I made this swing type dress for my 19 year old daughter.  I just bought a vintage dress form, so I made a body stocking first (see my little helper in the bottom corner?).  My daughter is smaller than the smallest setting for the dress form, that is why the zipper is stretched in the back!  I like the way it turned out, so you young people think she'll like it? 

body stocking for my dress form:



and the dress: