Sewing a Vogue gown from 1956 | Vogue 1343

[@sueacord1678]

I have to say it is fortuitous you are posting a 1956 pattern this week. I was born in 1956 and this is my birthday week. It is like a birthday present to me. As a costume designer I love historical and vintage fashion. I love watching your projects and this is just beautiful.

[@DeathByFashion1]

🎉happy birthday

[@__wm_]

Happy birthday!

[@Gumbier_Than]

Congratulations on your final year as a Hexagenarian. 😊🎉

[@truthhurts2225]

Aww! Happy birthday from the 🇬🇧

[@diannholland]

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!

[@maryannplumlee2889]

I made a living sewing for 40 years. You are wonderful. So talented.

[@nicoled2831]

Oh my gawd! This dress is not only a stunning work of art on the outside, but couture-worthy on the inside. You look absolutely gorgeous in the finished shots!❤

[@SewRena]

Thank you so much 💕💕

[@oekmama]

You took the words right out my mouth! I will never forget going to the Balenciaga exhibition and they showed the dresses inside out.

[@rainydaylady6596]

I would never be able to sew that gown. I'm so impressed with how well you are able to sew something so complicated. You looked lovely and it was nice seeing you and your friend dressing up for the theater. 😯🙂❤️❤️❤️

[@kawaiielephant7772]

Don't give up

[@SewingBoxDesigns]

Yes! Don't give up! Pros learn by making muslins, the garment out of inexpensive fabric, sometimes only half the garment. Once you've done that, you're more confident to do the real garment. 😃

[@elizabethclaiborne6461]

Not now, but Future You can make that. You keep sewing and you learn stuff. Sewing books are amazing to learn things from too. I buy them used, they’re cheap, and you get an older book for older styles and the tricks are amazing. A basic sewing book from 1960 is a different style of construction from 1985. Look in your library.

[@SewSewDrew]

You did a great job with this. It was even more beautiful in person!!!❤

[@SewRena]

Thank you so much for accompanying me

[@jayeclements6452]

Beautiful craftswomanship! I get powerful Grace Kelly vibes from that gown. Inside finishing is always the 'tell' of an high end gown. Chef's kiss!

[@monaaustin7820]

You knocked it out of the park with this one! Fabulous!

[@saraquill]

It looks very elegant paired with that cape.

[@cindyfleer2248]

I would like to gift to you my grandmothers vintage hats from the 50’s and 60’s. They are dear to me but I’ve had them in a box and I’d rather they go to someone who would use them. Are you interested?

[@am-lo1pz]

If not, I'd gladly purchase them! I'm teaching myself to make vintage hats this year to complete my outfits, because it's so hard to find any to purchase where I am. Either way, this is such a generous thing to do, I hope they go to a good home.

[@nancyruizalvarez4982]

I always love watching your videos, just wish they were longer. Your sewing is so beautiful and I can't get enough!🤗

[@bluelove3834]

Ann Lowe would be so proud of you❤️

[@SewRena]

🥹🥹 thank you so much for saying I literally thought of her when I was done 💕💕

[@chrysanthemum8233]

That fabric is so beautiful

[@porkchop8542]

GORGEOUS! Please make more videos of you making these beautiful glamorous gowns! Your lucky you have the figure to wear this fashion

[@SewRena]

If I can manage it financially I will. This was so fun plus I love supporting the arts

[@cherylhuot4436]

Wow! You really nailed this one!! Pure elegance, and a perfect fit. Congratulations

[@malusdraco3793]

i just got into sewing the past couple of months and i'll tell you what it has given me such a deep appreciation for how good you are at this! everything is so neat and tidy and lines up all nice, even with the things you don't see!

[@SewRena]

Thank you so much! It all came with time. Once I got my clothes to stay together I started focusing on the details. I always take extra care on pieces that may need to be dry cleaned I’m nervous for ppl to see my work up close 🤣

[@__wm_]

Absolutely glorious! Couture inside and out. Beautiful work as always.

[@deborahc398]

Just beautiful! I would love to see more of your fitting process - it would be so helpful since you have a way of explaining things so clearly.

[@SewRena]

I will do that next time. In this case I pinned out all the gaps while wearing the muslin I made the changes to a traced version of the pattern.

