1920s One hour dress

Indeed, a one hour dress seems to come in around an hour, or would on second go round I suspect.

Buncha real silly photos on this one.

I wanted a beach cover up that would feel super super light and breeze particularly for the times that I get too much sun. The cotton gauze is a former crib flat sheet, of which I used all but the rectangles between skirt and sleeve. I thought about incorporating them for a closer to zero waste garment, but neither a ruffle nor a pocket felt right.

Also, technically, I had to shorten the bodice a fair amount from the crib sheet dictated length as the drop waist was looking to be around my true hips. Since the top of the sheet was pre-finished making the sleeves quite clean, this had to come away at the bodice-skirt point, creating a seamline that didn’t need to be there. I left giant seam allowances here rather than trim away the excess created.

I “drafted” with 3” ease at bust, and used the full width available for the skirt and sleeves. Sleeves are only affixed for about 1 cm at each shoulder to create the drapey sleeves. I considered adding buttons here as a little adornment but haven’t felt like it needs it.

Skirt is a big box pleat at sides.

As a beach garment, this really doesn’t feel costumey, which had definitely been a going concern for me in the conception of a making a true 1920’s One Hour.

Pattern: Self drafted One Hour Dress
Fabric: Organic cotton gauze crib sheet
Next time: Use this dress to determine desired finished measurements. That's itttttt.