I did say that I’d make Simplicity 3775 again, so I’ve followed through on my promise (you can find the previous dress I made here).

My goodness, that print is definitely rather out there! I made sure that I spent a bit of time trying to centre each piece, but there was not way that I’d be able to match it all at the seams – the repeat is just too huge and irregular.

This isn’t one specific pattern view – I mixed up a few options. This dress has the longer skirt length, a ruched midriff overlay at the front and back, a round neckline, and I shortened the three quarter sleeve to just above the elbow.

This will be a good dress to wear to work throughout the warmer months, where the air conditioning is extremely unpredictable (my office is in a basement – what more can I say). I keep reflecting on the differences between this style with its fitted midsection and Vogue 1179 that is entirely loose throughout the waist and stomach.  The style of the Vogue pattern is definitely more comfortable, but does it run the risk of hiding the figure too much?  The Simplicity dress is comfortable too because it’s in a stretch fabric, but I really do have to hold that stomach in.  Does defining the figure just draw attention to its deficits?  Either way, these are rhetorical questions – because I’ll enjoy wearing both dresses.