With the heat wave continuing it seems to be the right time to think about the autumn/winter wardrobe and a special occasion dress. At the recent royal wedding the one dress which caught my eye was that worn by Earl Spencer's wife.
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I like that it has long sleeves, though I don't do straight skirts! I am undecided though whether it is an integral part of the dress or two separate garments. The only patterns I can find are
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Butterick 6479 and
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Vogue 1579both of which appear to be integral to sleeveless dresses.
There are a few cape patterns around, including the two I've shown, with shaped shoulders rather than a circular poncho shape, which could be adapted to that front crossover.
My question is, would it be better to make it as a one piece garment or to make a separate capelet?