Dress Frenzy

Yes, obviously I've been looking at dresses, most of which I'd never consider buying, but just to get ideas in case I don't stick with the dress I have.

This one is very close to my ideal realistic-fantasy dress (as in, one I wouldn't need to morph back into being a size 8 20-something) -- wide V-neck, simple A-line chiffon skirt; just make the bodice a little simpler and chiffon, and add some loose sleeves. Oh and make the price just a couple hundred bucks. Yeah, right. If I could just find a pattern something like this, I could potentially have someone make/modify it for me, but there's no way I would pay to have it made by a real custom dressmaker (not that there's one around here anyway!).