My favorite is the first one!

I have a Donna Ricco dress that is in this satin material, except in a gorgeous eggplant (one of my best colors):
http://www.overstock.com/Cloth.....duct.html?

... and the material has a lot of stretch to it. It is extremely flattering and the ruching is very strategic - covers up a multitude of tummy and other bulging sins. I wore this dress last year for a summer evening wedding, in fact.

I think you are definetly on the right track.

My favorites are foist and third, and than the second one, Your choices are very nice. I do not seriously dislike either of them

Vote for first one too.

Thanks everyone...so do you prefer the red (remember it's for a summer wedding) over the black ?

shiny, does that designer run true to size?

oooh how about this one?

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/29.....32&P=5

LOL at your last post Nicole! You really crack me up.

And my vote goes for red.

I like the first dress (in red) too. I also like the Chadwick's dress, but in print version... even though it has cap sleeves.

Yay! Nicole in dresses! My votes are as follows:

1. Macys dress
2. Red Donna Ricco dress
3. Black Donna Ricco dress

And the boob-tube for hubby at home.

Ha Angie! I wouldn't even wear that tube dress for him--I don't think I could fit one of my girls in that dress!

I'll go to my local Macys and see if they have that Alfani dress to try on. They do have an Alfani section at my lame-o Macys--maybe I'll luck out and they'll have that dress. I think I would get more use out of that one than the Donna Ricco dresses--but the deciding factor for me would be if one looked better than the other.

*chuckle*

Good strategy. And while you're at Macys, try on a few other wraps that appeal to you as well. Don’t be afraid to experiment! You WILL look fab in the right dress.

ps thanks for being YLF's official comic relief. I hereby crown you our lady of laughter.

Well I didn't end up getting either the macy's dress or the D. Ricco dress. The D. Ricco dress wasn't available in my size, and teh Macy dress was just too much black for an outdoor summer wedding.

What do you think of this one? Im a little skeptical of how much white it is--I'm of the school that you don't wear all white to a wedding.

http://www.espritshop.com/Shop.....html?Front

Can't see the picture.

OH shoot...Esprit's website is funny like that... Let me try this

http://www.espritshop.com/Shop.....ry=dressy#

If that does not work, http://www.espritshop.com then click on the following buttons... Departments/Dresses/Dressy/Laser Cut Dress

That dress is very pretty and the style would fit you too. I do worry a little about how white it is. I wish they had it in another color and it would be perfect.

I am with Julia, I would get the dress to wear at other occasions, but not for a wedding. It would look great on you tough.

How about this one?

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/29.....0423bb4e95

Edit: and this one: http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/29.....0423bb4e79

I like both of the nordstrom dresses Julia posted above Nicole. I think they would really look fab on you!
Also the esprit dress you posted is adorable. I think I might be popping into Esprit today for an in-person peek :)

Well done Julia! These are interesting options and quite possibly gems for our Nicole.

Did you try on a whole slew of dresses at Macys, Nicole? Dresses is all about experimentation. Sometimes what you least expect looks fab and vice versa.

I did try on a few dresses. There really were not many dresses to choose from. I was also working on a time limit (had less than hour between work and picking up the kids at school). My daughter and I are going out for a girls night out tonight, dinner and the mall. I'll bring the camera and have her take some photos.

Good luck Nicole! Looking forward to those photos!

Oh boy pictures! Hope you find the perfect dress.

OK this is totally embarrassing.

First two photos are actually my converse photos--and my outfit for today.

Photo 3 & 4 Front and Side View of a "true" wrap dress. Can you say Nonna?

Photo 5 & 6 Front and Side View of another "true" wrap dress. (opposed to a faux wrap dress). You can tell it's a true wrap dress because I am holding it closed...if I let go of the dress, we would have to change the rating of this site.

Photos 7 & 8 Front and Side View of a sheath dress...Black with white banding around neck and hem.... eh nothing exciting here.

Photos 9, 10, 11 My daughter being a goof and trying on dresses for this wedding. She's very much a tom boy but she was a trooper. We ended up buying the simple purple cotton dress. On the way home she shocked me by saying "in fall, I might wear this dress with some skinny jeans). The polka dot dress was just a joke--she thought it was the funniest thing in the world and just had to try it on.

And then 12 & 13, Front and Side of a sack of a dress. I tried on others that were 2100 times worse than these, so I didn't dare take photos. I'm wearing a skirt and top to this wedding.

http://s289.photobucket.com/al.....Nichripar/

I really like the first two wrap dresses on you, you should definitely go with a wrap dress, whether it's real or not. And you cracked me up about the rating of this site!

I can see the same smile on your daughter too, what a happy family you have! Love the picture of your son and the most stylish lady in the world! who is she?

I just read the other thread and found out it was your daughter. What a confident, happy girl she is! I love her in her short hair.

Thanks for your effort Nicole and dear daughter. I love the purple dress you bought for her and it will look great over skinny jeans.

Love your light blue Converse (of course) and you are going to look fab in the right wrap dress. Those weren’t quite right. You need a longer sleeve and a wrap without a black piped border around the neckline. I wish I could dress shop with you! The type of dress I’m taking about is going to look great with knee high boots in Autumn too. Stick to the AT green and outfit for the wedding cause it’s; really pretty and hanging in your closet.

You really look good in sleeveless styles. I liked the straps and the neckline of the printed dress that you wore over your jeans. How do you feel?

Loved the socks in the pictures :) I'm glad I'm not the only one who tries on dresses with her socks still on! I love your green AT outfit on you! I think that will be great.

I hear ya Dani, I can't bring myself to take my socks off in a dressing room--yuck!

How do I feel? Well I am not upset or anything. It's not my fault that most dresses are made for smaller busted women. I think the biggest problem with those wrap dresses is the belt location. On someone with a more proportionate chest, the belt would fall lower. Having it sit right under my bust, and then having a fuller skirt right underneath makes me look...uh, fat. I hadn't considered the black border around the neck. I'm glad you pointed that out--something else to avoid in the future. Does that hold true for tops as well as dresses?

I didn't mind the black and white dress on me, but I didn't love it. I look much better in skirts than I do in any of the dresses I've tried on so far--so I'm glad that I can wear skirts. I also don't want to wear black to an outdoor June wedding--I could end up too hot and black just does not seem appropriate for a day wedding. I'm also afraid that longer sleeves would be too hot also.

I feel releived to have confirmation from you all that those dresses just don't work for me. And I feel excited because I found these really cute red patent Kenneth Cole Reaction sandals for $20 last night. I bought them, hoping I could find a dress to go with the shoes (knowing that was a long shot, but a great excuse to buy ANOTHER pair of shoes!)

http://s289.photobucket.com/al.....hoe001.jpg

And thanks for the compliments on my daughter. She is a very precocious child. She has a certain quality about her--you know when you read about someone great and you see that specialness in them? I don't know how to describe it, but it's more than a personaity or intelligence. My daughter has that quality (I know I sound like one of those crazy beauty pageant mothers). I have no doubt in my mind that she will someday be famous for something or other--probably writing, or acting, or as a pianist. I am bracing myself for the angst of her being a teenager. I hope she can continue to be her true self and not succumb to worrying about what others think. But I digress...(I could talk about her for hours if I'm not careful). ;)

So, thanks everyone!

Gorgeous sandals! And I rest my case on how pretty blue toes are. I simply adore the look.

Quite right. Black isn’t best for an outdoor wedding in June, and you look wonderful in the skirt ensemble you have. All sorted. I hear you on the positioning of the waistline on dresses and separates are truly an easier option.

Sounds like you have a special bond with your daughter. Precious. You are blessed.