white dress linen High Low / weather essential Long Sleeve Linen Maxi Dress

This dress is crocheted and features short sleeves, a high round neckline, a ribbon tie just below breast level and full circle skirt of below knee length

This antique design is available on Etsy only for over $7 and is a straightforward sewing pattern to either follow

If everything says romantic, airy, daytime, soft, black may need lighter accessories

The entire dress was made from polyester taffeta (gasp!) but the fabrics looked so much like authentic silk taffeta, even in person, and had the same hand to the touch, that I was able to make the dress look passable on a much better budget than by using a more authentic silk

Fasten off leaving a long strand for sewing

Available in sizes from 18 months to 6