Maybe skip the pattern, go monochrome, and drop it to floor-lengthbut keep the bagginess and and pair it with more structured pieces
So, for example, if your shirt measured 20 across, your equation would be: 20 x 2 = 40 and 40 3.14 = 12.73
For the bodice, I used what is getting to be our go-to bodice pattern, which we call the "fall dress bodice." It is a combination of Burda 7179 and Simplicity 1459, which I altered the neckline on for this dress
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So if you want to know how to wear a maxi dress in Winter, and really make your summer dresses work for their keep all year, then read on