drop waist dresses for wedding Drop Waist Mikado Ball Gown with Pleated Skirt

60% lyocell 20% viscose 20% cotton

Material composition: 80% Cotton linen20% Polyester

Make a scene with this gorgeous dress, and watch as all eyes turn to you

White shirt

There was a picture of it laid out flat: And an image of Vionnets original design sketch, showing how she envisioned it looking on a model: And finally, an image of the surviving original dress on a mannequin: Between these three images it was very easy to calculate the approximate dimensions of the original dress, and cut out a reasonable replica from vintage kimono crepe: Two hours of picot edging and darning stitch to join the pieces later, I had a dress: It fits me very snugly (very modern, it shows off what a great bottom I have), Isabella the mannequin like a glove, and itsy-bitsy petite Anna in a perfectly period, slightly loose 1920s style