'North Child' Dress

This design is based on the book North Child by Edith Pattou. It's based on a Norwegian fairy tale called East of the Sun, West of the Moon, which has slight resemblances to Beauty and the Beast. On one of the first pages of the book there is an image of a compass rose (the book involves compasses quite a lot.) The image looked really striking on the opening pages though, so I decided to use it for this design.

Detail of compass rose decoration

This design uses a wide blue collar-like neckline. The dress is plain white except for the compass rose design which is printed onto the dress, to one side. The design continues round to the back, though part of the design would be cut out by the armhole. The dress has a blue hem to match the colour of the compass rose design and the collar.

I hope you liked this design, it is part of my 'Designs Inspired by Literature' project. For more designs check back here next week or visit my special occasion wear blog at www.bronzedalebridaldesigns.blogspot.co.uk 

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