To remain genuine to the 50s era, I opted for a strong floral pattern.

Despite my improvised alterations over the weekend, the dress is still too large in the bust and the skirt is a little to large at the waist. I will need to revise the darts and the seams of the bodice and interfacing, and adjust the ratio to the skirt.

Sewing is a real puzzle. Altering one piece of pattern entails figuring out how much alterations I need to do on all the other related patterns pieces.