Reddit reviews Sew Many Dresses, Sew Little Time: The Ultimate Dressmaking Guide
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I agree with all of the answers here. Having never sewn before, it's a huge undertaking making this self-drafted. Your best bet is to take an existing pattern, perhaps something like this, and modifying it. I also highly recommend this book which will help with altering features such as necklines, sleeves, bodices, etc. Take your time and make a muslin test before diving in. Good luck.
Ok, I know this is a little pricey, but this book comes with a ton of patterns you can mix and match, which rocks. They fully explain everything, and you can create your own patterns based on the basic ones they give you (you alter a muslin to be the perfect fit for you and BAM, you have your own custom fit pattern). I am super slowly working my way through this book, it's just taking me ages because I don't really have a good place to work.
My sister got me this book for Christmas last year and it sounds like it's right up your alley:
Sew Many Dresses, Sew Little Time: The Ultimate Dressmaking Guide https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0770434940/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_K146BbPZAB490
It has instructions for several styles of bodice, skirt, and necklines. It should give you a good start on bringing your design to life!
They both look like princess-seamed bodices with V necklines. One is a halter top, and the other looks like a regular bodice. You could make both dresses from the patterns in the book Sew Many Dresses which is also chock-full of information on fabrics, fitting, adjustments, and hacking. Just be sure to make a muslin before you cut into your gorgeous fabric!