Spinning Uncensored

I’m working on my 3rd annual party dress for the Google holiday party. This time, owing to a hectic schedule, I am working from a pattern instead of designing my own. The pattern is Minna from BurdaStyle.com.

From the beginning, I decided to go with two layers of fabric, a black sheer over a chartreuse or some sort of similar green. I flirted with some iridescent sheers, but at $13 a yard, I would have been over my $70 budget. I’m still deciding on the shoulder/collar trim. Ideas so far have been feathers, fur, crocheted lace with iridescent jet black beads, or simply a loosely pleated collar of the same material.