Basically what she told me was this, "Eric, I want a dress with the Stevie Nicks sleeves." The sleeves begin at a very small diameter and open out at the end of the hand to a much larger circle.
The skirt part of the dress posed more problems because of it's sheerness. So, to alleviate the sheer problem I pleated it immensely to cover all the skin. But, when she wore the dress she wore a slip underneath which covered most of the unmentionables. Over all I think this was an effective piece.