Nelles costume

For Halloween this year we have decided to have Nelle be a 50's girl. I figured that instead of spending $40 for a Halloween costume that she will wear once, I would just make one. In thought, a poodle skirt, would be easy. Well think again. I got a pattern off the internet and got some help figuring it out and here is the result modeled by my bare chested girl (courtesy of a prune incident blowout that dirtied her outfit). I still have a bit of jazzing up to do but you get the idea.