Asymmetrical Pleated Dress
Introducing a charming women's dress pattern featuring an elegantly draped asymmetrical bodice and a flowing midi skirt with delicate pleats.
When To Wear
This versatile dress is perfect for a range of occasions, offering effortless style for:
- Casual Chic: Ideal for a polished yet relaxed everyday look, easily dressed up or down.
- Spring & Summer Gatherings: a beautiful choice for garden parties, luncheons, or seaside events with its breezy elegance.
- Office & Professional Settings: a sophisticated option for work, offering comfort without compromising on style.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: An a-line midi dress with a fitted bodice transitioning into a gently flowing skirt.
Neckline: Features a graceful V-neckline, created by the mock-wrap front bodice design.
Bodice: Showcases an asymmetrical front with soft gathers on the right panel, creating a flattering drape and a cinched effect at the natural waistline.
Sleeves: Short, set-in sleeves provide comfortable arm coverage.
Skirt: The midi-length skirt is designed with delicate pleats on the front right and across the back, adding movement and volume, while the left front panel remains smooth.
Back: Styled with elegant princess seams on both the upper and lower sections, featuring a discreet concealed zipper closure at the center back.
Waist: Clearly defined at the natural waistline where the multi-panel bodice joins the skirt.
Hem: Finishes at a versatile midi length, suitable for various settings.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires accurate gathering techniques, precise multi-panel assembly, and confident concealed zipper insertion.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose woven dress fabrics with good drape, made from natural or blended fibers, to achieve a soft and flowing silhouette:
- Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, then the patterns include seam allowances; if the contour is single, then the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the dress bottom and sleeve bottom – 1.5 cm. Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Inscriptions on the patterns are made on the right side!
- From main fabric:
- Upper center back - 2 pieces
- Upper side back - 2 pieces
- Lower center back - 2 pieces
- Lower side back - 2 pieces
- Upper right front - 1 piece
- Middle front - 1 piece
- Lower left front – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Stitch the panel seams of the upper back, press allowances towards the center, overlock. Stitch the panel seams of the lower back, clipping the allowance of the center at the corner, press allowances towards the center, overlock. Stitch the upper and lower back parts, press allowances upwards and overlock.
- Stitch the dart on the middle front, press the dart depth upwards.
- Along the lower edge of the upper right front, make a basting stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Overlock the outer edge of the self-facing, press to the wrong side.
- Overlock the outer edge of the self-facing on the middle front, press to the wrong side. Stitch the upper front to the middle, clipping at the corner, press allowances and overlock.
- Along the upper edge of the lower left front, make a basting stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the lower front to the middle, clipping at the corner, press allowances and overlock.
- Clip the allowance of the shoulder seam on the front at the corner. Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Stitch the outer collar stand into the back neckline, press allowances towards the collar. Topstitch the allowance of the inner collar stand into the joining seam.
- Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Overlock the center back edges separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the lower edge, press allowances open. Insert the zipper.
- Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press allowances and overlock.
- Overlock the hem allowance of the dress and sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
