Knocking Off An Armani: Hopefully Not Too Retro!

Hi Sew Retro Community!

I am back from vacation and have started on a new project which will hopefully produce a beautiful dress and teach me draping and a few couture techniques along the way.

I hope to take this fabric:

And turn it into this dress:

From JustJared.com

Without it looking like a terrible 1980s prom dress:

From The Fashion Police via http://aprairiecottage.blogspot.com 

You can follow the trials and tribulations at Modern Twist.

Cheers!
Jacki