midcentury

For our latest competition we asked designers to concoct something appropriate for use in a midcentury dress that will appear in a local production of the play, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. The winner — we are pleased to announce — is Elizabeth Halpern, an accomplished designer who lives in the Hudson River Valley of New York. This is her first Spoonflower contest win. Way to go, Elizabeth!

The final votes — for those who follow such things — were:

1. 463 votes for Cocktail_Flowers by modernprintcraft
2. 442 votes for the Paisley Peacock by bzbdesigner
3. 419 votes for Rockabilly Rose Cocktail Dress by art_is_us
4. 419 votes for Blowing Away by jennartdesigns
5. 394 votes for Sylvia by papermoonpatterns
6. 391 votes for Mid Century Dress cocktail by legeretdesign
7. 377 votes for cocktail dress roses by minimiel
8. 358 votes for 50's Daisy by happy_to_see
9. 312 votes for Carnival (green) by mktextile
10. 304 votes for Canary Flowers and Stripes by danielleonfire

The costume director from one of our local North Carolina theaters, the Cary Players, called our office one day looking for a print to use for a vintage pattern dress in an upcoming production of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. To help him out — and because it's such a fun theme — we decided to ask designers to come up with a print for a mid-20th century cocktail dress. This week the community will choose the top ten, and the costume director will choose his favorite to use in the play!

The participants this week are:

1. Invite the sky to your party by mariao
2. Square Spiral Stripe by boris_thumbkin
3. Starburst by forest&sea
4. "Dress Pattern" by omf
5. 1 Au Gold Dress by de-ann_black_author
6. 134049369418341__1_ by l_mcmaster
7. 1950 Roses by kirpa
8. 1950s Butterflies are Free by susanferris
9. 1950s_swatch_ by nyteaqueen
10. 1955_roses_final by mysticalarts

Prints Made to Fit a Vintage Cocktail Dress

Fabric Fit For A Play