le Sac dress

My partner and I were invited to an engagement party so I decided to run up something new to wear. As I didn't have much time due to being busy with a wedding dress deadline, I decided to make one of my le Sac dresses, as they are pretty quick and easy. I had bought a great pair of satin shoes with a sort of tuxedo ruffle down the front of them, so I decided to use that as inspiration for the dress. So, I made the dress the day before the party, and here's the result: a pic of me wearing the new dress and matching wristlet, just before we left for the party:



The pleats, or rolls on the bodice echo the rolls on the shoes; from the waist I allowed the satin to just fall, loose, to then be re-attached on the inside of the deep hem. The matching wrap or obi-style belt threads beneath the wide strip, then crosses over in back to come around and tie in front at the waist. I'm really pleased with the result and will definitely be making more like it!
And I'm completely mad about the warm aqua-coloured fabric, which appears to be a linen-viscose or linen-rayon blend, or similar, with a wonderful sheen and grain to it. I'm glad I bought 10 metres of it!