Trying to tag! River Song - FN/LN and DotM,

[leanne1672]

I'm trying to find this dress. I'm determined! I've found some great alts (PM me if you want links) but I'm trying to narrow down my search a bit. Asking the experts! What words should I search with? What fabric is this?

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[ssshunt]

Dupioni is a woven silk fabric, and the threads that go one way are the warp, and the threads that are woven through those threads are the weft. If you use slightly different colors, or even very different colors in the warp and the weft, you get a fabric that looks like it's one color when tilted one way, the other color when tilted another. It can be found at local fabric stores for about 15 a yard, though finding a close color to this dress is not easy. eBay can be your friend, here. I have found some great dup ioni on there now and then.

Here's an example of what I mean by a "shot" dupioni--the colors are wrong, but you can see what I mean: http://www.ebay.com/itm/GREEN-TURQUOISE-IRIDESCENT-DUPIONI-SILK-FABRIC-YARDAGE-/150557208430?pt=US_Fabric&hash=item230de8af6e

I also think this dress was made for Alex KIngston. And like I said, I pretty much have the pattern. I'll look it up and get you the pattern maker and number, and maybe you can hunt it down. Good luck!

(Oh--I haven't made mine yet. Next year!)

[ssshunt]

Also, just as a side note--did anyone else notice that in the Mini Ep--was it Last Night?--when 11 had this dress out for River to wear, and she decides not to because it's a bit over the top or pretentious or whatever--that 11 says "That's why I went with the tux." Lol, then sob sob sob.

[leanne1672]

I also love how river 1 refuses to wear it, river 2 gets all suspicious and 3 whose been with him for a while and is confident in their relationship was completely confident and comfortable with him and with wearing the dress for him. :)

[leanne1672]

Thank you!!! Keep me posted!