'Seashell' Summer Dress

Perhaps a slightly melodramatic design, but I've been wanting to design a dress that uses a seashell shape for a while now, and as it's summer, it seemed appropriate.

The dress itself is fairly plain, there are very subtle colour changes on the seashell ruffle, but there is no embellishment and the ruffles are the only decorative element. There is one ruffle on the front making the seashell shape, which then forms the skirt. This joins with an identical ruffle on the back. The dress would fasten at the side using an invisible zip.

The whole dress is intended to be made out of cotton and there would be a cotton underskirt, as to create the seashell shape, the skirt edges come up very high. The underskirt would reach to a few inches above the lowest point of the dress.

I hope you liked this design, it is part of my 'Designs Inspired by Nature' project. For more designs check back here next week or visit my special-occasion-wear blog at www.bronzedalebridaldesigns.blogspot.co.uk 

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