My December Garment of the Month - Butterick 5917

Here is my version of the Very Popular Butterick 5917 which I made up as my December Garment of the Month. I'm sure a lot of you are already know this dress pattern, but if not, here is the pattern envelope: I decided to make the dress out of midnight navy seersucker cotton, which I purchased at Spotlight for $8.99 a metre. The bodice is lined and I used a scrap of black voile that was in my leftovers stash. I did apply interfacing along the neck edges of the self lining, although the pattern did not stipulate this- I thought it would help to stabilize the bias edge of the front neck especially. I did make a muslin of this dress - if you are interested in fitting, please read these two posts which you will find here . This is the front of my finished dress: The side view (and for once I am using the trick used by actresses - that sort of half way sideways frontways pose - it always looks good, so it you are a bit photo shy - try it :). It's a pose that