Hello, Charmers! After watching and rewatching the iconic snow dancing scene from Edward Scissorhands, I realized that the Bryant Gown would be the perfect starting point for Kim’s look.

Because a white circle skirt is a wardrobe staple, I opted to create this look as separates, so for this pattern hack, Andrea and I began by altering the Bryant Gown pattern to create the top of Kim’s dress, which we then paired with a white chiffon circle skirt.

Read on to see how we achieved this look! For even more details, please see pages 33-36 in Issue 7 of Vintage by Gertie magazine, available on Patreon to members in the Glamour Circle tier and higher.

Resources

• Bryant Gown Pattern
• Free Charm Circle Skirt 
• White Stretch Cotton/ Poly Pique
• White Silk Duchess Satin
• White Silk Chiffon
• White Satin Covered Buttons
• 2-inch Buckle (similar)
• Long Blonde Wig
• Washable Fake Blood 

Bryant Gown Top Alterations and Instructions

We began by reshaping the neckline of the Bryant Gown, drawing a line from the dress center front shoulder edge, perpendicular to the center front. The same alteration was made on the back of the dress and the cap of the raglan sleeve, ensuring a seamless transition for the future neck band.

After taping the dress side front to the dress center front at the princess seam at the sew line, Andrea sketched a curved line for the dropped waist. Using a serrated tracing wheel, she then traced the same line onto the dress back, making sure the side seams had a smooth transition.

Andrea then created a a self-drafted cuff on the gown’s three-quarter raglan sleeve, and made a long rectangular band for the neckline. A 2 inch belt buckle from the Charm stash became the focal point of Kim’s iconic look.

The band itself is seamed at the shoulder and split at the back, requiring multiple pattern pieces: the Band Right Front, a long curved rectangle that flares at one end to tuck through the belt buckle, the Band Left Front, a short rectangle hidden under the buckle, and the Band Right Back and Band Left Back, two trapezoids that meet at a point over the lapped zipper opening.

We stitched the top in a sumptuous white cotton pique, with the neckband and cuffs sewn in silk duchess satin, added buttons down the front, and paired it with a white double-layer chiffon circle skirt, all lined in white poly satin (for the blouse) or white cotton (for the skirt).

The result? A costume as hauntingly romantic as the tale that inspired it.