I haven't been able to find the sorts of dresses I like in more than ten years. I ended up having a seamstress pick an old one apart to make a pattern and then make dresses based on that in cotton knit fabric. Two years ago, she told me that she was having trouble getting fabric in any color except black because the fabric companies simply weren't making anything above what was committed to clothing companies.

I want an elastic waist with a flared skirt that comes down below my knee.

I'm a little worried that she's gone out of business. I haven't bought more in the last two years, first because I had enough dresses and then because last fall/winter dresses were inconvenient with regard to the medical stuff I needed to do.