Saturday, December 5, 2009

My feelings on “THE dress,” part 1

I was looking back through my old posts, and I realized that I have never really delved too much into my dress selection process. And…I feel that I probably should, because my experience was, I guess, not the magical one that I had imagined it to be. Let me explain…

For those of you who don’t know me or can’t tell from pictures, I am a small human being. I’m about 5’2”/5’3,” and I weigh just over 100 pounds. I’m “fun size.” I have a hard time shopping at a lot of stores; at some retailers their XS’s or 0’s are too big for me. So, when it came to dress shopping, I had a lot of things to keep in mind.

I went into my dress search with a pretty distinct vision. I’d like to think that I know how to dress myself properly, and that when it came to shopping for dresses, I’d be no different.

I knew for certain that I had to stray away from dresses with “poof,” as they would completely swallow me alive. They aren’t my style anyway. Besides, I am confident about my body, so I did want to find a gown that showed off my figure!

Another thing I was sure of? Lace. There is just something so romantic about lace, and it is timeless. I just had to have a dress made of lace.

Finally, I knew that I wanted a sweetheart neckline if possible. I’m not ashamed to admit it; I am pretty much flat as a pancake up top…which I actually LIKE (gasp! What?!?! I know, who would think?). However, when it comes to clothing with strapless necklines, I start to look like a washboard. Not the most attractive thing you’ve ever seen.

So, what were my original dress inspirations? I sourced them all from The Knot:

Raidis by Pronovias

I love the flowy nature of the dress…the babydoll shape would possibly be a good look on me.


Rocha by Monique Lhuillier

Sigh. Doesn’t need words.


Gwenyth by Renella De Fina Couture

This is one of the closest images to what I was going for in my overall look. Yum.


And then, I happened to come across Cymbeline, and I fell in love with some of the dresses…most notably Agadir…


The halter wasn’t what I originally wanted, but the dress was just so gorgeous…I wanted very very badly to at least try it on…


As for my budget? Honestly, I was trying to keep the dress itself around $1,000 or less. Did I succeed? Time will tell…

So…I had my inspiration and my price requirements…then it was on to the stores to make my dreams into reality!

6 comments:

  1. Your inspiration dresses were all divine! Can't wait to see more!

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  2. Well I love your selection of dresses and since you have the same height and the same weight as I did when I prepared to get married, dress number 2 is the closest to my wedding dress and it definitely worked for me. Please let us know aht you select :)

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  3. Those are gorge! I watch the show 'Say Yes to the Dress' all.the.time and I think it confuses me about what I'd want in a future dress. There's so many to choose from, but it seems that you have picked out something beautiful! Can't wait to see it!

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  4. I'm anxious to see if your dress is anything like your inspirations! I had a whole bunch of inspirations in my head and hand and picked one that was nothing like it.

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  5. I can't wait to see! I was way under my budget- so happy! Try Mori Lee. Gorgeous dresses :)

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  6. Love your inspiration pictures! Lace is gorgeous. Can't wait to see what you picked!

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