Swing Dancing and dresses

So as some of you know, I teach Swing Dancing! I'm in the process of planning a ball for sometime in March and some of my friends and I are wanting to go in 1950's style costumes. The other young ladies who attend will be in formals, and the gentlemen in tux's or nice suits. I have been searching for some dress ideas, and here are some that I came up with ^.^:

                  I love how fun this one is!:

But I must say, this one is my all-time favorite. I would love to find a pattern similar to it:

For the ball, I need some decoration ideas. I would like it to be a retro/1950's-ish style. Any of your ideas for the decorating and/or dress patterns are very welcome!

Until next time....

back to the land of the living

Hello dear friends, I am back! I'm hoping that I will be much more successful at keeping this blog updated :).

Right now I'm working on a colonial dress for the Harvest Dance (English Country Dancing) I'll be attending. So far, I have the dress almost completely finished, and my stays are almost done as well. So all that will soon be left is the petticoat and the chemise....which is good considering I only have about 3 weeks left ;). I'll post pictures as soon as I can!