Another day, another challenge

After thinking about my upcoming sewing plans, I realized that they qualify for the Sew Cinematic Challenge. They are my dress for the Old Hollywood grad and my ladies' mantle for the Vintage Pattern Lending Library 1912 Project.

First up is the dress for grad. I have some synthetic something, sort of like georgette, which has a small purple floral in the stash that I couldn't figure out what to make from it. This seemed like a good project to put it to use. Because the theme is Old Hollywood, I decided I wanted Veronica Lake hair and of course I need the dress to go with it. The movie I'm inspired by is The Glass Key, because she wears this dress:

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Mine will be sleeveless, with a gathered mid-section, and a half-circle skirt, all lined. That's the plan for now. I'm off to do some fabric shopping and need to pick up some notions for it. More later.*

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