Making the most out of my material

Doing my garment I'm finding it difficult to keep a trend and making it look the best it can for the catwalk. I love what i have done for the top! But i can't decide to make the rest of my dress into a skirt or shorts or a mini skirt. Trying every option Iv decided to keep it as a skirt but lift it over the bust, i think this looks very edgy and gives it that seventies look with a modern twist.

I done the skirt by cutting the top off the dress and hemming it with elastic, a very easy but appropriate technique for the design as the material flows just how i wanted.

I also tied adding detail to the bottom of my skirt, i was thinking maybe a rara skirt for a crumbled and messy look just like the seventies. However once i tacked it i didn't like the look it gave and preferred the way it hung with the elastic top.