I read a few reviews of this dress and was therefore prepared to muslin the bodice to make sure it didn't gape too much in front. I made the bodice in S, which matched my measurements, and then in XS, which is a bit small. I expected it to be challenging to fit as I have sloping shoulders. I thought the S wasn't too bad and I wondered how the weight of the dress would change it, so I carried on to make a full dress toile which I knew I would give to a friend with darker coloring. It's straightforward. The pockets are in a weird position because the tiers are in weird positions, but the high hem of the middle tier means it really balloons out at the bottom in a comfortably tent like way. Overall it felt like too much fabric to me, but this is Ankara fabric which is very solid.
For version 2 I used a nice bedsheet I had ice dyed and the size XS pattern. I shaved a tiny edge off the straps to adjust for my sloping shoulders. Doubled the second tier and halved the third tier, and put the pockets higher in a more serviceable location. Despite all of this, the bodice still feels like it will fall off me outwards. I think I would need to adjust the curve of the front bodice inward a bit to gain more security, though I like the look of the back.
I can see that people are more taken with the other view of this dress but I wasn't keen on the straps. The adjustable straps do fix the problem of adjusting the bodice for a snug fit because you can pull the back in between them. Eventually I might go there using some very lightweight fabric. I'm not sure what I think of the change I made to the skirt tiers. It feels more normal when wearing the dress, but I think the original tier height is more flattering (though difficult for pockets.)
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