Pattern Making for Women: Bodycon Dresses

Bodycon Dresses

In this e-dossier, you will find instruction on the pattern construction for a basic dress block and four patterns for dresses.

Please note that our e-dossiers are contents from our pattern making reference books or extracts from our professional magazine.

Basic Block for Strech Dress

Off-Shoulder Dress

• floor-length, figure-hugging off-shoulder dress
• wide turnover collar with side gathering
• deep-set panel skirt with inserted godets
• fitted sleeves with attached hem flounces
• length at c.b.: 135.5 cm

Dress with Cut-Outs

• long dress with asymmetric cut-outs
• high neckline
• gathering at left shoulder
• round cut-out with gathering at right waist
• raglan sleeve on the right
• set-in sleeve on the left
• sleeves with long slits at the inner arm seams
• back with zip and centre back slit
• slightly tapered hem
• length at c.b.: 119.5 cm

Asymmetric Dress with Flowing Skirt

• dress with fitted bodice and flared skirt section
• asymmetric neckline
• left side with bustier-style neckline and narrow strap
• asymmetric style seam
• right shoulder set far to the back and gathered
• right side with sleeve
• skirt section gathered along the style seam
• zip in left s.s.
• length at c.b.: 116.6 cm

Short Dress with Shoulder Pads

• short, close-fitting dress
• shoulder pads
• high neckline
• neckline/collar with knotted detail
• horizontal gathering at the hip
• clean-finished sleeves
• back with piped slit and hook-and-eye fastening at the collar
• length at c.b.: 80.5 cm

Format: DIN A4
Page Count: 19 pages

You can also find this pattern sheet in our magazin Fachmagazin M. Müller & Sohn Magazin 07-08.2025