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!)
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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!