Inspiration...Shift Dress

The shift dress is quick and easy dressing.  You can dress them up or you can dress them down. 

This is the Lafayette 148 New York Easton Short-Sleeved Button-Back Shift Dress.  Price tag: $498.00.  Details:  Cotton/Nylon/Spandex blend, short-sleeved, knee-length, button-back, bateau neckline, and shift silhouette.  For a closer look, check out the Neiman Marcus website.

This is a lovely princess seam shift dress.  My guess is that if you wanted that neckline, you would need to copy it from another pattern or find a vintage version.   Here's a pattern to consider:

This is Simplicity 1586.  This is closer to a sheath dress than a shift dress but you have the color blocking and cup sizing.  It does have the princess seams and they are a different style.  I think minor changes would get you very close to the inspiration picture.

If you already have a shift dress pattern fitted, use it.

Happy Stitching!