Fringe dress in double gauze

A few days ago I posted a question on Instagram wondering if I should be concerned about a friend of mine who made three Fringe dresses in less than a month. I know that you know I was not talking about a 'friend'. Yep. I really did it. I love this amazing pattern by Chalk and Notch so much I made three dresses in less than a month. And I love them all. The first Fringe dress is my 'special occasion' dress. The second was also made with rayon, but the print made it look so cool and casual! And now the third :)

There is something magical about the colour red. For some it associates with danger. For me, it is a colour of love, passion, confidence, fun and beauty. Whenever I wear this dress I feel I could conquer the world. Seriously, don't mess with a woman wearing red!

I tried very hard to convince myself that I didn't need a third Fringe dress. However I could not help but wonder what this pattern would look like made in double gauze. After all, double gauze was one of my original choices of fabric for this pattern. Curiosity may have killed a cat, but in my case it produced the most worn item in my closet.

This fabric was being sold at my local Spotlight as chambray a couple of years ago. It is definitely double gauze! I was on a mission at the time, focussing on what I needed when with a corner of my eye I spotted a bright splash of red on a shelf. My legs followed my eyes, and I found myself buying the remaining three metres of this fabric. Told ya, the colour red is magical ;)

I have never sewed with double gauze before. Somehow I expected it to be fiddly, but it was so easy to work with.

I made no changes to the pattern after my second attempt at sewing this dress, apart from leaving out the ties.

I am constantly amazed how a choice of fabric changes the look and the feel of a garment. This dress feels very casual. I don't feel overdressed at work, school pick up or a supermarket, yet I feel fabulous. Besides, the comfort level of this dress is off the charts!

I love how the wrong side of this fabric is basically the right side in the opposite colourway. Because the Fringe dress has such a fabulous hemline this little colour twist adds a small fun factor.

I had the hardest time choosing the buttons for this dress. I originally was going to use small ball shaped off-white buttons, but they were too off-white comparing to the white motif, and I thought I was risking being mistaken for Mrs Claus at this time of year. I decided to go with plain buttons in the same colour as the fabric. Although I didn't like this look too much in the beginning, it certainly grew on me.

So, after conducting my little sneaky survey on IG it sounds like sewing the same pattern three times is not a crime. What about four? I am dreaming of a Fringe in linen...