I haven't shopped at Hancock Fabrics in years, but had to go there to order material for 22 dance skirts I was making for a dance company. (I am going to make a few modifications to it, but more on that later.) For the underskirt and bodice, I used coral pink satin (I believe that's what it's called) from Hancock Fabrics.
I purchased the pattern from Edelweiss Patterns for $14.99, which is the most I've ever spent on a pattern, but it's worth it, as it's a hand drawn pattern and pretty accurate. If I can find my old VHS version, I'll try to capture a still. If you want to be super authentic and go as Charmian Carr, you can bandage your leg - she slipped and fell through a window on the gazebo during rehearsals the bandage was digitally removed in the DVD version. pink dancing shoes with bows on top (It's hard to see her shoes, but I believe the shoes she wears in the ball sequence are the same as the ones in the gazebo scene, and it's a much better view.) However, when Matt found a pattern for her dress online, my mind was made up. I considered making one of Maria's outfits (the woolen dress that she wears on the mountain during Do-Re-Mi), but kept guiltily coming back to Liesl.
Of course, Liesl's dancing dress was the first costume that came to mind, but come on - I'm 31, twice Liesl's age. So, when my husband forwarded me an event notification from the local classic theater advertising a Sound of Music Sing-A-Long that also had a costume showcase, I just had to make an outfit. The way that the dress floats around her while she leaps and spins is so breathtaking! When I was a girl, I always wanted a dress just like it! It was like watching The Sound of Music for the first time! Not only did watching my new DVD bring back wonderful memories, it also reminded me how much I always loved Liesl and the pink dress she wears in the gazebo.
WORST SWEET16 DRESS MOVIE
Obviously, I could tell that things were missing, but I never saw the full movie until I got the DVD last year.
They took out a few lines of song here and there, or lines leading up to songs, or large portions of entire scenes. This month I made a dress that was a dream come true - Liesl's Sixteen Going on Seventeen dancing dress! The Sound of Music is one of my all-time favorite movies, and when I was a kid our only copy was taped off of TV, and it had been edited for time.