How to sew a Hayet dress

Introducing Hayet, the dress you'll wear all day long... and all weekend long! For events big and small, it's your ally for an elegant touch. Ample and comfortable at the bust, it's closer to the body at the skirt, but still comfortable with pleats at the front and a slit at the bottom. Of course, it's got pockets, and you can show them off like we do, by playing with the fabric pattern. 

We chose a cotton stretch poplin (97% cotton, 3% elastane) for this model, but it's not necessarily the most advisable fabric for this project. Indeed, with its batwing sleeves, thicker fabrics are likely to make unsightly creases in the arms. Ideal fabrics include: thin poplin (she'll look great in Liberty), crepe or double-crepe or satin-backed crepe, satin, light lace, silk weaves (twill, pongee, satin), or why not go extravagant with lamé! As for accessories, we've decided to use buttons, but you can also use a long zip to fasten from the neckline to the skirt. 

To sew Hayet, you'll need :
-2m20 of fabric in 1.40m width,
-2m40 of tone-on-tone bias binding if you're not doing it in the dress fabric,
-4 buttons, 10 or 12mm diameter,
-30cm rat tail,
-18cm invisible zip.