Vogue1683

[Syrinx]

Has anyone made this pattern before? Fell in love, but I'm short so it may not work

[BrendaP]

Nope!  I like it with the overskirt but I find I'm always fiddling with any skirt that has crossover/slits in.

If you make it in white make sure it's got a decent lining!   

My experience with Vogue patterns generally are that they come up big compared to the other big4 - and they are overpriced. 

[Syrinx]

Oh my goodness just seen the price! 

Haha I can imagine, all that work and then I have a see through skirt

[Ohsewsimple]

I like always choose patterns for the bottom half by the hip size.  So much easier to alter the waist area.  I don’t think the simple skirt would be too difficult to adjust for height.  But not sure about the other one.  I’d like to see the pattern pieces. 

[UttaRetch]

@Syrinx: I like the drama of the skirt, but nobody wants to see my lumpy thigh and fat knee.   I sewed mostly Vogue and the sizing suited me fine.  However, if you are short, it may ruin the proportion of the skirt if too much is cut off.

[BriarRose]

Cool skirt to look at, but I'd hate to have to sit in it. I had a skirt one time with a front wrap and it was a pain to sit in- kept falling open and revealing far more leg than it did when I was standing.

[UttaRetch]

I feel the same about wrap dresses.  Apart from getting adequate coverage across my 32F bust, I don't want anything to be on display when I sit down.

[Tamnymore]

Well it is certainly dramatic. Yes, Vogue patterns are very expensive in the UK now and we haven't had a half price pattern sale since before lockdown. 

[UttaRetch]

I now only buy patterns on sale.  The last Vogue sale pattern I bought cost £7.50, but that was back when the top of the line patterns were £15.00

My local fabric shop has been closed since March.  It is supposedly undergoing modification to enable physical distancing - good luck with that in such a small space - but there is no sign of a reopening date.

[BriarRose]

I can probably count the number of patterns I've bought full price over the last thirty years on the fingers of one hand and have a finger left over for expressing my thoughts re: the full price of modern patterns. Even with all the patterns I've culled out over the years, I can probably find most silhouettes I favor in my stash. Thank goodness.