Stripey Inspiration

So my Mum picked up some lovely black and white striped fabric for me recently from the amazing Sewing Studio Superstore, the best independent fabric store in Florida.  I had visions of a striped Victorian gown, something very Tim Burton:

Okay, so it's not really Victorian, but it's the Tim Burton stripey dress, so who cares?  Then I was surfing through some sewing blogs and happened upon the latest Tea with the Vintage Baroness posts.  They contained some lovely fashion inspiration from the 1930's:

DAMMIT.  Now I don't know what to do...guess I'll decide when I get the fabric in hand.