I love this dress.  It’s a very loud print (at least up close and personal), but I just love the easy wearing of this dress.

So I made a copy of it from some very lovely heavy rayon lycra knit from EOS.  I didn’t quite have enough fabric to copy the entire thing properly, so I improvised a few changes.  I used Vogue 8379 for the bodice because the original dress lacks some coverage, and I thought the extra pleats at the bottom of the Vogue design would add enough fabric à la a required FBA.And it worked.  I didn’t have enough for the facings, so I cut two long strips on the crossgrain about 3 cm wide, stitched a CB seam along a short end, folded it in half and pressed it, and made a little neckline facing? collar? edging?  Geez…. my mind is atrophying these days….  I also made little cap sleeves and ended up with shorter ties (so I can’t tie a bow), but otherwise it’s pretty much the same.  It’s super comfy and warm enough for a sunny fall day.