Emporia Patterns Paloma Dress & Skirt

Paloma is a dream summer maxi dress, featuring a halterneck and a dramatic wide a-line skirt; cinched at the waist with a simple belt, she can go from a day at the beach to full on glamour at the bar with a change of accessories. Large cutaway patch pockets mean you’ve always got somewhere to put your phone or your suncream, and a simple tie at the back neck means there are no tricky closures.

Try it in cool linen for hot summer days or go for a classic look with chambray - Paloma works brilliantly in fabrics with a bit of body like African wax or broderie anglaise, but can equally give you a swishy statement in a more drapey fabric if you interface the pockets or leave them off.

This pattern also comes with the option of making it as a skirt. Paloma is an easy and quick make suitable for advanced beginners.

Paloma comes in sizes 6 - 24.

Designed to fit body measurements:
6 - 33/25/36"
8 - 35/27/38"
10 - 37/29/40"
12 - 39/31/42"
14 - 41/33/44"
16 - 43/35/46"
18 - 45/37/48"
20 - 47/39/50"
24 - 49/41/52"

Finished garment measurements:
6 - 35/41.5/60” or 89/105.5/152.5cm
8 - 37/43/62” or 94/109/157.5cm
10 - 39/45/64” or 99/114/162.5cm
12 - 41/46.5/66” or 104.5/118/167cm
14 - 43/49/68” or 109/124.5/172.5cm
16 - 45/50.5/70” or 114/128/178cm
18 - 47/52.5/72” or 119.5/133.5/183cm
20 - 49/54.5/74” or 124.5/138.5/188cm
22 - 51/56.5/76” or 129.5/143.5/193cm
24 - 53/59/78” or 134.5/150/198cm

Fabric requirements:
Dress – 112cm/45” wide
Sizes 6-12 – 4m
Sizes 14-16 – 4.5m
Sizes 18-24 – 5m

Skirt – 112cm/45” wide
Sizes 6-10 – 3.75m
Sizes 12-18 – 4.5m
Sizes 20-24 – 4.75m

Dress – 150cm/60” wide
Sizes 6-14 – 3m
Sizes 16-24 – 3.4m

Skirt – 150cm/60” wide
Size 6-24 – 2.85m

All Emporia patterns are produced on paper and feature different coloured lines to differentiate between each size.