Lining?

[Bodgeitandscarper]

Please can anyone advise me what I'm looking for?  I need to line the polyester posh frock fabric.  What would be nice and soft and feel good and not stick to a sweaty body? 
Also would you go for a pale grey?  Or just white?  Or pale blue?

[Greybird]

Habotai is lovely and silky but very light weight. As for the colour, I would go with whichever is closest to the background colour.

[Elnnina]

Bodgetandscarper that is beautiful fabric, just love the colourings on this fabric.  My take on the lining would be a very pale grey.  if however you are wanting to make a full length slip then this would be in a flesh colour - so much nicer in having a uniform colourway, i.e. your body and  bra/slip in the same colour rather than blocks of light and darker colours underneath.  I personally cannot abide seeing colours of underwear showing through the top layer, and for a wedding think it is more important to have  an all toning  flesh colourway  underneath.  Flash photography can cause some mishaps in the photographs, and I am sure you do not want this to happen.

By the way where did you get your fabric from, what is it called - thanks.

[Efemera]

I’d go with white... it would make the colours look better... a bit like undercoating when painting.
Habotai silk would feel lovely.

[Bodgeitandscarper]

Thank you for your suggestions   
I haven't gone for the habotai as there are mentions of static with it.
So, an anti-static ivory is what I've plumped for. I think you're right @Efemera that a light colour will show up the other colours better. Light grey seemed right, but a bit of a dull colour, so didn't go with that.

I'm also now thinking about a silk dupion for the jacket and have ordered some samples.

[Manuela]

Habotai can stick to sweaty skin, living in Hong Kong I know these things  My recommendation would be Bemberg (viscose/rayon) lining. If your fabric is not completely opaque I’d choose whie, otherwise a light grey would to the job too.
Looking forward to seeing your dress 

[Silver Rose]

Very pretty fabric, I'd use white or very pale grey for the lining. OOhh silk dupion jacket, lovely, what colour where you thinking of?

[Bodgeitandscarper]

The silk dupion nay not hsppen, now I know how much it costs!  But I have sent for a sample of blue... but £20 a metre... hmmm...

[Greybird]

@Bodgeitandscarper how many times does your son get married? Go on - do him proud!

[Bodgeitandscarper]

The pattern needs 3.9m 

[Greybird]

That must be quite a jacket! Could you find another pattern that takes a bit less?

[Ellabella]

@Bodgeitandscarper blooming heck woman, is it a jacket or more of a toga?

Surely you can find one that needs less fabric than that.

Or as Greybird says go for it. You’ll only be doing this once (we hope).

[Bodgeitandscarper]

Buttterick B6383 is the pattern, I suppose it takes a lot of fabric for 115cm width as each piece is going to take up it's whole length, if you see what I mean. 
I'm now looking at satin backed faux silk dupion, £5.99 a metre    Trouble is, the one ebay supplier with what looks like the right colour doesn't do samples.

[Manuela]

@Bodgeitandscarper, do you have the pattern in hand? Silk dupioni doesn’t have a nap, so you can cut it ‘up and down’. Check the curting layout of the pattern, they usually do it for fabrics with a nap. You could dave quite a bit of fabric by adding a centre back seam and ignoring the nap layout.

[Greybird]

Ah that one. Very nice pattern and I can see why you would want it. Still think it's worth it for your (only?) son's wedding. It's not as if you are buying an expensive dress in a posh shop to go underneath. You are putting in all the work and you deserve to (at least) look a million dollars.