All of those princess lines made me think of a summer dress.  The lines on this pattern are gently sloping and  produces a garment that skims the body, with some adjustments it was adapted from 1912 to 2012.  You can read about the project here.

Test pattern post - 
http://adonising.blogspot.com/2012/02/vpll-challenge-pattern-0336-ladies.html

Selecting the lace - 
http://adonising.blogspot.com/2012/03/vpll-challenge-pattern-0336-ladies.html

Narrow Hem and solving design challenges - 
http://adonising.blogspot.com/2012/03/vpll-challenge-pattern-0336-ladies_03.html

Tada!!!

Finished garment - 
http://adonising.blogspot.com/2012/03/vpll-challenge-pattern-0336-ladies_05.html