Stand Collar Long Sleeve Dress with Wrapped Waist
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a sleek long-sleeve dress, distinguished by its elegant stand collar and two crossed, pleated waist bands over a softly pleated skirt front.
When To Wear
This dress is perfectly suited for a range of sophisticated occasions, including:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear, business meetings, or corporate events.
- Elegant Evenings: Perfect for sophisticated dinners, cocktail parties, or cultural events.
- Special Occasions: a refined choice for celebrations, semi-formal gatherings, or stylish day events.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a tailored silhouette, fitted through the bodice and waist, with a straight skirt gently skimming the body.
Neckline & Collar: Features an elegant stand collar that frames the neck.
Front: darts shape the upper front; soft pleats on the lower front fall from the waist seam.
Waist: two pleated, lined middle front bands cross over each other on the front and are caught into the side seams, creating a wrapped effect.
Back: a center back seam with an invisible zipper, a horizontal seam above the waist joining the upper and lower back, and shaping darts on both parts.
Sleeves: long set-in sleeves.
Closure: invisible zipper at the center back, up to the top of the stand collar.
Hem: Finishes at knee-length with a clean, straight hem.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in handling delicate fabrics, inserting a concealed zipper, constructing a stand collar, and managing pleats.
Fabric Recommendations
To achieve the desired drape and luxurious feel, select medium-weight dress fabrics with a smooth finish:
- Silk dress fabrics
- Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Invisible zipper
- Fusible interfacing
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 1 piece
- Middle Front – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Stand Collar – 1 piece
- From lining fabric:
- Middle Front Lining – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the outer Stand Collar.
- Stitch darts on the upper and lower back pieces. Press darts towards the center seam. Stitch the upper and lower back parts together. Overlock the seam allowance and press upwards. Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem. Press the seam allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
- Stitch darts on the upper front piece, press the depths towards the center of the piece. On the Lower Front, form and secure the pleats. Attach the lower front to the upper, press seam allowances upwards and overlock.
- On the Middle Front pieces, form and secure the pleats, place each piece right sides together with its Middle Front Lining and stitch the upper and lower edges. Turn right side out and press. Lay the two middle front bands crossed over the front and baste them along the side seam edges.
- Stitch shoulder and side edges, press seam allowances open.
- Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock the seam allowance and press towards the back. Set the sleeve into the armhole. Overlock the seam allowance.
- Place the two Stand Collar pieces right sides together and stitch along three sides. Trim the seam allowances at the corners, turn right side out and press. Stitch the outer stand to the neckline and press the seam allowance upwards. Fold under the seam allowance of the inner stand and stitch it in the ditch of the outer stand seam.
- Overlock the hem seam allowance of the dress, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
