Pattern and Instructions: The Sophia Dress
Added 2023-08-01 14:16:27 +0000 UTCThis sexy and comfortable-as-your-own-skin knit dress is named after Sophia Loren, an Italian actress, singer, mother, and sex symbol for the ages.
It is an easy and quick make, with wide shoulder straps (to hide those bra straps!) and an optional sweetheart neckline.
The pencil skirt version hugs your curves from top to bottom without a waistline seam, and the three-quarter circle skirt version is the perfect alternative for a swishy, summer look.
Channel your inner Sophia and sew up this effortlessly sensual dress to live your ultimate 1950s bombshell fantasy!
Susie is stunning in a buttery animal print rib jersey, and I used the same Tencel lyocell knit fabric for both the black full skirt version and the red pencil skirt version.
You'll find the tiled file (for printing at home on A4 or letter size sheets and taping together) and the A0 file (for printing at a copy shop like ThePlottedPattern.com or PDFPlotting.com). Please note that we now have two size blocks, so make sure to download the correct files for the size you're making. If you have any questions about which size to sew, don't forget to read our blog post with all the details!
Don’t forget to watch the companion tutorial video and then share your makes with the hashtags #charmpatterns and #sophiadress!
xoxo,
Gertie
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ERRATA: the files were updated on 10/24/2023 to reflect a fix to the pocket notches on the full skirt pattern pieces.
