With the onset of the summer season, the entire female half of humanity with pleasure exposes its neck and shoulders, exposing them to the gentle sun. Many styles of blouses and dresses that bare shoulders were invented. Now the fashion of the 70-80s is returning, when sarafans and dresses were worn either without harnesses or on very thin ropes. The only thing that distinguishes the current fashion from the past is the presence of one or more shuttlecocks.
A dress with open shoulders and frills looks impressive on any figure. It can be of different lengths - from a very short beach to a long evening. The number of frills is different. Visually, the frill, located on top, significantly increases the chest. It’s very easy to find a model that fits your shape and color. It is even easier to sew a dress with bare shoulders and shuttlecocks on a pattern with your own hands.
Simple pattern
In order to sew such a dress, you need to have minimal experience. First you need to measure the length of the future dress and the volume of the chest. We give 3 cm of allowance for seams and 15 cm for free diligence on each side and prepare two rectangular pieces of matter. We circle each rectangle along the perimeter and sew on the sides to the armholes for the sleeves. The result was a “pipe” of a straight form.
The next step will be a frill pattern. To do this, measure the volume of the shoulders, add 3 cm on each side to the seams and multiply the size by two by the assembly of the material. We apply a frill to the dress itself. The letter T is obtained. If you have a foot on the sewing machine for assembling the shuttlecock, then sew once along the edge of the fabric. If such a function is not available, then do not be discouraged. You just have to manually pick up and sweep to the width of the dress. The parts are stitched together as follows.
The rectangle of the dress is facing up, and the frill is the wrong side. Then the frill goes down and (having retreated 1-1.5 cm on the front side) is sewn with a simple seam, but not completely. Leave the inlet for the gum. So, the summer dress with bare shoulders and a frill is ready. It remains to add a belt. It can be separately sewn from the same material or made in the form of a second elastic band inserted inward at the waist level. A wide belt with embroidery and beads or a narrow leather strap will look beautiful. It depends on your creative ideas.
Dress with several elastic bands
The next style of the dress with open shoulders and frills differs from the previous one with several elastic bands on top and on the belt. The only difficulty for beginners will be the sleeves available in this model. We start sewing in the same way as before. On the rectangle, armholes for sleeves are cut according to the usual patterns. Multilayer elastic is done by sewing several parallel seams with the same distance between them. The edge of the frill leaves the desired length.
For the integrity of the image, we add a frill to the sleeves, inserting one elastic band around the circumference of the arm, but not tight. You can also decorate the bottom of the dress with frills, from one to three. Lace details look beautiful on them.
High waist dress
A dress with open shoulders and frills, which has a high waist and bodice decorated with elastic bands, looks very gentle and feminine. The dress extends to the bottom edge, adding ease to the gait. This style hides a small tummy, it can be worn by women who are in an interesting position. In the first months of pregnancy, a grown stomach will not be visible at all.
There is nothing complicated in tailoring such a model. The bodice of the dress is stitched along the entire length with stripes with an internal material insert. We insert from 6 to 10 elastic bands, depending on the volume of the chest. On the bottom of the dress we sew a frill from 10 to 15 cm, with light pinches that are barely visible. The top trim covers the bodice completely.
Evening dress with tucks
A lace translucent dress with open shoulders and frills looks very tender and elegant. It, thanks to tucks on the chest and waist, completely fits and follows the contours of the body.
This style is suitable for slim girls. If the girl has wide shoulders and small breasts, but at the same time a flat stomach and slender legs, then this option of evening dress was created just for her. To sew such a dress, with open shoulders and frills, the pattern is taken as usual, as for a narrow dress with tucks on the chest and waist.
The upper shuttlecock closes the chest and is not much fitted. The bottom hem is flared. You can make it uniform along the entire length, and the option looks interesting, as in the photo - the front and back are shorter and the sides are longer. A belt for this type of dress is not needed.
Tight dress with harnesses
The next version of the summer dress looks very nice. It is narrow, classic type. Length is possible different, at will. Matter for such a model is selected dense. This is either denim or linen. If you sew it from light fabric, the frill can hang from your shoulders and deform. It will look messy. Straps also do not narrow, but about 3 cm. At the back, on the back, a zipper of the same color is sewn.
The upper frill is narrowed and sewn only on the front and back of the dress. The bottom is decorated with a fringe made by stretching several layers of threads of matter. You can come up with your own version of the border. It can be a bright edging, repeating on the frill and on the straps. An element of embroidery on a frill will look beautiful.
Dress with a detachable waist
To sew a dress, you need to properly cut it. The upper part of the dress is sewn with long straight undercuts. A wide skirt is cut separately, which is gathered at the waist with the help of three oncoming folds in front and behind.
The skirt is short, 10-15 cm above the knees. Ruffle on the shoulders flared, sewn from two layers of material, for density. Sewn to the bodice of the dress only front and back. The zipper is on the back of the dress; it is not sewn into the frill. The belt is not intended for such a model.
The fabric is used in the most diverse: plain and color, thin and dense, natural and with the addition of synthetics. Such a style will suit girls as slim and tall, and low, with small breasts. A small belly due to the detachable waist will hide behind a tight seam. You can sew a dress with bare shoulders with a shuttlecock yourself, or you can in any atelier.
Latest fashion trends
It is very fashionable to wear shirt dresses. The style resembles a men's classic shirt: a turn-down collar, a placket and small buttons along the entire length of the dress. Typically, this style involves wide sewing, with shoulders lowered, as if larger. The material used is natural, cotton or cambric. The dress due to this turns out to be very light, free, perfectly suitable for hot summer weather.
Often you can see the famous movie and television stars in dress-shirts. They are of various styles. Flared to the bottom, fitted and even, on the belt and without it. With pockets, strap and belt they look strictly. Suitable for work uniforms or everyday life. Light and flared models can be worn for a walk to the sea. Even models of dress-shirts with cut bare shoulders were invented. Consider this option.
Off-the-Shoulder Shirt Dress
The shirt dress model looks flattering and airy, which is flared down and decorated with several rows of beautifully selected frills. Having put on such a dress, I immediately want to dance in the rhythm of sambo, introducing myself as a participant in the carnival in Rio de Janeiro. For a dance party, the choice of such a dress is the most successful. Such dresses are very fashionable this season, so they are expensive. If you want to save money, and your husband has shirts in his closet, then start creating.
To do this, it will only be necessary to cut off the armhole of the sleeves, sewing the edges on the sewing machine, and select material for frills. You can do just one by stitching it at chest level. Ruffles can be of a different color, for example, striped or with bright colors.
Recommendations for choosing a summer dress
A modern girl should have several dresses for the summer season for different occasions. In the summer heat, you want to wear lighter clothes, exposing your shoulders. Fabrics for dresses are preferably natural. It can be cotton, satin, cambric, linen, silk. The choice is great enough. You can buy dresses, but it’s absolutely easy to sew a summer dress with a shuttlecock and open shoulders. It is enough to have the Internet, a sewing machine, buy fabric and accessories.
The presented styles of summer dresses are not particularly difficult to tailor, and if you have at least basic sewing skills with your own hands, then you will cope with the task "perfectly". Modeling a dress with open shoulders and a frill is an exciting occupation, since styles can be supplemented using your imagination.
Create for your pleasure and delight others with beautiful, elegant summer dresses! Good luck