Stylish Party Dresses – Japanese sewing book review & give away!

Win your very own copy of Stylish Party Dresses. Visit Sew in Love to enter!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED

I saw the Japanese version of Stylish Party Dresses in Tokyo earlier this year, so I’m so excited to get my hands on the newly released English version! Tuttle Publishing has kindly offered a copy to give away to a Sew in Love reader, so keep reading for information on how to enter the competition.

With 26 designs to choose from, having this one book covers you for any special occasion you have coming up. The author, Yoshiko Tsukiori has done it again with simple, minimalist designs which put the fabric in the spotlight.

Tsukiori is also the author of the popular Stylish Dress Book series. Check out the silk dress and smock dress I made from her books.

Book Review

I share a few of my favourite designs from Stylish Party Dresses over on the Sew in Love YouTube channel.

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The Prizes

The lucky winner will receive a copy of Stylish Party Dresses as well as my ebook, How to Sew Japanese Sewing Patterns. My ebook explains Japanese sizing and the entire sewing process of Japanese patterns, so it will help you succeed with sewing the designs in Stylish Party Dresses. You can download a free sample of my ebook by clicking on the banner below!

How to Win (ends 13 September 2015)

Please note: This give away is open to US and Canadian residents only due to shipping costs. Sorry!

To enter to win Stylish Party Dresses and my ebook, leave a comment below answering these TWO questions:

Do you live in US or Canada?
What is your favourite dress shape to wear?

For example, my answer would be “I live in the US and my favourite dress shape is a straight shift dress”.

Winner will be chosen based on creativity and originality.

Thank you to Tuttle Publishing for sponsoring this giveaway. Good luck everyone!

Rin

Rin is the founder of Sew in Love, where she helps busy women slow down and rediscover their creativity. She loves food from her Japanese heritage, coffee and bushwalking with her Aussie husband and two girls. More about Rin.

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62 comments

Susan August 27, 2015 at 9:57 am

I live in the U.S. and I love flowy dresses

Jenn Rinchey August 27, 2015 at 10:02 am

I live in the US and my favorite dress shape is A-line.

Shayla August 27, 2015 at 10:25 am

I live in the U.S. And love to wear shift dresses.

Karen Hogue August 27, 2015 at 10:34 am

I live in the U.S. and my favorite dress shape is a straight shift dress.

Caroline August 27, 2015 at 10:48 am

I live in Quebec, the Gallic village of Canada, and my favorite dress shape is a boho/bohemian dress (thank you globalization)!

Giselle August 27, 2015 at 10:48 am

Hey! I live in the US and one of my favorite dress shape is A-line!! 🙂

J. Valentine August 27, 2015 at 10:57 am

I live in the U.S. and my favorite dress shape is a princess line dress.

Hilary St Jonn August 27, 2015 at 11:30 am

I live in Phoenix AZ and I love wrap dresses!

Robin Willoughby August 27, 2015 at 11:52 am

I’m in the US in South Carolina and I’m a plus size girl so I need to make a lot of my own clothes to try to be stylish. I like flowy dresses

Angela August 27, 2015 at 12:03 pm

I live in the US and love an A line.

EmSewCrazy August 27, 2015 at 12:16 pm

Ooh lovely giveaway!
I live in the US and I love the 50’s style dresses with the fitted top and full skirt and the exact opposite in the floaty straight sack kind of dresses!
Thanks a bunch!

Nicky August 27, 2015 at 12:43 pm

My mom lives in the US (so it can be sent to her adress) and I like ’50/’60’s dresses and simple boyish no figure kinda dresses!

Evelyn Lindecamp August 27, 2015 at 1:23 pm

Hello, thank you for offering this wonderful book.
1. I live in the USA
2. My favorite dress shape to wear is long A line and loose fit and conservative.

Nicole August 27, 2015 at 1:40 pm

Such a fun giveaway! I live in Montgomery, AL and I love wrap dresses.

Tami Mishler August 27, 2015 at 1:43 pm

I live in Tennessee which I believe is still part of the U.S. , my favorite style of dress to wear is an empire waist dress as it hides a multitude of squishy body problems.

Robin August 27, 2015 at 2:23 pm

I live in the US and my favorite shape is the wrap dress.

