60s patterns

I have a strange feeling of deja vu, writing this post. Wasn't it about a year ago that I posted about an early 60s style dress I had made? Here I am again, writing another post on the same/similar topic.

As I've said before I have a simple sixties-style dress pattern I've used several times. Guess what, I did it again. Marimekko had a fabric sale in their online shop and I fell into that trap... This particular company runs reprints of their iconic sixties fabrics and I bought the 'Puketti' fabric in blue. While I was in the throes of a sewing seizure anyway I decided to redo another Marimekko dress I had made a couple of years ago. I shortened the hem a little and also the bodice which I had originally cut a bit too long.

So, a couple of nice dresses ready for the summer :)

Fabric: Marimekko 'Puketti', Annika Rimala 1964

Fabric: Marimekko 'Tantsu', Maija Isola, 1960

An early 60s-esque summer dress

I dropped by the fabric shop on one rainy June day and came away with this fabric. It screamed early 60s to me, so clearly a dress was in order.

I have a good basic pattern for my favourite dress and I've used it to make 3 other dresses already. This time I wanted a summery version, no sleeves and a zipper closure.

So, here's a popular style from the summer of '63 :)

Awkward early 60s fashion pose.

I <3 The Beatles! This album wasn't released until November '63, but what the heck :)

Mwah!!

I made the belt too, because I couldn't find anything from the shops. It's a length of wide black elastic band sewn onto a clasp. 

The hem is very full, I put three widths of the fabric in it, mainly because I didn't want to have any weird fabric scraps left over. The hem circumference is ca. 3,5 metres... :)