[@dawnsheridan4274]

Another beautiful vintage gown. Thanx for all the tips about using difficult fabrics

[@DuziQ]

Love your content! And thank you for introducing us to SewSewDrew. I so enjoyed you two at the symphony. Now the Opera... or a ballet... or maybe a Broadway weekend... Girls weekend in NY...

[@SewRena]

Thank you so much 🫶🏾🫶🏾 that’s the plan SewRena and Drew takes on the performing arts world

[@KlingonPrincess]

Gorgeous dress on you! Burning the edges on brocade and organza is new to me. Sounds brave! 🌻🍄

[@sheilakethley5351]

Realizing why I was always shocked to see photos where I am obviously not tall and willowy-my mom sewed every stitch I owned, and all the pattern illustrations are of women with 8ft legs!

[@OrlaQuirk]

I'm five feet tall, and had an hourglass shape in my younger years. Back in the late 60s and 70s the fashionable standard was tall and willowy. My mom sewed beautiful clothes that fit me. It's so neat when your clothes help boost your confidence. My mom was even shorter than I, and she sewed lovely, perfectly-tailored clothes for us. Only when I learned sewing, myself, did I realize how fabulous a seamstress my mom was. The alterations of patterns and many haute couture additions were masterfully done, and made each garment flatter us.

[@sheilakethley5351]

@ my mom learned sewing and tailoring when she went to a wonderful school for disabled kids in Boston in the 1940s. She was a true artist! You and I were very lucky!

[@sarahdee374]

AND if the patterns are to be believed, about a 12" waist.

[@donnajones7757]

Beautiful work putting this dress together...thank you, for showing us how you did it❤

[@elisabethphd]

Beautifully done! I loved your YT short about the hotel you stayed in and I hoped we would get to see you make this dress! The pattern has some interesting construction details, thank you for taking the time to show them in the video.

[@patriciamurray5189]

How lovely!

[@jeshogue]

Absolutely stunning result! I hope you enjoyed your evening.

[@p.mckenzie2921]

Looks great on you the color scheme is perfect.💕

[@tictactoe325]

What a beautifully elegant gown. Stunning work in a very very short period of time

[@moniquegin8444]

thank you for bringing elegance back to the symphony

[@doreenroos9834]

Oh my word, I am a little girl again watching my mother sew. She was an amazing seamstress and her rule of thumb was the inside of the garment should look as finished and professional as the outside. Thank you for this lovely video.

[@veronicahardy9634]

This pattern is gorgeous. Your dress turned out great! An elegant choice for the fabric.

[@pinkporcupineknits]

I love the shaping in the bodice. I feel like it would look amazing in an everyday fabric with either a gathered or circle skirt.

[@LauraM-qt2jz]

I don’t think I’ve ever been this early! I love this dress and you look incredible!

[@stephaniegrier8379]

Gurl you did that! Amazing! ❤🎉🎉🎉 born on 1956 too!

[@marywest2896]

I so love these videos better than the shorts...the dress is beautiful...hope you have many occasions to wear it.

[@k8schmate]

Ugh I love that you chose to do this pattern from this era - so gorgeous!! I wish I could sew. Beautiful fabric.

[@kiltlvr]

You are absolutely wonderful and look stunning in that gown. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@invisibleme5]

Love the fabric and the style! 🥰 You’ve inspired me to dig out my sewing machine and start making my own clothing. I think I’ll start with something easy like a t-shirt though. 😁

[@annelawrence3345]

You remind me of my mama. She was a professional seamstress who would tailor my dad's off the rack suits (he had a spine issue that caused one shoulder to droop-she would fix the pads so he'd look even). I wore Paris fashion to high school a full 2 years before the styles would appear in America!

[@randoomly39484]

Monumental work !! ❤

[@karenc2192]

That gown is beyond gorgeous!! ❤❤

[@Velouria2024]

I can’t get over how talented you are. The dress and shoes and the final outfit are exceptionally beautiful. Your outfit belongs at the Paris opera house.

[@GJ-yl9wv]

Your voice is so soothing and your skills are extraordinary! What a beautiful project.

[@rubylangtonbatty]

You’re so clever and talented! The dress looks stunning on you ❤❤

[@amybaitley6791]

It is really interesting to learn how you structured the underdress to be able to support the brocade dress. Thank you for showing us all of this!

