Need Help!!! What do you girls think...dress issues????

Original post by mandab

Sep 26, 2008 02:31 PM

OK Girls...I need some serious help!!! I'm having serious problems with this whole wedding dress thing!! I've been looking since about February and I've found a lot of dresses that I love, and some that I hate, but none of them are really standing out to me. 2 weeks ago I went to Burton's and fell in love with one of the private Label gowns. I decided that that was the gown. I had another gown on my list that Burton's didn't have in stock. Stupid me, I went to another dress shop that had it to just try it on and satisfy myself and I ended up loving that one too...well actually, I loved the back of the one and the front of the one I tried on at Burton's. Burton's said they could put a few more pickups in the back of the original gown for me and that wouldn't be a problem. So, I thought I was satisfied and I went ahead and put a small down payment to take some $$ pressure off my dad(my dad and step mom are coming this weekend to put the actual down payment on it to order it). But I've been going back and forth all week...do I, don't I, do I, don't I...I'm an incredibly indecisive person as it is and I have a hard time making any kind of decisions, so I always second guess myself. The problem is, I don't know if this is me just being indecisive or if I should wait...what do you girls think???? What would you do??? I just wish I could've tried on a gown and 'just known', like I hear so many other girls say. Anyway, here are the pics of the original gown, front and back, and the 2nd pics are the other gown I tried on and loved the back of. Please help...I have my appointment tomorrow to go and order it!! Thanks girls!!

PS, sorry this was so long!!! I'm torturing myself!!

CloudNine Posted: Sep 27, 2008 10:48 AM

Re: Need Help!!! What do you girls think...dress issues????

ok i lik ethe back of the first dress, looks like it sits nicer whereas the 2nd one looks sorta like a fold.

i think the second dress though has a more flattering front, because of the look of the cinching on the side.

can they make the back of the 2nd dress look like the first?

BoxOfRocks Posted: Sep 27, 2008 05:53 PM

Re: Need Help!!! What do you girls think...dress issues????

The silhouettes and overall style of the dresses are pretty similar, so to me the difference lies in the beading and decorative detail.

Personally, I prefer the front #1. If it were me, I'd go with that one, because I'm apple-shaped, meaning my trouble spot is my midsection and less so the thighs/rear. I'd feel like the details #2, which go right under the bust, would emphasize my midsection more than I'd be comfortable with, even with shaping garments.

OTOH, if I were pear-shaped with flatter abs and larger hips, I think the #2 would be the one, because of the V-waistline and trail of beads on the back creates a downward, slimming effect. The #1 back waist is straighter, which emphasizes hips more in comparison to #2.

Good luck!