Fabric choice

Woven fabric with a good drape: crepe, satin, twill… in silk, cupro, tencel, viscose, polyester… Lining needs to be a very lightweight woven fabric with a similar drape to your main fabric (e.g. avoid using cotton poplin to line viscose crepe).

Notions

A 40cm invisible zipper, matching thread for your fabric, scissors, pins, a marking pen, a machine needle that fits your fabric type. You will also need some strips of silk organza to stabilize seams that are on the bias, to prevent any stretching (alternatively you can buy iron-on stabilizing tape, or even use strips of interfacing cut in the straight of grain).

Sewing level

Intermediate (3/5): this dress will be fairly easy to make for anyone who made a few garments already. Bust adjustments are made easy with the included option to print the bodice front piece in your chosen cup size (from A to G). Height adjustments are possible on the skirt but will be difficult on the bodice: because of its design, it is not possible to place a lengthening/shortening line for easy adjustments.

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	2.4m	2.6m
Lining	2.3m	2.5m

110cm wide fabric

International sizes	XS to M	L to XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide)	2 to 8	10 to 16
Main fabric	3.2m	3.4m
Lining	2.8m	3.2m

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	2.6 yards	2.85 yards
Lining	2.5 yards	2.73 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	3.5 yards	3.72 yards
Lining	3 yards	2.18 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. This dress is fitted at bust and waist, and ease is needed at hips for a good drape. Please choose your size according to the Size guide.

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	80	84	88	92	96	100	104	108
Waist	63	67	71	75	79	83	87	91
Hips	122	126	130	134	138	142	146	150
Length	133	133	134	135	135	136	137	138

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	31	33	35	36	38	39	41	43
Waist	25	26	28	30	31	33	34	36
Hips	48	50	51	53	54	56	57	59
Length	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54

Finished garment measurements

Measurements in centimeters

Intl size	French Poetry size (size guide)	Bust	Waist	Hips	Length
XS	2	80	63	122	133
S	4	84	67	126	133
M	6	88	71	130	134
M	8	92	75	134	135
L	10	96	79	138	135
L	12	100	83	142	136
L	14	104	87	146	137
XL	16	108	91	150	138

Measurements in inches

Intl size	French Poetry size (size guide)	Bust	Waist	Hips	Length
XS	2	31	25	48	52
S	4	33	26	50	52
M	6	35	28	51	53
M	8	36	30	53	53
L	10	38	31	54	53
L	12	39	33	56	54
L	14	41	34	57	54
XL	16	43	36	59	54