All of the base pieces for Ordinal Scale dress cut out.Shell is polyester twill. Lining is polyester

All of the base pieces for Ordinal Scale dress cut out.

Shell is polyester twill. Lining is polyester. Black front stripe is polyester/cotton twill. Black panel at the bottom of the dress is heavy stretch suiting. White collar corners are heavy matte satin.

The back pieces will form a pleat in the center back to allow for movement. The sleeves were cut on the bias so that they can allow for ~20% stretch since I drafted the pattern to be extremely close-fitting.

Polyester twill was such a pain to lay down flat and straight because of its slipperiness. The black polyester/cotton twill was a magnet for lint and wool hairs…