Yes, Cinderella, you will go to the ball. In a Couch-printed Dress

I was asked by my friend Justine to make a dress for her daughter to attend a special ball last weekend. Like all of my friends (see a theme here?), Justine has great taste in fabric.

As part of the fabric-picking brief, Justine was worried that people tend to 'baby' her daughter so we wanted something that wasn't at all juvenile. This amazing Bird Therapy print certainly fits the bill; it's cool enough to grab attention but not of the 'OMG Bless Her Cotton Socks' variety.

For the reverse I used a turquoise poplin and a green sash. Again, colours that one might not place together automatically but that totally rock once combined. I made the skirt of the printed sided ever so slightly longer so it peeks at the hem, almost like a trim.

And finally a big fat bow to the back, and a matching green button.