tutu of fear?

if this was a dress, it would want to be made like this:somehow i'm not sure if i can just trust this dress. here's my problem, my first idea about how to make this isn't as lovely as those pleats (harpers bazaar says pleats should be resting now. but these pleats won't have it.) and my colors, ps, my red/brown tulle looks terrible with my red origami paper. new color idea? some kind of pattern? writing on ribbon? 

so, what are your thoughts? I almost called you (well i did) but I almost asked your voice mail if we really needed this "sculpture". it wants to be a tutu. does that work? at all? 

and i suddenly want to make a pleated tulle skirt to match my after five hat for our opening.  it's so rare, the opportunities to wear tulle skirts and after five hats.