I tried on this frock in a shop a while ago while shopping with Moggy...

(Sneaky phone pic.) Cute, but too short for me (and a I prefer a bit of waist shaping. Still, I liked it enough to keep thinking about it. I think it's the collar)
Browsing around
Pattern Review recently, I came across this pattern:

Pretty close, huh?
But it isn't out here yet.
eBay to the rescue. It's on its way!
Now I will be able to make a longer, shaped-for-me version.