I've made a new dress. Part of that swap-eroonie.... which does seem like a vague dream from the distant past now; but actually upon which progress has happily been made. *gasp* *self back-pat*. My new dress is from an old Vogue Issey Miyake pattern, Vogue 2438, hailing from maybe the late 90's? I think? I don't know for sure. If someone does then please feel free to enlighten me! I bought it through ebay. The dress is basically a giant, almost shapeless sack of a dress that achieves shaping with a few darts and two big strategically placed folds held in place with snap tape. You are supposed to arrange the snaps to make the folds more or less pronounced, as desired. Pretty cool concept, huh? This is in the same vein to another Issey Miyake dress I have, of black jersey, and is perfectly representational of my desire to make things that look kinda ordinary on first sight but on closer inspection turn out to be just a touch weird and slightly "off". Those of us into clothes often see the link between our fashion choices to our personalities; and I think that description pretty much sums up me in a nutshell too ;)
it's asymmetrical so the side views are a bit different
there are also darts down each side from the underarm to the hip![]()
This dress is supposed to be made in stretchy fabric too, but scandalously, it is not. It is a thickish woven cotton, deep chocolate brown with a cream pin-stripe, bought from the Fabric Store in Melbourne about three years ago. I was so in love with my vision of this particular dress, in this particular fabric that I was just like; oh, recommended fabrics, pfft. I know I know, such a rebel, tut tut. The recommended fabric is generally like a primary tenet of dress-making; that thou shalt ignore at thy peril and risk of permanent exclusion from the hallowed halls of sewing Utopia. 
O woopsie. *blush*
Well ok, I didn't just gratuitously leap in and go for it helter skelter; I did measure to check feasibility. I sized up, and also altered the snap tape placement to accommodate my shape; in a little bit in at the waist and out a little bit at the hips. And it all worked out. In fact it is pretty much exackertackerly just how I wanted it to be, so I'm happy!
the back tuck is on quite a slanted curve
Dress; Vogue 2438, chocolate/cream stripe cotton
Shoes; Perrini, had for so long I've forgotten where I bought them now.