The Bowen dress pattern came free with Peppermint Magazine a few months ago.  Peppermint have a number of free patterns on their website (but you are encouraged to make a donation).

The pattern is described as follows: Dress it up or dress it down, throw it on and get ready to go, go, go with our latest free pattern – the Peppermint Bowen Dress! We collaborated with clever Kiwi patternmaker Kim Sisson from Hubba Ding to create the ultimate in comfort dressing – an extravagantly voluminous tent dress. With relaxed dropped shoulders and rah-rah ruffle sleeves, the oversized silhouette makes a dramatic splash, while being cool and comfy enough for everyday wear. And it’s reversible! You can button up your bosom with a sweet button closure and flash a V-neck’s worth of shoulder blades or flip those buttons to the back and display a little daring decolletage. All this and pockets too? Bump the Bowen Dress to the top of your to-sew pile already!

I sewed size E, which was smaller than the size suggested for my measurements. I could have gone down to size C and it still would have had plenty of ease. All the swishiness!

I added light weight interfacing to the neck facings. I decided that I prefer the V neckline at the front, sofor me the dress buttons at the back. I am unlikely to wear it with them at the front.  The buttons came from Thailand.

Rather than using side inseam pockets (I find that they flap around in loose frocks) I sewed on two patch pockets.

For those of us who like loose tent like styles, this is a winner. The fabric is a printed voile that I picked up at Restash a few years ago. I think it’s the perfect match for the pattern.  This is the ideal hot day dress when you need something that is loose and stays away from the body.  Which means that it will be waiting for months until warm weather returns 😉