Joanne August 27, 2015 at 3:05 pm

U.S.
Shift dress
Thanks for the giveaway

Shannon August 27, 2015 at 4:03 pm

i live in New Mexico, USA, and I like loose but simple, good looking dresses.

Brenda Nejedlo August 27, 2015 at 5:05 pm

I live in the US and I love a great A-line dress.

Laura August 27, 2015 at 5:35 pm

I live in the US and I like shift dresses. Thanks for the giveaway!

Lynn August 27, 2015 at 7:05 pm

Hi, I am from Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. and my favorite dress shape is the A-line with a close second being a flowing dress. It gets very hot here in summer and the flowing dress is so comfortable!Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂

DK August 27, 2015 at 7:42 pm

I reside in the United States. I love to make clothing with many many pieces to the pattern so that I can mix and match and mix again different prints and solids for the various pattern pieces. If a pattern does not have a lot of pieces, I will sometimes cut up a pattern piece, cut the pieces out of a variety of patterns\solids and then reassemble that piece. I guess I have transferred my love of quilting to my love of sewing my clothes.

Jericka August 27, 2015 at 8:33 pm

Hey what’s up, I live in the USA, I really really really, like really really, absolutely love peplum dresses😍😍👍🏼

Kei August 27, 2015 at 8:39 pm

I live in the US and I love the style where there is a fitted, more conservative top (preferably boatneck), defined waist, with a big, full skirt on the bottom!

Mindy August 27, 2015 at 8:55 pm

I live in the USA!
My most favorite style of dress would be the Audrey Hepburn “Sabrina” dress. It is a high neckline, princess seam bodice with a mid calf 50’s full skirt. On each shoulder strap is a tied ribbon bow. Hopefully this is not too specific! I love how it is so girly and fun with the shoulder ties, but still oozes grace and elegance with the classic style and how modest it is. This is my dream dress and I hope I can sew one just like this someday!

Martha August 27, 2015 at 9:02 pm

I live in the US, I love shift dresses and drape dresses

Abby Diaz August 28, 2015 at 12:11 am

Hello, I live in the US. My favorite dress shape is a maxi dress for sure. They’re so comfy and I never have to worry about how I sit 🙂

Carole August 28, 2015 at 3:16 am

I live in Los Angeles, California, USA. I love a lovely and simple “gathered at the waist” dress with a plain bodice. So many possibilities to style: belted, sleeveless, cap sleeves, three-quarter sleeve, collars, etc. Thanks for the giveaway contest! Fun!

Duygu August 28, 2015 at 5:03 am

I am living in San Francisco U.S. I love girly dresses with bustier tops, however I sew more fitted dresses with colorblock options. Those styles fits more to.my contemporary style.

Claire Ross August 28, 2015 at 1:19 pm

I live in the USA. My favourite shape of dress is the fitted pencil style. X

Rachel August 28, 2015 at 2:06 pm

I live in the US and my favorite dress shape is a “fit and flare,” but I’m itching to try something new and make that cute sack dress with the high neckline and bow in the back!

Arigatou gozaimasu!

Alyssa August 28, 2015 at 3:09 pm

Hello! I live in Canada and my favourite dress shape would be bohemian dresses. I love how flowy and casual they look.

Nancy Hilderbrand August 29, 2015 at 1:57 pm

I live in the United States

Nancy Hilderbrand August 29, 2015 at 1:59 pm

My favorite style dress is the A line

Linda Oden August 29, 2015 at 6:33 pm

US & empire

CHIU MEI August 29, 2015 at 7:01 pm

I am in Raleigh NC, with my body shape I think a A-line dress will look good on me.

Claudia August 30, 2015 at 8:41 am

I live in Canada, and I adore pleats, which work well with an a-line shape.

Deb E August 30, 2015 at 9:21 am

I live in the U.S. and hot California right now, so I love the cool halter style dresses, especially those that are convertible so I can wear my sports bras with them, ha, ha. Comfort is key in dresses when it’s hot.

Stacy August 30, 2015 at 10:06 am

I live in the US and my favorite dress shape is the wrap dress!

Mary August 30, 2015 at 12:52 pm

I live in the U.S. And I love wearing A line dresses

liz n. August 30, 2015 at 3:03 pm

Howdy! I live in Texas, and the sheath is, hands down, my favorite dress to wear and to sew!

