Does anyone know the style/cut of this dress?

[BigweeBigwee]

I want to make a couple of loose fitting summer dresses (for my post baby body!) and I'm not sure what the style or cut of the dress is called for me to find a pattern.

Below is a link for the style I'm talking about (mine would be less frilly!) I don't want it to taper in at the waste at all. The site calls it an empire dress but I disagree because I thought they came in under the breast and then went out.

Does anybody know? Many thanks.


http://www.dhgate.com/product/2013-s...163119062.html

[Drafter]

Shift dress?

[BigweeBigwee]

Shift dress?

Yeah, I thought that too but when I do a google search they're all very tight fitting. Thought there might be another name... perhaps it's just a different type of shift dress. Thanks.

[PaulsParadigm]

The part at the top is called a yoke I think.

I googled yoke dress pattern and found this, it's out of print though

http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m565...hp?page_id=510

[Lincolns mummy]

Smock?

[cakeish]

It's normally covered by smock or trapeze, depending on the age of the pattern. Both indicate a bodice-less style.

I'd go to spotlight and look through their MacCalls books and then google pattern numbers if you were looking for online cheapies/freebees.

[BigweeBigwee]

Ahhhh thanks everyone - i now have a few more words to google and thanks cakeish, I do plan on sifting through the books at Spotlight when I can find some "me" time!

[Drafter]

I just googled babydoll dress pattern and some of those patterns/pics look similar?