A new dress l've been dreaming of making for a while now! Based off the collared cottagecore dress by Kiana Bonollo, I added some Dressmakingamore Audrey long sleeves with buttoned cuffs and a quarter circle skirt with pockets, unfortunately I didn't buy enough of this fabric to make my ideal half circle but I think it added a different style to my other dresses, which was refreshing to make 😅

It was also my first go at adding piping to cuffs and making a ruffle collar (detachable in this case as I wasn’t sure if it would overpower the dress), so I feel there's a lot to improve in my next version I'm planning on making, as the collar was definitely more challenging than my ego would have hoped 🙈you might be able to spot the unevenness around the lower corners 😅

Made from 100% cotton fabric in this incredibly beautiful Van Gogh style magnolia print, fully lined in a matching lining cotton so the finish inside is extremely satisfying too! It also ties up round the back so you get that snatched waist look ! Although the only downside is getting into this dress verges on a bit of a Nutty Putty cave miracle with the ties and zip on top of each other 😬don't recommend if you have claustrophobia! 

It would definitely be better if the zip was in the side seam, so please let me know if you've ever done a side seam zip and how comfortable it was to wear, as l'm not sure if it would compromise the feel of the dress 🤔

My first garment of 2026, collar or no collar?