[@kcsunshine6416]

I love the tutorial on so many techniques!

[@siriusley13]

Gorgeous fabric! Just started watching so will see how fab i imagine this turned out to be…

[@barbrice721]

Makes me want to buy a machine and start sewing again. Beautiful.

[@lizzystitch4842]

HOW BEAUTIFUL! You are a talented seamstress! Admirable!

[@kayemcmullen]

What a wonderful make. The finish is everything a couture garment should be. Bravo!

[@suzanneu2]

You are an artist with fabric.

[@lisastreet8920]

That is beautiful. You look great in that gown.

[@danamichelle1290]

Well worth the investment, it's stunning!! You are more knowledgeable than my Sewing and Textile teacher. I'm LOVING the tutorials yet if you wanted to branch out, you have A LOT to offer an instructor or tutor. You have the knowledge that is learned over time. I love this so much. ❤❤

[@jayneterry8701]

Love that bodice pleating!😍The fabric is so gorgeous! The design of the dress is the ultimate. Ty for showing the inside..so cool! Hope it was incredible to wear🩷

[@saraocampo9066]

That is a real beauty ❤ the fabric you chooses is stunning

[@littlecr3atur3]

that dress is amazing!!!! I've been looking forward to this video since you posted the short. so pretty 💜💜💜💜

[@marylourimmasch4301]

It's so fun to watch you sew.

[@mel_issa__]

Wonderful to witness such a beautiful gown

[@tanyabriggs8969]

Love this! The video is just right length. Clear details. Very skilled. Maybe not for beginners but I don't need to relearn things I already learned. Beautiful outer fabric. I think your first option for liner would be nicer on skin. But assuming undergarments used. We would have always used good slip back in the 60s for these gowns. I'm excited that this came on my YT feed. I can't see good enough now to sew safely but I can watch you sew. I miss it so. Subscribed! It would have been nice to see a hand set metal zipper work. I'm sure your hand work is impeccable.

[@delpha2419]

Stunning! You have so much talent and I enjoy watching your videos.

[@diannholland]

WOW WOW! That is BEAUTIFUL!

[@jondoe5866]

The pattern is so simple. V patterns are infamous for many pieces. You do amazing work. I wish I had that spark. You can do many styles with that pattern. I don’t know if the alterations will fit with your style.

[@joannekaiser1380]

Loved your snow photo! You looked like a 1960s model doing a fashion photo shoot. Fun and so snow, fashionable.

[@Doris86pl]

fantastic gown! A lot of work but you look spectacular wearing it.

[@chantalj.6472]

The "yoke" is a panel. That's what we called it in school when we made corsets princess lines. Yoke was made to prevent gathering so the fabric lays flat on the body where it curves cause there's ease. I love your videos ❤❤❤ I have all these vintage patterns and I'm afraid of using them but I really want to start dressing retro. I went to school for fashion and all though I don't do it as a career I love and adore historical fashion. Would one day like to dress up in some of the patterns I've bought over the years.

[@MNic13]

This dress turned out beautiful!

[@onaugh]

Absolutely stunning.

[@sandrak.robbins6305]

I'm really enjoying your channel and your posts! Your wonderful smile and love of what you are doing, makes everything better. I always hold my breath at the end when you reveal your results! Beautiful and professional pieces. :)

[@SewRena]

Thank you so much 💕💕💕

[@LauraGlorybelle]

I confess I fast-forwarded to see the finished product. Friend, you are so talented!!! LOVE that fabric you chose. Like, in love with that blue floral. You will look smashing!

[@sandrashort1221]

After searching for years I found 1962(?) Vogue pattern 5701. My senior prom dress. The basic design was very similar to your Vogue pattern. It was made of seafoam green satin with chiffon overlay. The instructions were very detailed with designer construction. My talented mother was a perfectionist and although I am an accomplished seamstress I don' t think I could make one that beautiful. She sewed it on a 1926 Singer, which I now have. In 2006 it was sold to a vintage collector but unfortunately took a ride in a tornado to the land of OZ in 2007.

[@karenshaffer1511]

Wowie - you are getting so good with those brocades! I’m so glad you made this AND went somewhere fitting for it and had a great time! How do you clean brocade, though? Dry cleaning?

