Fashion question

[Jdarg]

Green!!

And you better have a picture of yourself all tarted up!!

 

[peapod1980]

IBD how did you know?

I found this one by Laundry and I think it would be great with the shoes, clutch and fabulous jewelry. One of my fave colors:

Love it, love that brand, too.

 

[InletBchDweller]

:roll: I just know....

I love the top one, expecially with your shoes and purse. We gotta see some pics...

 

[dbuck]

Both dresses are gorgeous but I too think your shoes and clutch would look better with the first (green) dress. I'm sure you will be a knock-out in either dress.

 

[TooFarTampa]

Green!!

And you better have a picture of yourself all tarted up!!

I'll do my best. :roll:

Okay, so I went shopping! Since everyone loved the green dress I figured that meant I needed to keep it simple stupid and find something easy and elegant. Our local Saks did not have the Laundry green dress but the nice lady there pulled a bunch of similar gowns in teals and blues and I got to have funn trying them all on. I am the queen of online and hurry-up shopping for boring things, so it was really nice to play dress up!!

There were a lot of great choices, but I found a gown that is perfect for both occasions and will not require alterations or Spanx. It is by BCBG and it is in a drapey jersey fabric and in this color, called China Blue. It is NOT this dress though, just the color.

The color is key because in the only online picture I can find it is in black. Here is the dress. Because it's shown in black you can't see all the drapeyness (similar to the Laundry dress), but you can see it has a sparkly brooch thing at the bodice, which is perfect with my shoes and bag.

It is a bit longer on me and gives me a nice lean line. Plus it is classic and something I will likely be able to wear again! (More justification )

Now I just need some big long sparkly earrings.

This is one of those cases where online shopping definitely does NOT work. I would never have chosen it.

Thank you SoWallers for steering me in the right direction!

 

[DD]

 

[Ocean Lover]

I love it...love the color too. Did you feel like you were on What not to Wear?

 

[TooFarTampa]

I love it...love the color too. Did you feel like you were on What not to Wear?

Anytime I walk into Saks I feel like I'm on What Not to Wear. The salesperson was very nice though and ignored my minimal makeup, wrinkled jeans and (of course) slip on sneakers. And, of course, I had a kid with me.

 

[tistheseason]

That dress is going to be gorgeous with your shoes and bag. . . .can't wait to see the photos!!

 

[seacrestkristi]

Ditto! Beautiful!