Just because I couldn't wear this without looking like Margaret Dumont (not that there's anything wrong with that) doesn't mean it's not one of the loveliest dresses to ever grace a pattern envelope.

This is a contest submission from flea, who says "I like the lean shape but with the volume in the lower skirt, I find little cap sleeves very flattering, plus you get an attached platter collar, and are those pintucks at the throat? I also have a silly fondness for a dress with a zipper in the side seam. I can see this in a navy with while polka-dot, a dark red crepe for evening, or a pale purple linen (though oh, the ironing!)"

I second all those and add "a cream silk georgette with an abstract geometric design in brown … " To wear with your brown linen cloche and cream-and-brown spectator pumps, of course! Thanks, flea!

Click on the link to see the rest of the pattern envelope and a back view (the pleats are there, too). It's from the Vintage Vogue repro series.