I really like the gathered bodice and cut-out detailing on the sleeves. I have reservations, though, about the length. Is it dowdy? Unflattering? Unrealistic and unwearable?
Then last weekend I read an article in the October Vogue that long skirts and dresses are the "new shape" for fall. To be wearable for day, a long bottom should be paired with a casual top and flat boots.
A few years ago, Lucky instructed how to pair a long dress with a sharp blazer:
Many sewers made great summer maxi dresses (Eugenia, Slapdash, Erica B.). So why not a maxi dress for fall? Would I be an Edwardian muse, as Vogue touts? Or would it be too Stevie Nicks?
Would that be a bad thing...?
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Thanks so much for all of your helpful comments about how you cut fabric. It made me feel a bit better hearing that, for many of you, cutting is laborious and time intensive - I'm not alone, and that's just the way it is! From now on I'm going to try a combination of scissors and rotary cutters, especially for the straight pieces. May even head to the hardware store for some DIY pattern weights.