Samantha Lopez August 30, 2015 at 4:58 pm

Hello! I live in the US and my favorite dress shape is the “tent” shape–so comfortable and chic!

Shannon P August 31, 2015 at 1:21 pm

I live in the US and I love A line or Empire waist dresses.

Sarah August 31, 2015 at 6:38 pm

I live in the US and my favorite style of dress is empire waist, with an a-line skirt.

Anna September 1, 2015 at 12:47 am

Hi,
I live in Germany and I love Empire waist Dresses or babydoll Dresses.
Greetings
Anna

Joanna September 1, 2015 at 8:14 am

I’m from the US, and my favorite dress shape is a feminine mini dress (a few inches above the knee) with some flutters and ruffles along the hem. I also love the added detail of a keyhole cutout at the neckline~

auschick in va September 1, 2015 at 11:15 am

I live in the US and my favorite I think is probably A-Line because I like the definition that style gives. Otherwise, anything that can be belted in the middle also works well for me. Right now though, they have to be flexible because I’m preggo, and then very soon, accessible because I’ll be nursing!

Rin September 1, 2015 at 11:21 am

I’m preggo too! I’m always thinking about nursing access when I plan new sewing projects now 🙂

Lonnie September 2, 2015 at 6:58 pm

I’m from the US and my favorite dress shape is princess seamed to show off my curves.

Rebecca H September 3, 2015 at 2:27 pm

I live in the US and I love dresses that are not fitted.

laura September 3, 2015 at 7:10 pm

I am from Boston and my favorite dress shape is a dropped waist dress!

Niki September 4, 2015 at 3:07 pm

Hi Rin,
I’m from US, my favorite dress is the reversible shift dress! Everything about it, is great. You can do so much…Love it, Love you!

Heidi September 4, 2015 at 6:30 pm

Hello Rin,
I am currently living in southern USA. I seem to favor the empire waist or drop waist styles for comfort and the Japanese sewing books are full of them, yippee!
Heidi

Gladys September 4, 2015 at 10:01 pm

Hello, Rin! I’ve been following your blog for a while, and I love your work. (I am actually working on the cocoon cardigan from one of your tutorials. ^^) I recently got into sewing garments for myself and could really benefit from this book. I live in the US, and my favorite dress shape would be one with a high-waisted full skirt, especially those resembling cute dresses from the 50s. Thanks for the giveaway!

Rin September 5, 2015 at 10:42 am

Hi Gladys! Thanks so much! I’d love to see the final cocoon cardigan too 🙂

Ellen T September 5, 2015 at 1:10 am

Hi Rin! I’m from the US, my favorite dress is the boatneck fit-n-flare dress! 🙂 Thanks for this giveway!

Chelsea Svendsen September 6, 2015 at 9:38 am

I am Chelsea from the US of A. I’m so excited to have found your blog via Pinterest, your style is completely on point! As a busy mom of two boys, I love the simplicity of tossing on a shift dress for errands and such. For an evening out with my guy, I usually go for the elegance of an A line though 🙂

ali September 12, 2015 at 11:39 am

hi! i live in the US. i’m still learning about clothing terminology, but i love dresses with a defined waist– or anything that looks good belted! 🙂 i’d love to check out this book and learn more.

Sooyeon Kim September 24, 2015 at 6:30 am

Hello Rin ! I feel so lucky to find your website with so many great tips and inspiration. I live in Mountain View, CA, and go to SF every other week to see my in laws. Happier to meet sewing lover in local 😉 My favorite dress shape is Wrap style. I made some fitted style, and oversize style to wear it for a dress or jacket with a jean. But because of the complexity, I don’t make them that often. Can you give me a tip where you get your fabric? I still have hard time to match garment style with good fabric. Thanks !!

Rin September 24, 2015 at 5:25 pm

Hi Sooyeon! The compeition ended last weekend, but thanks for commenting!

I go to Mission Fabrics for basic fabrics, and usually shop online for nicer patterned fabrics. I’ve purchased from fabric.com and eBay quite often. I also always stock up on fabric whenever I go to Japan 🙂

Sooyeon Kim September 26, 2015 at 4:40 am

Oh! I did not realized it’s almost end of September!! Time really do fly. Thank you for the tip. I will go check Mission Fabrics sometime.

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