This dress was made from a 1952 Vintage Vogue pattern. The dress is made from synthetic black crepe. The stole is a Halloween chiffon with a bat pattern and glitter.

It's a fun and unique Halloween fashion statement, if you'd like to break from traditional costumes. Think Boris and Natasha.

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That's just beautiful, Ms. Wicked. Lots of accessories will really make that costume incredible - lots of variations possible.

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That is GORGEOUS!!! What a lot of things you could do with that dress as the base....

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Gotta love the vintage patterns. Looks great, Ms. W. Sometimes the vintage fashions are more fashionable than the current fashions, at least classier.

That is a beautiful dress and I must say 1952 was a very good year. I like to refer to this period as mid-century modern. Yep, just like me....mid-century modern.

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That dress is absolutely gorgeous!! I would wear something like that every day of the year - it's pin-up perfection!
But then again, I love 50's fashion

Great work - you are very talented! xx

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Thanks so much!!!!! I love vintage and retro stuff. It's a lot of fun giving these a Halloween twist.. I like this dress so much that I am going to sew up a "real life" version of it in silk shantung...

...after I finish the other projects that are currently on the table.

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that is a very pretty dress ms wicked. i don't know which i like better, this one or the blue one in the members photos. i thought i might mention, i have three of my mom's evening dresses, and her wedding dress. one of the dresses has a front gathering to it similar to this one. it has a cute short jacket to go with it. there are some small plumes of the same color she wore in her hair and i have the silver sandles she also wore with the dress. i love this time period for styles. they are such classic dresses.

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What a beautiful dress ......ms.Wicked, I can see why you want to make one for every day,although you probably could use this one everyday also!.(who doesn't want to wear bats every day?!) I love vintage clothes my self, they are classic.

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Great find, love it love it!!! Where did you find it. Was it a thrift store. I say you find the best outfits for Halloween at thrift stores. People just don't realize what great finds there are. I got my costume for next year already at a thrift. Old victorian style wedding dress. Dyed it a gun metal grey. Awesome effect. Good for you.