White Christmas Bodice Pattern Hack
This dress has been on Team Charm’s pattern hack wishlist for years! Worn by Rosemary Clooney in my favorite holiday movie, White Christmas, the inspiration dress is a green velvet wonder with a full overskirt belted over a slim pencil skirt.
My version calls for a full circle skirt and modified sweetheart neckline, hacked off of the Peggy Bodice. Full details of how we created this pattern hack can be found in the Winter 2023 issue of Vintage by Gertie magazine, but we wanted to share this dress with you as a gift!
Instructions and pattern pieces for this hack are below. (You'll also need the pattern for the Peggy Bodice and the skirt of your choice). Happy sewing! 😘
Everyone at Team Charm wishes you and yours a wonderful holiday & great new year!
Comments (82)
I love this pattern!
Thank you! This is beautiful!
Thank you thank you!
Thank you so much! This is such a pretty and unique piece! I so appreciate all the wonderful patterns you all are making for us 🦄
The files are here! Thanks for your patience - and merry Christmas!
Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to sewing this up.
Looking forward to this pattern to hack the Peggy but I heard Gertie say on the Sewing circle that she was leaving this week on her Christmas road trip. I was hoping to make a NYE dress with this or the new Charm Pattern due this week also per Gertie. I know all of you have been busy the December.
ETA of this pattern? I'm dying over here... 😄
Any news on when we get the pattern? 😆
I can’t wait ! I already cut all the pieces I could !
I thought about prepping everything I could to make this too. Instead I decided to make a different pattern. 😩That way I know it’s done in time for needed event.
OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN! lol
Uggghhh I hate waiting! Let me see the patternnnnn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you guys are killing us with the suspense!
This is wonderful! I don’t mind waiting at all - it is a gift after all 😊 Thank you so much! ❤️
I LOVELOVELOVE this movie soooooooooo much!!! 🎄❄️🥳👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
" ... Instructions and pattern pieces for this hack are below. (You'll also need the pattern for the Peggy Bodice and the skirt of your choice). Happy sewing! 😘..."
NOTE: We're still working on the pattern & instruction files, but we'll get them to you ASAP. Sorry about the delay!
How did I miss this until now. It’s fantastic. Thank you.
This is going to become my mother of the groom dress!
Every year I ponder how to make this dress 😍 so glad to be getting the hack!
Ooh rhis is beautiful. I wasn't keen on the high neckline on the Peggy bodice but this I love and will definitely use
same here! I´m much more into Sweetheart necklines
I love love love this. White Christmas is also my favourite Christmas film I can't wait to make this dress thank you hope you all have a beautiful holiday season xxxxx
Gorgeous Miss Gertie. Merry Christmas and Happy new year xxx
Beautiful dress, thank you. Blessings to you and yours
This has been my dream dress for years - so excited !!
this! this this this is the dress I've needed! MORE unique necklines like this please! I LOVE it!!
Oh this is awesome! Thank you!!!
Ooh, I hope the pattern files are available soon
A perfect festive Christmas Dress, thank you Gertie and team . Merry Christmas and have a wonderful and happy New Year ❤️
You totally could make this with the circle skirt, but finish the edges and leave the center seam open, then wear it over any of the pencil skirt patterns, or even the cigarette pants for a super luxe hostess outfit!!!!! 🙀
This is awesome! I was watching White Christmas last night and commenting on how I wanted this dress. Absolutely brilliant!
I can't. I just can't! Betty Haines wardrobe has always been & will always be beloved to me 🥰, The engagement party dress being right up there 💛
*toddles off to go and watch the movie… I’ve never seen it!!!!!! X
Perfect!
Omgeeee is beautiful
Why didn't this come out earlier! 😂😂😂 I would have loved this but Christmas but I've already made my dress!
This is definitely a "Return to Charm's Roots" dress/hack! Now to make this or the Maria first?? Thank you Team Gertie!
Ooh, I can't wait for this! ❤️🎄☃️🎄❤️
I’m so excited! I’m literally going to drop everything to make this dress as soon as it comes out!
Omg I love this! I put the Peggy in my maybe pile because of the high neckline, but this hack is perfect!
How does one procure the Vintage by Gertie magazine?
Please disregard! I am new and just upgraded! YAY!! Thank you!!
Adding to the to make pile!!
I just watched this the other night and thought, I wonder how hard it would be to hack this with the Gertie patterns! I can’t wait to get started. ❤️
So cute! I love it so much
I have been waiting for this hack for YEARS. This is my Christmas fantasy
This has been the dress of my DREAMS! THANK YOU Gertie and Charm Team!
Finally saw this movie last week! Dreamt of such a pattern for a long time. And I just ironed some green velvet...this is destiny. Thanks Gertie
OMG! I absolutely LOVE this!!!!
Amazing!! I was trying to fogure out how to lower the neckline myself. I love this!
It's worth the wait!!!
Squeal! After just doing the black velvet mermaid from White Christmas, this was next on my list!
Gorgeous 🥰
So beautiful!!! I can’t wait to see it!
This is my favourite so far!! 😍😍😍
I KNEW IT 🤩😍
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I've wanted to make a dress like this forever! It's one of my favorite dresses from the movie!!!!
Peggy just launched itself to the top of my list!
I have been wanted to make this dress for so long 🥹😍
EEEEEEEEE! I have been staring at this dress for years, thinking, 'I want to make it!'
OH STOP THIS IS CUTE AS FUCK
This is literally what I put on my survey! I’m so excited!!
Eeeeee! That's gorgeous!
Just gorgeous! And now I've got to go to Netflix to watch the movie and see more views of the inspiration dress. I love this option! ❤️❤️❤️
Omg, yes. Love.
Gorgeous
Ahhh get out of here! My dream dress 😍
I absolutely LOVE this dress from this movie. Thank you Gertie!
This is lovelyyyy I'm so excited for the instructions!
The urge to buy black velvet rising
This is so beautiful! I never thought I'd make a Peggy because I dont care for necklines that high, but THIS?!? Gorgeous!
Sameee
I have always loved this dress and might even be the dress that made me love vintage fashion as an adult. This and the black one she wears when she sings at the carousel club. I love a good pattern hack!
This is just stunning. This might be the kick start I need to get the sewing machine out.
🥹✨it’s stunning😍😭
OH. MY. GOD. 🤩
OH DANG! I smell some ecstatic Society Members ! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 Thank you Gertie & Team!
Well this is divine!
This is stunning thank you!!!
Peggy was never on my sewing list until now. Love this new neckline
Same!! It was on my "waiting to be inspired" list 😂