Inspiration...Long Sleeved Dress

 This dress screams latefall to me.  I can not imagine wearing it when it is hot.  Here is the dress:

This is the Floral Cotton Muslin Tiered Mini Shirt Dress by Akris Punto.  Price tag:  $1,660.00.  Details:  Lightweight Cotton Muslin, bond collar, self-tie split v front, long sleeves with button cuffs, side seam pockets, a-line silhouette, falls below knee, invisible back zip, cotton/polyurethane, dry clean only.

Folks, I looked for a pattern that was similar but failed.  How about look and feel of the inspiration photo?  The Love Notions Rhapsody Blouse/Dress.  Here is the line drawings:

This pattern would give you the tie and split neck.  The dress already has the first tier.  You would need to calcalute the remaining tiers.  For the sleeve, I would use one of the long sleeve options and add length if needed.  I found this tutorial on using this pattern and adding one tier.  If you have a pattern that explains how to do tiers, use it.

Fabric will make the dress.  Here is a link to the Florals at Mood.  You will need to page through to get to 2-tone florals but they are there.  

Hope you are inspired to create something fabulous.

Happy Stitching!