Denim-look shirt dress

I have absolutely loved denim dresses in the summer since the beginning of time, and this summer is no different with the exception of pregnancy.  Due to the fact I now tend to stay overwhelming hot all the time, I can’t image a denim dress at this point so when I saw denim-look linen fabric, I knew I had to have it.  It’s light, flowy, and simply fantastic.  This fabric reminds me more of chambray as opposed to linen because of how soft it is. This dress was made with McCalls M6520 view D, the same pattern used to make this shirt dress, with the following alterations:- Cut off the top of the back of the pattern at the armpit. Place the top portion of the pattern on the fold of the fabric and place the bottom half 5 inches from the fold.  (this will give you enough fabric to allow you to make the inverted pleat on the bottom half of the back of the dress)
– (To make the inverted pleat) match up the ends of the top back fabric to the bottom back fabric. With the excess material in the middle, create the inverted pleat.

-Left out the collar and used the collar band only to create a mandarin, notched collar.

-Added 3 inches to the back hem to create a more asymmetric look.