Fitted Collared Dress with Sleeves
An elegant collared dress featuring a fitted bodice with distinctive curved front panels and a gracefully flared, pleated skirt.
When To Wear
This versatile dress is perfect for a range of occasions, offering effortless elegance for:
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Its refined silhouette is ideal for daytime events, brunches, or garden parties.
- Professional Settings: a polished choice for office wear, business lunches, or conferences.
- Semi-Formal Events: Dress it up for evening dinners, cocktail events, or special celebrations.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted through the bodice, gently flaring from a defined waist to a knee-length hem.
Neckline & Collar: a sophisticated V-neckline integrated with a stand-up collar, designed to be worn open.
Bodice: Tailored with distinctive curved style lines on the front and back for a refined, fitted silhouette.
Sleeves: Short, cap sleeves with a set-in construction.
Skirt: a flared a-line skirt with soft pleats originating from the waist seam, adding movement and volume.
Closure: An invisible zipper thoughtfully placed in the left side seam.
Length: Elegant knee-length.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in sewing curved seams, setting in sleeves, inserting an invisible zipper, and constructing an integrated collar.
Fabric Recommendations
Achieve the dress's elegant drape and structure with well-draping dress fabrics:
- Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Invisible zipper
- Fusible interfacing
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back center - 2 qty
- Front center — 1 qty on fold
- Back lower - 1 qty on fold
- Front lower – 1 qty on fold
- Back side — 2 qty
- Front side — 2 qty
- Front neckline facing – 1 qty
- Sleeve - 2 qty
- From fusible interfacing:
- Front neckline facing – 1 qty
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse fusible interfacing to the front neckline facing, as well as the lower section of the neckline opening.
- Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the seam allowance and press it to the left side. Stitch the back relief seams. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the center back. Attach the lower. Overlock the seam allowance and press it upwards.
- Stitch the front relief seams. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the center. Attach the lower. Overlock the seam allowance and press it upwards.
- Stitch the shoulder and right side seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock. Overlock the left side seam allowances separately. Stitch the left side seam from the seam joining the upper front parts to the bottom. Press the seam allowance open. Insert the zipper.
- Stitch the collar seam. Press the seam allowance open. Attach the one-piece collar to the back neckline, clipping the collar seam allowance at the corner. Stitch the collar seam on the front neckline facing. Press the seam allowance open. Clip the facing seam allowance at the notches. Overlock the outer edge of the facing from notch to notch. Place the facing on the neckline and collar and stitch all around. Trim the seam allowances at the corners and turn the facing to the wrong side.
- Fold the inner collar seam allowance inwards and topstitch into the seam attaching the outer collar.
- Set the sleeves into the armholes. Overlock the seam allowances.
- Cut (if not pre-made) bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the armhole length with the sleeve + 5cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right sides out, and press. Place the trim strip with the armhole edge and sleeve hem on the right side and stitch. Clip the seam allowances. Fold the trim strip to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the dress, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
