Let's draft together the pattern for this asymmetric dress. The main feature is the usage of different direction of grainlines - usually grain is parallel to center front and back, while here it changes in every section to make an interesting effect with striped fabric.
We suggest to start from a basic block without darts and matching sleeve. Ease should be at least 14cm at bust. If you don't know how to draft a basic block or you want to try our method, check out this page.
You can sew the dress in any light to medium weight fabric - for something similar to the photo, a shirting fabric is just perfect!
You can learn our method for drafting perfectly made to measure basic blocks (contoured ones, and the ones with wearing ease) and for fitting them in our basic blocks course/module 1. You will learn in depth also how to manipulate darts, add volumes and a lot of pattern transformations that will take your pattern making skills to a higher level.
First trace a mirrored copy of your basic block so you have full back and full front.
On both pieces, drop armhole by 1,5 to 2cm.
Draw the new waist line:
Starting from V apex draw the left neckline and where it meets center front start drawing its right side.
Mark parallel lines to the neckline to create the neck band, then do the same drawing parallels to the waistline.
Flare the dress at sides by 15-25cm blending to the waist.
Lastly, draw the left and right overlapped part as marked from red (right) and green (left) lines. The overlap gives volume to front skirt.
Cut the big pieces first, then cut also through the parallel lines and separate all the strips.
Name them not to misplace any.
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