Joyous Dress

Now, I'm loathe to assert a claim that I cannot defend with hard evidence, but my *hypothesis* is that wearing a dress that makes you feel special, lively, &/or frolicsome, will make you conscious of an emotion humans commonly refer to as "joy".  Yup:  joyous.

Custom-fit & hand-made, one at a time, by me, 
just for you.
Joyous Dress design details:
  • fitted bodice (top) with raglan short sleeves 
  • choice of neckline shapes (as seen in pictures = jewel, lower rounded, lower scooped, V, split, split & folded)
  •  full, pleated skirt (bottom), hemmed to knee length (or any length you'd prefer).  Pleats can be many/large to few/smaller (as in black-velvet-trimmed version shown = uses a bit less yardage this way).  
  •  the Joyous also works well with a bias-cut full skirt (as shown in bright-diamond-print version).


some handmade touches:
  • closes with side-seam zipper (or center-back for jewel-neckline version)
  • optional:  self-fabric ties stitched in at shoulder seams = bows!
  • optional: self-fabric tie belt (longer so there's lots of extra to flip & fling)
  • optional: side-seam (hidden) pockets.
yardage requirements for the Joyous Dress:
3 to 5.5 yards (depending on fabric width, dress size, and skirt style chosen)
Suggested fabrics:  light- or mid-weight wovens (quilter's cottons, poplin, lawn, broadcloth, full/queen-sized sheet)