Get your own.
There are two possible ways of interpreting the title of this blog entry. The first way is something like this:
YOU: Hey, I like your Audrey-inspired dress!
THE SELFISH SEAMSTRESS: Thanks! Because I’m so generous, I’ve posted the pattern so that you can make your own Audrey-inspired dress!
The second way to interpret it is something like this:
YOU: I like your Audrey-inspired dress. Can you make one for me?
THE SELFISH SEAMSTRESS: Are you insane?? Do you think I have nothing better to do than sew for you? Whatever. Make your own (damn) Audrey-inspired dress!
I’ll leave you to guess which meaning The Selfish Seamstress intends. (Hint: Generosity is a concept entirely foreign to the Selfish Seamstress.)
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, check out the downloads page. I’ve posted the (free) pattern for my Audrey Hepburn/Givenchy-inspired little black dress! It’s only in my size for the time being, which corresponds roughly to a petite Burda size 32. The pattern is pretty basic, but there aren’t any instructions yet, so I’d recommend this for the sewer with some experience in assembling a dress with lining.
If you make one, let me know- I want to see! It’s often said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the Selfish Seamstress just loves to be flattered.
The Selfish Seamstress 
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October 28, 2009 at 1:44 am
Mademoiselle M.
Your dress is just amazing! Very classy.. Thanks a lot for the pattern perhaps I’ll try to make my own Audrey-inspired dress ;)
October 28, 2009 at 2:28 am
senaSews
I think you’re very generous sharing this wonderful pattern with us! Thank you very much!
October 28, 2009 at 8:02 am
meli88a
I found your blog via PatternReview and love it. This dress is awesome. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is one of my favorite Audrey Hepburn movies. I was hoping that we were the same size so that I wouldn’t have to figure out how to regrade the pattern!
October 28, 2009 at 10:45 am
lovenicky
I love your dress! And I love your web site. What a talented lady!
You have inspired me to draft my own pattern for a dress. I’ve entered into the Wardrobe contest (my first time too) and I have no ideas for a dress. I think I will draft my own.
Cheers,
Lovenicky
October 28, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Erin
You should feel very flattered! You have such a chic sense of style! Thanks for the pattern!
October 28, 2009 at 9:55 pm
sharon
What a stunning dress and thank you for your generous gift of the pattern. I have just printed it off and can’t wait to make it up (that is after all the other things I want to sew).
November 23, 2009 at 5:16 am
britta
i love the dress and I want to sew it myself. could you please tell me how much fabric you approximately needed? and thanks a lot! britta
November 23, 2009 at 11:41 am
selfishseamstress
Hi Britta! To make the dress in my size I used less than 1.5 yards of wool suiting, and about that much lining as well. I believe the fabric was 60″ wide. Good luck and let me know how it turns out!
December 5, 2009 at 9:25 am
britta
hey elaine! I did it. and it looks amazing. i feel like eating croissants in front of tiffany´s. Perhaps, one morning, i´m going to buy myself a coffee-to-go and drink it in front of my local tiffanys´s store in Frankfurt (Germany). I´d show you a photo but I don´t know how to add it to this comment. do you have an e-mail address? greetings, britta
December 6, 2009 at 7:53 am
selfishseamstress
Oooh! I want to see! You can email me at selfishseamstress@gmail.com, or post the photo to an album and just paste the link in a comment.
December 3, 2009 at 6:39 am
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March 15, 2010 at 3:31 pm
jackie
I love this dress! What kind of fabric did you use or would you recommend?
November 24, 2010 at 6:21 pm
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January 16, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Brooke
Hi! So I know this pattern was not recommended for beginners and now I see why. I’ve done a lined dress before so I understand the bottom but I’m A little confused about the top (how to connect the back piece to the front and bottom). Can anyone give me any pointers or direct me to a tutorial that might help? Thanks! I love this dress and don’t want to give up yet (though I might need to retreat back to easier patterns for a bit)!!
Thank you!
August 17, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Courtney
I LOVE your dress!!! Thank you for the pattern. I can’t wait to make one!
What kind of fabric would you recommend?
August 17, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Megan H.
Hi Elaine,
I love your blog! So witty and you are definitely an inspiration to ‘get in the saddle’ again, i.e. behind the sewing machine.
At any rate, I was hoping you might give me a lead in regards to the Audrey dress you created. (Stunning!) I am six feet tall and the only part of my body approaching a size 32 is my chest. My body measurements are completely out of whack: 90 cm, 75 cm, 99 cm. Which means that I could never use the Audrey pattern that you posted on your blog. Did you base it off another pattern? Or did you draft it from scratch?
Thanks!
Megan
September 5, 2011 at 9:34 am
Sally S
I Love your designs and I think that its great that you give us all the pattern for free!! I’m so jealous of your skill I wish I could make my own patterns!
I was thinking of making your dress for my prom (a. I love Audrey Hepburn’s style and b. I don’t want to spend loads of money on a dress I’ll wear once) but unfortunately I am not the same size as you. I have recently made quite a few dresses, but I have never had to adjust the sizing (I always buy patterns that fit me) I was hoping you could help me. I am a UK 10 (US 8).
Please help me
Sally
October 3, 2012 at 6:37 am
Cindy Steiner Walker
I just want to thank you so very much for the Audrey dress pattern. My 17 year old daughter wanted to dress like Audrey in that famous black dress for a homecoming event today at school (and for a parade.) I could not have done it without your pattern. I made some alterations because we were trying to make the dress look as much like Audrey’s as possible. I will post photos later after I am able to take some of her. My daughter is a size 0 like you, so the pattern was a perfect starting point.
Have a great day!
Thank you again!
Cindy Walker
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Chloe
Hey, with the pattern…how do I print it out so it is to scale, ready for cutting?