McCall's sewing pattern M8500 dress & jumpsuit 1980s
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- Printed paper cutouts
- Difficulty level: average
- Including seam allowance (except Burda)
- Languages: German, English, and French
This vintage McCall's sewing pattern M8500 includes a dress and a jumpsuit in short or long versions and is specifically designed for stretch knitwear. The garments feature extended shoulders with shoulder pads, a shaped waist at the front and back, and decorative topstitching.
The gathered skirt of the dress creates a feminine silhouette, while the jumpsuit can be made with either shorts or tapered trousers. All garments can be worn with a mock-wrap bodice, either at the front or back, offering additional styling options. This authentic vintage reproduction includes expanded sizes and additional pattern variations.
🕰️ Explanation of the decade
The fashion of the 1980s was characterized by expressive silhouettes, emphasized shoulders, and figure-shaping cuts. Stretch fabrics enabled new fits and combined comfort with fashionable appeal. This sewing pattern embodies the typical style of the decade and brings distinctive 80s aesthetics to modern sewing projects.
Fabric recommendation:
Only stretch knits such as cotton knits, jersey, lightweight double knits, stretch velour, and stretch terry. See Stretch Gauge. Interfacing: Lightweight fusible interfacing. Not suitable for horizontal stripes, checks, stripes, and plaids.
This is included in your cut:
- Illustrated and described work steps
- Sewing instructions
- Cutting plan
- Material consumption
Seam and hem allowances of 1.5 cm are included in the pattern (except: BURDA STYLE)
EU responsible person/manufacturer/importer:
VOGUE Patterns / Butterick / McCALLS / KnowMe / Simplicity / KwikSew:
Manufacturer:
IG Design Group Americas Inc. Atlanta. GA. 30342 USA Contact: sewdirect@dga-intl.com
Responsible person:
IG Design Group BV 7903 AK Hoogeveen Netherlands Contact: igdesigngroup.eu EU Importer: Cremer GmbH & Co. KG 53879 Euskirchen Germany Contact: info@cremer-kg.de
BURDA Style:
Verlag Aenne Burda GmbH & Co. KG Hubert-Burda-Platz 2 77652 Offenburg Germany Contact: burdastyle@burdadirect.de
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