Originaly, this dress was a medieval dress. But after discovering Middle-Earth, I realised it could double as an elf-maiden gown. Dressed like this, I'm ready to go play in the woods around Rivendell. Fabric        I found this wonderful lilac summer polyester fabric that looks a bit woven.        The trim is of white with golden edges.        The belt is a piece of satin cord simply tied a bit to the side. Pattern        As a base, I used McCall’s 9083 view A. I the lengthend and widened the skirt and modified the sleeves to make them wide and pointed. Advice        When fabric tends to fray, serge your seems.

A nice general picture of the dress. You can really see the sleeves' shape.

It was really important to me to lace the back to give the dress more realism.

I love this picture. I find I look so elvish on it. If only all my ironing had survived transport to the photo shoot site!

Here you can see the square neckline very well.