Popova's Reflective Diary: Maria - home/work dress, adjustments & photoshop work in progress

This dress was first design on paper with puff short sleeves. However, later on these sleeves became to look unappropriate.
In general puff short sleeves aren't very desireable for dance production as the elastic at the end of them could cause discomfort in the dancer during performing different movements.
On the other hand, looking at the images of the other at the other images of the bride dresses I realised that the work dress has to fit under the wedding dress. Therefore, I removed the sleeves from the concept of the home/work dress sketch.
Another issue of the relation between the two dresses can cause the additional upper layer. For that reason, I was looking at ways to make it easy removable so Maria can remove it without interrupting the tone of the choreography. Initially, I was think of adding some buttons which to attach to layer, but every sharp movement can easily tear the plastic bags if there are button sewn on it. For that reason, I decided to create the plastic bags' decoration double layered and the elastic strips of the dress will be situated between the two layers and will hold the dress. Thus, Maria will easily remove the layer and then put the wedding dress on which will perfectly cover the work dress.
This approach is very adequate for two other reasons:

the scenes with this dress are both romantic and do not include intense dance movements hence there is no possibility to layer to fall before the character to remove it.
the scene after requires changes in the set as it happens in a different location. That provides the opportunity the layer to be removed with the sets. (the character can leave it on the stands with the other gowns which can be seen behind the characters)