At Jo Ann's I purchased a sparkly emerald green satin. I have yet to buy the chiffon because they did not have enough at the store. Either I will order it online or go to another Jo Ann's to purchase it. However, my next step will be to open the pattern and figure out if I need as much as they tell me. My budget for the entire prom is $200.
Here are some celebrity dress that I'm using for inspiration:
Along with the dress, I'm hoping to make a matching purse and a tie for my date. I bought extra fabric just for those purposes. I have a pattern for the purse, but I'm not quite sure yet how I'm going to make the tie. I'm thinking that perhaps I can take apart and old tie and use that as a pattern, which (hopefully!) will not be that difficult.