Roll Collar Short Sleeve A-Line Dress

Roll Collar Short Sleeve A-Line Dress

A women's knee-length dress, slightly flared towards the hem, with a stand-away roll collar, short set-in sleeves and a front cut in two panels: a centre front gathered along its upper edge and side fronts that frame it at the chest. Invisible zipper at the centre back.

When To Wear

• At the office or a daytime event in spring and summer, on its own or under a cropped jacket.
• In cooler weather with tights and a long cardigan or coat: the collar stays visible above it.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted at the bust and waist by the panel seams and darts, widening slightly to the hem.

Length: About knee length.

Collar: A wide band collar joined into a ring, standing away from the neck and rolled over; the outer side is sewn to the neckline and the inner side is stitched in the ditch of the attachment seam. Interfaced.

Sleeves: Short, one-piece, set into the armhole.

Front: A centre front panel cut on the fold, gathered along its upper edge below the neckline, joined to the side fronts (also cut on the fold) by princess seams that turn a corner at the chest; darts on the front, pressed upwards.

Back: Centre back seam with back darts pressed towards the centre.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the upper part of the centre back seam.

Finishing: Hems of the dress and sleeves turned up and topstitched; seams serged.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A gathered panel set into a cornered princess seam, an invisible zipper, set-in sleeves and a band collar finished by stitching in the ditch.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

• Knit fusible interfacing (collar)
• Invisible zipper