DRRRESSES: WANT

Interesting! I think I know what it might be.

Err, LDS. They say they give to women's and children's charities but I asked if they would divulge which ones.

Hmmmmmm.

http://images.asos.com/inv/media/1/6/9/3/1893961/gojiberry/image1l.jpg

belt in the front is a little too voluminous or something, but otherwise, pretty

Which site Laurel?
My mom was looking at some LDS modest clothes dot biz something and all their swimsuits were basically the best. Their dresses were pretty good, too! I never really got over my Mormon upbringing when it comes to how much skin I show off (summer tank tops notwithstanding).

lol I'm the same and I wasn't even Mormon.

I was thinking of the right site - I first saw it mentioned by an LDS blogger and she promotes them really really heavily but it wasn't until Laurel's post that I went - OMG, of course!

Shabby Apple!!! I found them by accident by googling "modest swimwear" as a JOKE BUT IT IS NO JOKE, MY FRIEND--they have the cutest suits ever!

And the best clothes in the world.

oh! i had seen that site before but hadn't realized it was intentionally modest. even i like their clothes!

I had no problem giving up Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie because I didn't really like anything of theirs and it was freaking expensive for some synthetic chiffon with two seams, a hem, and a fake flower on it. But not buying Shabby Apple dresses is really wounding me.

Oh wow I found about ten dresses I'd buy in a heartbeat..but they're kind of pricey for where I'm at right now (house buying in 2013!)

do anthro and urban contribute to anti-choice causes?

I don't know if I want to hear this. I never really go in UO any more but I still love Antro every now and then when things are heavily reduced. :/

Not directly, but they were founded by hard-right conservative donor Richard Hayne, who I think is still the president of both?

omg that bat dress is amazongongongongongognognog

bene are we now tumblr pals?

I see bats on my feed...

i don't have a tumbler! i wonder if i know the person who owns it though.

its someone from bco pretty sure

oh was it sarah/muzzleloader? i think her blog is called "motion and heart"

LEX!! i had a dream right before i woke up this morning, in which you and i were going to some event and you were wearing this BEAUTIFUL dress! ok so it was above the knee, and it was made from what looked like a pleated chiffon (very narrow/shallow pleats, the entire length of the dress). it was a kind of pale medium-bright blue, with long sleeves (cuffed, but with that sort of puffed-at-the-wrist 70s look), and a shallow scoop neck. it looked like it had a sort of elasticized waist (but not in a cheap/dumb way) and the skirt part was a moderate a-line, and the torso was fitted.

that sounds kind of dumb but you looked so pretty!

pale medium-bright blue

I had to think about this for a couple mins

lol

it was a poor description, i admit

I love pale medium bright blue! If I wasn't on my phone I would GIS the colour in my head. Like the best summer day's sky. Yay! I'm so flattered!! I hope I was wearing a lot of spanx because I'm generally too lumpy for chiffon and tbh never try it, haha.

Now I want a pale medium bright blue dress!

(but omg, fitted torso, slight A line, you dressed me perfectly. I love you Justine!!!)

Oh I forgot to mention it was layered over a pale slip!

And you didn't look lumpy!

Even better! Amazing. You must be my official dream stylist from now on. :D I told Andrew about this and how it made me feel like a cool kid and loved and <3

aw <3 <3<3 girl, you know you're in my top 5!!!

maybe it was this colour

http://www.iphone4wp.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/iPhone-4-Blue-Background-05.jpg

That was the colour in my head!! When I used to do web design, many designs ended up in that colour with yellow accents. I have a Swedish soul. :D :D

aw i love i love style dreams :)

yeah speaking of chiffon pleats I saw this while xmas shopping last month and really really liked it. it's the girliest piece of clothing I've ever considered buying (usually I would detest the idea of wearing anything pleaty/frilly/puffy/not straight lines, so I'm a bit confused over why I like this dress):

http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l442/acrobins/pleats.jpg

desperate for it to go on sale, currently at $225 :/

ooh i love it too! the ruffles/pleats are nicely refined yet still fun - i bet it would feel great to swirl around in

yes that is v pretty

The houndstooth skirt came. It does not fit. I am so sad.

:(

:( :( can you order it in another size?

Not sure this image is going to work, can't seem to find a link that's a jpeg. I never wear dresses and suddenly bought two. Here's the first one.
http://us.asos.com/Whistles-Poppy-Contrast-Shirt-Dress/xfht8/?iid=1843505&cid=8799&sh=0&pge=37&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Blue%2Fmulti&mporgp=L1doaXN0bGVzL1doaXN0bGVzLVBvcHB5LUNvbnRyYXN0LVNoaXJ0LURyZXNzL1Byb2Qv&utm_source=google_product_search&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google_product_search&WT.tsrc=Google%20Product%20Search

argh. have to go, will try again later

modcloth had a big sale this week so i bought a couple of summer dresses
http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/try-triangle-again-dress
http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/captivating-cascades-dress

good chance they will end up in the pile of other modcloth dresses i own that don't fit, but for $14-15 it was worth the gamble

xp to R

http://images.asos.com/inv/media/5/0/5/3/1843505/bluemulti/image1xl.jpg

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

Astonishingly stylish.

YESYESYES

Yeah, I love that.

I'm gonna return the houndstooth skirt but I don't know if I'll actually get in in another size. Haven't decided if I am gonna get it in another size or not.

After this and the red dress thing not fitting I'm pretty frustrated with online shopping. Oh well.

Thanks J! Damn, why can't I do that? I really love it, haven't worn it yet - thinking I will do so for my 40th in Feb. Right, now to try to post the second one...

And here is the second one (drumroll, fingers crossed) (might be hueg)

http://www.whistles.co.uk/pws/client/images/catalogue/products/00501228208/categorysearch/00501228208_fr.jpg

oooh, I love those dresses, R! You've done well. No new dresses for me lately.. BUUUUUUUUUUT, in the middle of February I'll be in ~Cuba~ for our honeymoon and I will get to wear the dresses I've purchased over the fall/winter without having to deal with tights and shrugs and other sources of warmth! Very excited.

I have two Modcloth dresses that don't fit well either :(

Now that is what I call a dress-wearing occasion!

The one thing I am proud of – and this might be because the weather has been more mild in general – is that I have successfully continued to wear skirts and dresses all through winter, simply adding on a couple layers but finally keeping some sense of style. In years past I always just suck it up and throwing pants on all winter long. I simply do not look very good in pants, I have finally reconciled myself to this fact. But I sure as hell could use a tan!

Forgive the shitty grammar, I am lazy and used the speech to text option to type this for me. Terrible.