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African American woman gazing to the right with her right hand on her hip standing in front of a white studio backdrop wearing the Monte Carlo Dress V-Neck Tunic
Black and white pen and ink drawing by artist Gretchen Shields. Three women, woman on the left back facing viewer holding cards wearing the Monte Carlo Dress V- Neck Tunic, woman in the center wearing the crossover tunic, woman on the right wearing the Monte Carlo Dress showing the center woman her cards .
264 Monte Carlo Dress
Young African woman standing surrounded by greenery wearing #264 Monte Carlo Dress in orange.
African American woman with short black hair gazing to the right with left hand on her shoulder wearing the Monte Carlo Dress V-neck Tunic
Young Burnett White woman with neck length hair, standing in front of a studio white backdrop wearing the #264 Monte Carlo Dress in maroon., with black pumps.
Young blonde White woman surrounded by greenery, wearing the Monte Carlo Dress with V-Neck Tunic on top.
Woman standing surrounded by greenery, Close up of the bottom of the Monte Carlo Dress withe V-Neck Tunic flared.
Back view of African American woman with short black hair wearing the Monte Carlo V-Neck Tunic in maroon in front of a white studio backdrop head turned to the left.
Back view of young blonde white woman standing surrounded by greenery wearing the Monte Carlo dress and V-Neck Tunic in maroon.
African American woman gazing to the right with her right hand on her hip standing in front of a white studio backdrop wearing the Monte Carlo Dress V-Neck Tunic
Black and white pen and ink drawing by artist Gretchen Shields. Three women, woman on the left back facing viewer holding cards wearing the Monte Carlo Dress V- Neck Tunic, woman in the center wearing the crossover tunic, woman on the right wearing the Monte Carlo Dress showing the center woman her cards .
264 Monte Carlo Dress
Young African woman standing surrounded by greenery wearing #264 Monte Carlo Dress in orange.
African American woman with short black hair gazing to the right with left hand on her shoulder wearing the Monte Carlo Dress V-neck Tunic
Young Burnett White woman with neck length hair, standing in front of a studio white backdrop wearing the #264 Monte Carlo Dress in maroon., with black pumps.
Young blonde White woman surrounded by greenery, wearing the Monte Carlo Dress with V-Neck Tunic on top.
Woman standing surrounded by greenery, Close up of the bottom of the Monte Carlo Dress withe V-Neck Tunic flared.
Back view of African American woman with short black hair wearing the Monte Carlo V-Neck Tunic in maroon in front of a white studio backdrop head turned to the left.
Back view of young blonde white woman standing surrounded by greenery wearing the Monte Carlo dress and V-Neck Tunic in maroon.

264 Monte Carlo Dress

$36.00

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Misses Extra Small to 2XL.

A popular 1920s fashion among the young, adventurous "flapper" girls was the straight-sided drop-waist dress with handkerchief hem, worn with tunic tops made out of revealingly sheer fabrics. It was daring to attract attention to the youthful, healthy body underneath the clothes, instead of concealing it with the conservative garments of earlier years. 

Our sewing pattern for this Monte Carlo Dress, from 1924, is inspired by the captivating styles of Paul Poiret and Jacquese Doucet. The sheath dress features the drop waist and cylindrical silhouette so popular of the time. It is finished off with a bias-cut handkerchief hem that swishes seductively around nylon-stockinged legs and shows off a bit of ankle. Fanciful decoration was all the rage, in beads, sumptuous embroidery, and bejeweled ornaments. Embellish the dress according to the occasion, using the vintage design motifs included in the pattern. 

Two simple-sew tunics can be embellished with tassels or sparking baubles and worn in different arrangements over the dress: facing front of back, belted all around, or belted just in the front. They also create opportunities for interesting layering of sheer or shimmering fabrics. 

The pattern has several pages of professional sewing tips for using sheer or slinky fabrics as well as tips for embroidery and embroidery designs.  

Suggested fabrics: Lightweight and/or sheer silk, rayon, polyester, novelty velvet, jacquard, or brocade. The dress skirt is attractive in multiple layers of chiffon or georgette. Sheer striped fabrics create a nice graphic effect in the Crossover Tunic.

Yardage chart (.pdf)

This pattern is available as a Paper pattern and PDF pattern.  Choose the pattern format you want in the drop down menu.  The PDF pattern has files for copy shop (36” and A0), print at home (A4 and 8.5”x11”), as well as instructions. 

 

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  • Sewing Tip:  A customer mentioned that 4-way stretch velvet does not work well for the crossover tunic.

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