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A young woman with long blonde hair is wearing the Aquarius dress made of a white broderie anglaise. Her hair is swept to the side and the very full skirt moves in the same direction.
The Aquarius dress is shown here in a white broderie anglaise. A young blonde woman holds her skirt with one hand to show the very full skirt. Her skin is tanned and contrasts with the white dress.
This is the technical drawing of the Aquarius dress. It has a fitted bodice with front and back waist darts as well as bust darts, a very full skirt, long sleeves, and the bodice, waistband and cuffs are adorned with a lace ladder trim.
A young brunette woman is twirling in the Aquarius dress, showing off the fullness of the skirt. The dress is made of a white broderie anglaise.
Close up on the lace ladder trim details: the trim is left unlined to show a flash of skin.

Aquarius dress

11.25€

Aquarius is a modern day princess dress, with its fitted bodice and dreamy full skirt for maximum twirl factor. Its most charming detail is undoubtedly the ladder lace trim that delicately highlights the silhouette. Include this girly dress in your everyday style for a striking outfit, or make it in your most beautiful fabrics for a special event. Would it not be the most adorable of wedding dress patterns, or prom dress patterns?

  • Format: layered A0, A4 and US letter PDF (one layer per size).
  • Pattern pieces do not overlap.
  • A 5/8” (1.5cm) seam allowance is included.
  • A fully illustrated, 42 pages booklet is provided with the pattern, with highly detailed illustrations.
  • This pattern and its instructions are in English. You can purchase French version here.
  • Sizing, fabric choice, notions: see below.
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Description

Fabric choice/yardage

Broderie anglaise (eyelet/embroidered cotton), lace, but also woven fabrics such as crepe, twill, challis, in silk, viscose, polyester, cotton, linen, tencel… 

You will need

1.55 yard (1.4m) of interfacing. A 40cm zipper (about 15.7 inches), 2.7m (2.95 yards) of ladder lace trim (the embroidered part should be 25/64’’ (1cm) wide or close to this measurement), 30’’ (75cm) of stiff tulle/mesh fabric, thread matching your fabric, a sleeve ironing board, a machine needle that fits your fabric type, a marking pen, scissors and pins. 

Sewing level

Advanced (4/5) or intermediate (3/5), difficulty depending on the chosen instructions: two versions are described in the booklet, one more suited to experimented sewists looking for a new challenge and wishing to learn new techniques. You will be guided throughout the process by a detailed booklet illustrated with over a hundred digital illustrations. You will learn haute couture techniques, and discover how to make a very full structured skirt, thanks to an ultra-light tulle structure that is never in contact with the skin.

Required fabric length

Length in meters

140cm wide fabric

International sizes XS to M L to XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16
Main fabric 3.4m 3.8m
Lining 1.7m 1.7m

110cm wide fabric

International sizes XS to M L to XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16
Main fabric 4.1m 4.4m
Lining 1.8m 2.1m

Length in yards

55” wide fabric

International sizes XS to M L to XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16
Main fabric 3.7 yards 4.2 yards
Lining 1.85 yards 1.85 yards

43” wide fabric

International sizes XS to M L to XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16
Main fabric 4.48 yards 4.8 yards
Lining 1.97 yards 2.3 yards

Finished garment measurements

You can find your French Poetry size based on your measurements or ready-to-wear size (US, EU, UK, AU, international) using the Size guide. For this dress, the most important measurement is the bust. If your waist and hips are slightly larger than the standard size, you may not need to adjust as there are lots of ease in the skirt. Please find below the finished garment measurements.

Measurements in centimeters

International size XS S M M L L L XL
French Poetry size (size guide) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Bust 83 87 91 95 99 103 107 111
Waist 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91
Hips 132 136 140 144 148 152 156 160
Length 90 90 91 92 93 93 94 95

Measurements in inches

International size XS S M M L L L XL
French Poetry size (size guide) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Bust 33 34.3 36 37.4 39 40.6 42 44
Waist 25 26.5 28 29.5 31 33 34.5 36
Hips 52 54 55 57 58.3 60 61.4 63
Length 35 35.5 36 36.4 36.4 37 37 37.3

Finished garment measurements

You can find your French Poetry size based on your measurements or ready-to-wear size (US, EU, UK, AU, international) using the Size guide. For this dress, the most important measurement is the bust. If your waist and hips are slightly larger than the standard size, you may not need to adjust as there are lots of ease in the skirt. Please find below the finished garment measurements.

Measurements in centimeters

Intl size French Poetry size (size guide) Bust Waist Hips Length
XS 2 83 63 132 90
S 4 87 67 136 90
M 6 91 71 140 91
M 8 95 75 144 92
L 10 99 79 148 93
L 12 103 83 152 93
L 14 107 87 156 94
XL 16 111 91 160 95

Measurements in inches

Intl size French Poetry size (size guide) Bust Waist Hips Length
XS 2 33 25 52 35
S 4 34.3 26.5 54 35.5
M 6 36 28 55 36
M 8 37.4 29.5 57 36.4
L 10 39 31 58.3 36.4
L 12 40.6 33 60 37
L 14 42 34.5 61.4 37
XL 16 44 36 63 37.3