Writing this before I read another posts so I don't get my opinion swayed.

I do not like the first cat dress. It does not feel like your style to me. Not 00Noir. Not fun and playful. Just not Rae. I can be totally off base on this and only you can answer if you will wear it a lot. I feel like you are settling on this.

Te second dress you linked to above feels more like Rae. Yes, playful kitties, but with all the right edge to it and something think you would wear more. Is it THE ONE? Only you can answer that, but I would hold out for theone, especially for such a statement piece.

I think the dress is flattering, but I'm not a cat person so not feeling that part of it...but OMG I NEED that airport sweater!

The self-design place sounds really cool; I enjoy the cat graphic on that a lot! I don't know if it's an "instead of" though - I am on the fence.

Yeah, Lyn, that's how I feel. Cats are popular on adult clothes right now, but they won't be forever. Maybe I have room for one edgy cat dress and one ladylike one...?

And FWIW the edgy one is too edgy to date I think. So you could get this now and invest in the custom one later if you prefer.