So obviously I am the last person in the world to make Vogue 1250. I have made it twice. Once is red version which is the dress, though left rather longer than on the pattern (I haven't actually hemmed this yet so not sure of the final length). The other is a teal version modified to be a cowl neck top: Here I am looking rather awkward in it and with the top draping oddly (neither I nor the top look like that most of the time!). It was made in a teal viscose / spandex oddment I got from Melbourne Tessuti while I was over there recently. Oddly I think it suits the other fabric (cheapy Spotlight jersey spandex) better as that fabric is more drapey, but a few washes might change that. I cut an enormous size 20 (to get the shoulders and chest in there) and then spent lots of time bringing the waist and hips back to probably a 14 and 16 respectively, though am not sure as I did with the garment after rather than with the pattern initially. Here is a view of the back: