress. Without the additional length it was about 2 inches above my knee and I didn't want to wear it that short.

I added an exposed zipper, just leaving the zipper teeth exposed. I also decided not to close the bottom of the zipper/dress. This dress originally has a split. My zipper is a separating zipper so I decided not to close the bottom but allow it to act as a split. It hits right at the bend of my knee.

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? I JUST might sew this one again. I LOVE it. I highly recommend it if you like this style.

Conclusion: This is a great pattern. It's such a classic style and this may be my most favorite garment to date lol.

 

Comments

[Northlady]

Looks terrific on you! Both the fit and the color!!

[Linda L]

Great looking dress and love, love, love the shoes!

[Rachelle]

Absolutely gorgeous and the SHOES! TFS

[Janette]

What a lovely dress in a classic shape. Beautiful. Going to Pin that pattern now!

[Adrienne]

Thank you!

[Adrienne]

Thanks!

[Adrienne]

Thanks! You know how I feel about shoes lol

[Adrienne]

Thank you! It's a great pattern!

[Brenda]

WoW! This outfit is super sweet, color, fit, style,length, shoes, etc. just gorgeous!!!!! Great job on making those changes. BTW, I am tackling the Vogue version your dress - hope it turns out half as nice as your clone.

[Ernise]

Very stylish! I think that would look good in red also.

[Candice]

Love it Adrienne! And yassssss, those shoes are gorgeous!

[Robin Michael Rush]

Wow, that is a great look and color on you. Loving your haircut! The shoes are cute too!

[Adrienne]

Thanks!!! Which pattern is that?

[Adrienne]

Thanks! I need a little red dress in a couple of weeks hmmmmm

[Adrienne]

Thanks Candice!

[Adrienne]

Thanks so much Robin!

[Ruth]

Fab styling and the pink looks great on you. Super flattering dress - length, collar and fit.

[Angela]

Gorgeous! Love the collar, the color, the zipper, the shoes, everything:)

[Godsgirlt]

Yep! You're right! The pink is much more fabulous and fabulous on you! Love the exposed zip! And uhm yeah....those shoes! The whole ensemble....very nice!

[Jenny]

Beautiful dress. I agree the color is perfect on you! Very nice.

[Kelroc]

Very Chic in pink and red. Gorgeous!

[orchidophile]

Fabulous!

[Adrienne]

Thanks Ruth!

[Adrienne]

Thanks Angela!

[Adrienne]

Thank you!!!

[Adrienne]

Thanks Jenny!

[Adrienne]

Thank you Kelroc

[Adrienne]

Thank you!

[allisonc]

So many adorable details on this dress in addition to the hot collar - love the collar and the back zip!

[allisonc]

oops I meant hot colour, but the collar is indeed also hot!

[Adrienne]

Thanks so much!