We just got back from California last night. I took a fairly small wardrobe for the trip (five changes of clothes for fifteen days). One of the mainstays of my vacation wardrobe was this dress. It's a variant of below is the schematic for the dress. the One Hour Dress developed by the brilliant Mary Brooks Picken . The One Hour Dress is cut with wide sides that are gathered at the hips to give the wearer walking ease. I had read an article about the one hour dress years ago and tried to make the dress following the directions to pleat the sides. The final look was hugely unflattering on me but when I let the wide sides fall naturally then I ended up with a really flattering dress that looked much more complicated than it actually was. Made in a knit I can whip up one of these dresses not in an hour, but in something closer to twenty minutes. My sister in law fell in love with this dress as did our friend Lisa who asked me for the pattern. I don't have a pat...
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