The DYNAMO dress is an ode to the traditional dress with a gathered skirt. The simple version made with one single fabric is a great base for colourful prints, while the version with two contrasting fabrics is a fun puzzle to put together in a slightly new way. “I can't wait to see what you come up with!”

As a child, Kaisa Rissanen, one of the co-founders of TAUKO, hated dresses, finding them impractical and restrictive. Nowadays, they have become part of her everyday wardrobe. What happened? Well, Kaisa started making her own clothes! The dresses had beautiful details and pockets (always!), and she could move around in them effortlessly.

From each pattern purchase, we give 50% to the designer. Our goal is to support independent creatives and promote a democratic and open society.

All photos by Laura Oja. Illustrations by Ivona Fodora.

Fabric Recommendations:
DYNAMO can be adapted to different types of woven and non-stretch fabrics.Choose fabrics such as cotton, linen, satin, silk, or viscose from 1.77 oz/60 gsm to 6.34 oz/180 gsm. The printed dress sample is made in silk satin fabric with turquoise, white, and pink stripes (68% silk, 32% viscose, 1.77oz/60 gsm) by Sacres Coupons. The green dress sample with crimson red detail is made in “Organic Papertouch Poplin” (100% cotton, 4.23 oz/120 gsm) by METERMETER.

Fabric Requirements:
For sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Dress fabric for version A:
width 55"/140 cm, length 114.6 (121.7, 126.4, 129.6, 130.8) (136.7, 140.2, 141.8, 142.2)" / 291 (309, 321, 329, 332) (347, 356, 360, 361) cm

Dress fabric for version B:
width 55"/140 cm, length 108.7 (110.3, 128.8, 130, 131.2) (135.1, 135.9, 137.1, 137.8)" / 276 (280, 327, 330, 333) (343, 345, 348, 350) cm

Contrast fabric for version B:
width 55"/140 cm, length 39 (39.4, 39.4, 39.4, 39.8) (40.6, 41.4, 41.8, 42.2)" / 99 (100, 100, 100, 101) (103, 105, 106, 107) cm

Interfacing:
width 35.4"/90 cm, length 13.8 (13.8, 13.8, 14.2, 14.2) (19.7, 19.7, 19.7, 19.7)" / 35 (35, 35, 36, 36) (50, 50, 50, 50) cm

Files:
A4 (home printing) and A0 (copy shop printing) PDF files with layers, sizes nested. Sewing instructions are in a separate PDF file.

Delivery:
After purchasing, you will receive a link to download the PDF files. There are no delivery charges for the digital patterns, as they are delivered automatically via email immediately after purchase. PDF patterns are only eligible for return and refund if the provided download links have not been used. If the download links have been used, the product will not be refunded.