The Portia Dress is a fitted dress designed for knits, giving you a stylish slinky silhouette with all the comfort of jersey fabrics.
The focus point is the twist at the front which looks fancy but is so easy to construct. The twist sits just under the bust creating some beautiful draping in the fabric and the whole dress comes together really quickly.
The bodice features a dropped shoulder and the loose sleeve ends below the elbow, where it’s brought in at the hem with narrow elastic.
Make your Portia in your favourite solid colour...
...or have fun with colour-blocking and go half and half both at the front and back of the dress.
Pick between two lengths: just above or just below the knee. The shorter version makes a great party dress, especially if you make your Portia Dress in a sparkly jersey like Rosie's sheer glittery version (worn over a slip).
Portia can be as casual or as dressy as you want her to be, depending on your choice of fabric, footwear and accessories. She looks equally great worn with trainers or heels, as well as tights and boots for the colder months.
Portia looks fantastic in a print too, have a look at the brilliant versions made by our Pattern Insiders!
Head over to our YouTube channel to find out more about the pattern on the vlog!
If you're a visual learner, you'll love our video Tutorial on Stitch School, showing you how to sew the twist on the Portia Dress!
Get inspired by our Portia Dress Board on Pinterest and see what other people have been making on Instagram by browsing the hashtag #soiportiadress.
The Portia Dress is aimed at Confident Beginners and is available in our full range of sizes UK 6-30.
Sizes 6-20 are drafted for a B cup, sizes 18-30, for a D cup.
Get the pattern and make yourself a slinky knit dress!