A floral maxi dress- the Rosalee

A review of Experimental Space Rosalee Dress

Reviewed by @goingtoneedstitches on 29th July, 2019

I recently made (and tested) the Rosalee dress for Experimental Space- a lovely summery maxi-dress with a waistband, deep deep pockets and a cut-out back details. This is a lovely summer dress, the shape of the bodice gives me a real Grecian vibe. I graded between sizes- an Ava top, Ava-Bea at the waist and then graded out to a Cara at the hips (which was a bit unnecessary as it’s pretty room there- I would just make a Bea for the hips next time). The instructions were generally very good, particularly the burrito method for the bodice facings as it came out lovely and was easy to follow. I also really liked the height-lines for the skirt. As a 5’2″ person this was very helpful and prevented me from making a massive skirt I then had to shorten. I comfortably made my dress out of 3m of lovely Seasalt cotton voile. I did make a small narrow shoulder adjustment at the back and shortened the back straps a bit (to help counter a swayback) but these are standard adjustments for me. the only thing I didn’t love was the zipper insertion method (personal preference) as I tend to prefer sewing my zipper in first before the rest of the seam.

This has made a lovely addition to my summer wardrobe and I’ve had a few compliments wearing it, which is always positive! For more pictures- including a view of the lovely back, see my Instagram page @goingtoneedstitches