Front Zip Stand Collar Dress

Name: Front Zip Stand Collar Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5590
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5590

This modern dress pattern, drafted to your own measurements, features a stand collar, a prominent front zip closure, a dropped waist, and a softly flared skirt. It's an intermediate pattern, designed for casual elegance, office wear, or social gatherings. Choose medium-weight fabrics that offer a good balance of structure and drape to achieve the desired silhouette.

Tech. Description

Front Zip Stand Collar Dress

Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a modern dress featuring a stand collar, a prominent front zip closure, a dropped waist and a softly flared skirt.

When To Wear

This versatile dress is designed for both comfort and style, making it an excellent choice for:

Casual Elegance: Perfect for sophisticated daily wear or smart-casual outings.
Office & Business: a polished option for professional environments that appreciate contemporary style.
Social Gatherings: Suitable for brunches, gallery visits, or relaxed evening events.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a fitted bodice with short sleeves joins a softly flared skirt at a dropped waist.

Neckline: Features a contemporary stand collar for a sleek, elevated look.

Closure: a prominent exposed zipper runs down the center front from the top of the collar to the skirt seam, offering both functionality and a modern design element.

Bodice: Front and back bodice pieces with set-in insets that form decorative panel lines.

Sleeves: Short, set-in sleeves provide a comfortable and chic arm covering.

Waist: a horizontal seam at hip level (dropped waist) separates the bodice from the skirt.

Back: a clean back design with a center back seam on the bodice.

Length: Falls gracefully to a versatile knee-length.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Involves precise zipper insertion, collar construction, inset corners and setting in sleeves.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose fabrics that offer a good balance of structure and drape to achieve the desired silhouette:

Medium-weight fabrics made from natural or blended fibers

Additional Supplies

Zipper
Fusible interfacing

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Back Inset – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces
Front Inset – 2 pieces
Front Skirt – 1 piece
Back Skirt – 1 piece
Collar – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Collar – 1 piece

Tip: To add shape, the skirt can be made double-layered.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse one collar piece with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the front and front inset together. Clip the seam at the corners, serge, and press towards the inset.
Stitch the back and back inset together. Clip the seam at the corners, serge, and press towards the inset. Stitch the center back seam. Serge the seam and press open.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Serge the seams and press towards the back.
Stitch the two collar pieces together along the upper edge. Turn the collar right side out and press. Turn under the lower edge of the under collar by 1 cm and press. Stitch the upper collar to the neckline. Clip the seam and press towards the collar. Insert the zipper into the center front edges of the fronts, catching it between the two collar layers at the same time. Topstitch the turned-under edge of the under collar along the neckline seam.
Stitch the side seams, serge, and press towards the back.
Stitch the sleeve seams, serge, and press open. Serge the sleeve hem, turn under by 1 cm, and topstitch.
Set the sleeves into the armholes. Serge the seam and press towards the sleeve.
Stitch the front skirt and back skirt together at the side seams. Serge the seams and press towards the back.
Stitch the bodice to the skirt. Serge the seam and press towards the skirt.
Serge the bottom edge of the dress, turn under, and topstitch 1.5 cm from the bottom edge.