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Four archived design studies explore combinations of garment details. The drawings below preserve the original pattern-piece illustrations. These studies have no paired reference-photo, appearance and pattern approval; they are not published reconstruction successes.

Archive: 17 July 2026. Review status clarified 16 September 2026.

Nuit Étoilée

A floor-length evening gown with a bare low-V back, puff sleeves and a bow at the waist.

scoop necklinepuff sleeve headprincess seamslow-V open back + facingback-waist bow sashwalking ventA-line maxi

13 pattern pieces · 3.8 m fabric at 140 cm · unreviewed study

Bodice Center Frontcut 1 on fold
Bodice Side Frontcut 2
Bodice Center Backcut 2
Bodice Side Backcut 2
Front Neck Facingcut 1 on fold, interface
Back Neck Facingcut 2, interface
Skirt Center Frontcut 1 on fold
Skirt Side Frontcut 2
Skirt Center Backcut 2 (center back seam, leave open below the slit mark)
Skirt Side Backcut 2
Puff Sleevecut 2
Waist Tie (bel bağı)cut 2 rectangle(s) 90 x 640 mm (finished 30 x 610 mm), each ties from the side seam round to a bow at centre back
Open Back Facing (low-V)cut 1 on fold, interface

About this study

The displayed pieces document a design experiment. Piece counts and fabric estimates belong to that archived draft. Matching the intended appearance, assembly and fit still requires a review of the complete result.

Halter Coquette

A cocktail mini with a bare-shoulder halter neck and a three-tier cascading ruffle hem.

halter necklineempire waistbias bindingprincess bodicethree-tier ruffle cascadeA-line mini

10 pattern pieces · 6.7 m fabric at 140 cm · unreviewed study

Bodice Frontcut 1 on fold
Bodice Backcut 2
Bias binding (halter)cut 2 strip(s) 930 x 32 mm ON THE BIAS (45° to the grain), join end to end (total 1860 mm), trim the excess as you bind
Skirt Center Frontcut 1 on fold
Skirt Side Frontcut 2
Skirt Center Backcut 2 (center back seam)
Skirt Side Backcut 2
Ruffle tier 1 (fırfır)cut 3 strip(s) 1300 x 104 mm, join end to end (total 3899 mm), then gather to the hem
Ruffle tier 2 (fırfır)cut 7 strip(s) 1393 x 104 mm, join end to end (total 9748 mm), then gather to tier 1's bottom edge
Ruffle tier 3 (fırfır)cut 18 strip(s) 1354 x 102 mm, join end to end (total 24369 mm), then gather to tier 2's bottom edge

About this study

The displayed pieces document a design experiment. Piece counts and fabric estimates belong to that archived draft. Matching the intended appearance, assembly and fit still requires a review of the complete result.

Mademoiselle

A tailored shirt-dress with a stand collar, a grown-on button front, long sleeves and a back walking vent.

stand collargrown-on front placketstraight sleevesprincess seamsstraight midi skirtwalking vent

12 pattern pieces · 2.8 m fabric at 140 cm · unreviewed study

Bodice Center Frontcut 1 on fold
Bodice Side Frontcut 2
Bodice Center Backcut 2
Bodice Side Backcut 2
Front Neck Facingcut 1 on fold, interface
Back Neck Facingcut 2, interface
Skirt Center Frontcut 1 on fold
Skirt Side Frontcut 2
Skirt Center Backcut 2 (center back seam, leave open below the slit mark)
Skirt Side Backcut 2
Sleevecut 2
Stand Collar (dik yaka)cut 2 on fold at centre back (1 self + 1 interfacing), band stands at the neckline; ease none, the bottom edge equals the neckline

About this study

The displayed pieces document a design experiment. Piece counts and fabric estimates belong to that archived draft. Matching the intended appearance, assembly and fit still requires a review of the complete result.

L'Ensemble

Everything at once: a sweetheart neckline, puff long sleeves, a front keyhole, a round open back, a bow sash, a walking vent and a three-tier ruffle maxi.

sweetheart necklinepuff long sleevefront keyholeround open backback-waist bowwalking ventthree-tier ruffleA-line maxi

17 pattern pieces · 8.6 m fabric at 140 cm · unreviewed study

Bodice Center Frontcut 1 on fold
Bodice Side Frontcut 2
Bodice Center Backcut 2
Bodice Side Backcut 2
Front Neck Facingcut 1 on fold, interface
Back Neck Facingcut 2, interface
Skirt Center Frontcut 1 on fold
Skirt Side Frontcut 2
Skirt Center Backcut 2 (center back seam, leave open below the slit mark)
Skirt Side Backcut 2
Puff Sleevecut 2
Keyhole Facingcut 1 on fold, interface
Waist Tie (bel bağı)cut 2 rectangle(s) 90 x 640 mm (finished 30 x 610 mm), each ties from the side seam round to a bow at centre back
Open Back Facing (round)cut 1 on fold, interface
Ruffle tier 1 (fırfır)cut 3 strip(s) 1300 x 104 mm, join end to end (total 3899 mm), then gather to the hem
Ruffle tier 2 (fırfır)cut 7 strip(s) 1393 x 104 mm, join end to end (total 9748 mm), then gather to tier 1's bottom edge
Ruffle tier 3 (fırfır)cut 18 strip(s) 1354 x 102 mm, join end to end (total 24369 mm), then gather to tier 2's bottom edge

About this study

The displayed pieces document a design experiment. Piece counts and fabric estimates belong to that archived draft. Matching the intended appearance, assembly and fit still requires a review of the complete result.