[@SewRena]

Yes dry clean

[@kristienathanson8282]

Absolutely stunning! Great pivot making use of the organza when Mother Nature conspired to keep you from finishing your gown! Beautiful!

[@scotsam7590]

Firstly, I was once in Florence, Italy and there was a woman walking to/from an evening event and her dress was something out of the 50s style in a type of taffeta - greenish blue - tea length with a 'flared'? skirt. It was the most elegant scene I've ever witnessed in person. I have not seen as STUNNING an outfit since then... until I saw your new creation. I'm floored. Secondly, where did/do you where this? I once went to the opera in London and wore my long velvet dress. That's it. I've never had a chance to wear it again. (Note: I'm not wealthy; I live 6 hours north of London). xo

[@jen1778]

What a stunning dress!

[@jelsner5077]

This gown looks exactly like something my older sister's vintage Barbies wore. Absolutely divoon!

[@fourthchute]

What a beautiful gown. I love the brocade.

[@HodgePodgeHarmony]

Oh, this is the one you have the matching shoes for! Gorgeous!

[@industrialwhimsy]

Awesome pattern find and gown! I always learn a bit more about sewing when I watch your videos. ❤

[@ocelotn9178]

Gorgeous! I really enjoyed your discussion of your understructure choices - I would not have thought of using organza there.

[@pennybourban3712]

Love it and you look so elegant wearing it.

[@juliehoffman6292]

Beautiful! I love vintage dresses.

[@thisisatrium]

Absolutely incredible! You look amazing and elegant.

[@amandalam7272]

I love the brocade fabric you chose and the coloring suits you so well, just absolutely gorgeous!

[@denisewolf4972]

What a wonderful work and incredible joice of fabric - stunning💚

[@TheSewingCircle-LesleyRosas]

This is such a stunning make!! I'm excited to sew a dress like this soon!

[@Cee1505]

WOW, STUNNING!

[@sewingintrifocals-alisonde7778]

You are always so inspiring, SewRena.

[@lynettecockburn332]

Your dress is stunning and you looked stunning!!!!! 😍

[@oekmama]

I think you‘re now ready for a vintage Balenciaga pattern. This video reminds me of the time I went to the Balenciaga exhibition and they had his dresses turned inside out to show the craftsmanship. Absolutely stunning Serena! And you and Drew both looked amazing. 🥰

[@SophiaVonHelgastein]

Absolutely elegant!

[@tovcovehomestead4694]

Wow!! Amazing talent and beautiful work!

[@sewcute_sewvintage]

It turned out beautifully

[@SParadis-v8i]

This is incredible! Perfect fabric choices. Perfect gown! I’ve never sewn a stitch, but you make me want to learn. I love your detailed narration. My only complaint is not getting to see more of the gown on you before the screen is blocked by the in-video links. You looked beautiful, but it was too quick!

[@rose6772]

I would like a video on how you adjusted the pattern to your modern body. You went over it briefly but for us newby sewists a slow, step by step would be helpful! 😊

[@sewingsoprano]

I'm so exited about this video (haven't watched it yet, but seen the short)! I have the pattern as well and was contemplating using it for my wedding gown. I'm sure this will help me make up my mind and maybe find the courage to do it. Also, as a classical musician, it warms my heart to see people dressing up for concerts!

[@SewRena]

This is absolutely wedding gown worthy. If I knew how to sew at the time this would be it! This and the opera coat pattern! Congrats by the way 🥂

[@sewingsoprano]

@@SewRena Thank you for the encouragement and the congrats. YOur version is delightful! I think I'll at least muslin it and decide from there. I'd probably add a train and maaaayybe make it a corset back, what do you think? Oh, and pockets?

[@1wolfpup]

You did a beautiful job. ❤

[@lanchile1483]

the brocade you chose is so gorgeous!

[@connie6545]

You have done a beautiful job! I love the choice of the fabric and how well-made your gown. To top it all off, you are stunning in it!!

[@SewRena]

Thank you so much 💕🫶🏾

[@charitasalcedo6483]

Timeless beauty 😍

[@libbyjensen1858]

WOW! Beautiful dress and you look amazing in it!!!

[@catloverkitten10]

Elegant beautiful- you looked amazing!

[@liskimade]

Fabulous! That color is so flattering on you.