Christmas Dress Conundrum

I made a Christmas dress way back in 2010 from Colette Pattern's Crepe dress but I'm dying to make something new to wear for this holiday season.

It's cute and still fits but I'd like to have more than one dress for all of my holiday events.

I snagged this red fabric with black velvet polka dots for 50% off clearance price at JoAnn's and it'd be great for the holidays with some green accessories.

My initial thought was for a circle skirt. It's not super fancy but I know it'd get loads of wear in my wardrobe.

But then I remembered that I had this great pattern from 1951 that I almost made for Promaballoona/Costume College 2012. It's not exactly the most practical for winter but here in Ohio it doesn't get that cold in December (plus that's what coats are for.

So I need your help deciding. Circle skirt? Or dress?

Fashion and Film: Happy Go Lovely

Today I caught a lovely Vera-Ellen flick called Happy Go Lovely (1951). I love Vera-Ellen. She's so adorable and an amazing dancer and performer!

This is the story of Janet Jones, a chorus dancer in a dance company with financial difficulties. Her dreams of being a star seem far off until a rumor gets started that she is the fiance of B. G. Bruno, a single millionaire. People around Janet start seeing dollar signs and begin to curry her favor. Once informed of the rumor, Bruno decides to investigate, but Janet mistakes him for a newspaper reporter named Paul Tracy. Janet tries to keep up the facade of dating Bruno while falling for "Paul". Interspersed in the drama are lovely dance and song numbers.

Vera-Ellen has many cute ensembles including this evening gown.

This yellow dance costume!

The same costume. I love the tap pants.

She has loads of other cute things but photos are, alas, scarce.

On the bright side, this is on Netflix so those of you that have it can check out this film!