Ao Dai and 'Tie' Gored skirt

These are a set: a friend brought a beautiful reversible red-and-gold silk brocade from Singapore, I've been daydreaming for almost a year what to make from it. Then I checked out folkwear patterns and found the lovely Vietnamese Ao Dai (they say that red and gold is for a wedding outfit.. oh well). I'm picturing it a little shorter, more like a fitted jacket than a tunic. If I have enough, I want to make a swirly many-gored skirt, swapping sides of the reversible fabric. Way fun for dancing!