The fashion of the 60s of the last century is sometimes called frivolous. This definition has its own reasons. New fabrics, bright colors, simple geometric cut, short skirts that do not restrict movement - people seem to have remembered that there is joy and fun in the world. In recent years, 60s style has come back into fashion. You can sew such a dress with your own hands, including from modern fabrics.
What to sew from?
In the 60s, traditional fabrics like chintz, wool, satin, staple were very relevant. At the same time, artificial materials such as Bologna, crimplen or the Soviet "space", which had a very original texture, gained great popularity. The artificial fabrics of those years were beautiful, but not very hygienic. Therefore, it is better to sew a dress in the style of the 60s either from traditional natural materials, or from modern artificial or blended materials. In the latter case, it is very easy to calculate, since the cuts are wider than they were half a century ago. The styles of that time are quite simple - geometric cut prevailed. In addition, it was in the 60s that mini skirts were in fashion. If you decide to make a '60s style suit, keep in mind that long, fitted jackets were popular.
The colors can be any, but the women of fashion of those years preferred bright saturated colors.
Pattern
It is not difficult to make a dress pattern in the style of the 60s. Even in the photos from the shows of that era, it can be seen that most often a basic pattern was used, which can be modeled a little. Take a few extra measurements. You need:
- the total length of the product;
- the length of the upper part to the frill;
- the length of the frill;
- the length of the sleeve.
Circle the details of the main pattern with graph paper. Set aside the length of the product to the frill on the shelf and back. Draw lines across the marks parallel to the bottom. Do not circle darts at the waist line, the dress will be straight. The frill itself can be cut directly onto the fabric. This is just a strip 10 to 25 cm wide. In the latter case, the frill is actually a skirt with a very low waist. It is better to cut it obliquely. Its length is equal to the length of the bottom line, multiplied by 1, 5, if the frill is pleated, 2 times, if gathers are supposed, and 2, 5 - 3 times for pleating, which was also in very great fashion in those years. The sleeve can be made straight, although in the 60s they wore a "flashlight", and a "wing", and other styles.
Pleating is best done on fabric that holds its shape well.
Cut open
The dress will have a short zipper in the back, so fold the fabric along the length and align the middle of the front with the fold. Place the backrest parts in free space. Circle all parts of the pattern, not forgetting about 0.5-1 cm allowances for seams and 2-3 cm for processing the bottom. Cut the fringe with a tailor's meter - a wooden or metal ruler used by sellers in fabric stores - and a large tailor's square. Of course, new cotton or linen must be pretreated, that is, washed or decorated, otherwise it may shrink after the very first wash.
Putting the dress together
The assembly procedure in this case is extremely simple:
- sweep the chest and shoulder darts;
- grind darts;
- sew back details to the zipper;
- Sweep and grind shoulder seams;
- sweep and grind the side seams;
- sweep in the sleeve;
- check the fit of the sleeve;
- sew in a sleeve;
- process the bottom of the sleeve;
- process the neck;
- sew in a zipper;
- sew a frill into a ring;
- sew the upper edge of the frill with a basting seam or lay folds;
- Baste and sew the frill to the bottom of the main body;
- hem the bottom.
Allowances can be processed with an overlock as soon as you cut out the parts, but you can do this at the very end of the work.
