![The Parisan Dress](https://www.punkinpatterns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC07102.jpg)
I love LOVE love how this little dress turned out.
It’s a perfect little Parisian dress. It was a very simple pattern and quick to make.
![The Parisan Dress](https://www.punkinpatterns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC07084-Copy.jpg)
It has a simple button closure in the back.
![The Parisan Dress](https://www.punkinpatterns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC07109.jpg)
You may remember this fabric from a previous project I did. I loved the combination of the red fabric with the Matisse inspired “Joy of Life” fabric from Alexander Henry.
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![The Parisan Dress](https://www.punkinpatterns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC07082-Copy.jpg)
In honor of Matisse (and this dress) we took a little trip to the art museum (Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, or MIA). It was the perfect way to spend an afternoon on a rainy day. Now it’s a snowy day and I’m inside blogging instead of going out to face the 5″ of snow waiting for me on my driveway.
![The Parisan Dress](https://www.punkinpatterns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC07097-Copy.jpg)
Gwyneth taking time to admire an original Matisse!
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And a little van Gogh. . .
![The Parisan Dress](https://www.punkinpatterns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC07074-Copy.jpg)
So with the perfect little french dress, all she needs now is a ticket to Paris so she can wander the galleries of the Musée du Louvre, Musée d’Orsay (my personal favorite), and the Musée de l’Orangerie.
. . . . Well, until then, she can continue to wonder the galleries (at MIA) a little closer to home.
![The Parisan Dress](https://www.punkinpatterns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC07042-Copy.jpg)
So lovely and the model looks pretty terrific too.
Very cute (both the little one and the dress!)