Saturday, July 2, 2011

Mondrian inspired...

I have always loved Yves Saint Laurent's "Mondrian" dress, from 1967...



...and have wanted to make a dress in this style for some time.  Well, I did - last week.  Just in time to wear to an exhibition in Melbourne last Thursday.


I drafted the pattern myself, and it is a little different from the original...but similar enough that the ladies at the exhibition recognised it.  What a relief :-)

I needed to add tucks after completion because the "shift" silhouette was not very flattering.  But overall I am happy with it...after all I am no YSL!
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6 comments:

  1. Welmoed SissonJuly 3, 2011 at 12:35 AM

    Very nicely done! I made a copy of the YSL dress for myself last year. The trick is that the pattern pieces are not rectangles; the darts are all transferred into the seams between the color blocks and black strips.
    Here's my version:
    http://thereshesews.blogspot.com/2010/04/ysl-mondrian-dress-finished.html

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  2. MaggieJuly 3, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    I always loved this YSL dress. You did a fabulous interpretation.

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  3. Penny-RoseJuly 4, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    I love your version of this dress - well done.

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  4. parismegsJuly 4, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    Thanks for the feedback :-)

    @ Welmoed - will check your link out :-)

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  5. SewingadictaJuly 26, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Wonderful! This dress has always been in my sights. You did a fabulous version!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    lovely :)

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