One-Shoulder Dress Asymmetrical Hem

One-Shoulder Dress Asymmetrical Hem

A women's one-shoulder dress in fine knit fabric, with a princess-seamed bodice joined to a flared skirt along a diagonal low-hip seam, and a hem that dips to one side. Invisible zipper in the left side seam.

When To Wear

• Summer parties and evening events.
• Holidays and warm-weather outings, with flat sandals or heels.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting bodice to the low hip, flared skirt below.

Length: Short, with the hem dropping towards one side.

Neckline: Asymmetric one-shoulder line, front and back running up to a single shoulder strap.

Sleeves: Sleeveless. Neckline and armholes are stabilised with fusible strips, turned to the wrong side without stretching and topstitched with a double row 1 cm from the edge.

Front: A centre front panel with separate right and left side panels joined by princess seams from the armholes.

Back: The same construction: centre back with right and left side back panels, no centre back seam.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the left side seam of the bodice, its tape ends turned under at the armhole.

Skirt: Front and back skirt panels, sewn at the side seams and attached to the diagonal lower edge of the bodice.

Finishing: Hem pressed under and stitched with a small zigzag along the fold.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Asymmetric princess seams in knit fabric, stabilising edges with fusible strips, double topstitching and an invisible zipper in a knit side seam.

Fabric Recommendations

For knit fabric only: fine, thin jersey.

Additional Supplies

• Fusible interfacing, cut in strips (neckline, armholes, lower edges of the bodice)
• Invisible zipper