Blue or Orange - the dresses are here! - decision made!

The dresses arrived this morning and I did a quick try on. I tried three footwear options and three bag options.

I think the size is correct. The dress is well made - a little stiff but linen blends soften with washing. The orange has white stitching, the blue has yellow.

I don’t have a strong opinion yet but will look at the pics and try on again later ( and ask a friend).

Blue orange or neither?
I don’t want both!!

The price is fair I believe for a cotton linen blend- it is not cheap but not exorbitant. I have tan leather options too that I think will look great with either but the sandals are stored away for winter.

Whilst orange and black are a bit Halloween the connotation is not as strong here as in some parts of the world.

Neither is a fine vote too so be honest.

I could cinch the waist a bit more I think especially on the orange.

ETA - I am keeping the orange. I was very undecided and in the end I think the orange is better on me. The blue is more practical but Jon loves the orange.

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4 years ago

Brooklyn

Veteran

I like it! I think it’s sleek and funky.

I’m going to change my vote to blue because I think the contrast stitching has more punch in the blue version. And that’s a big feature of the dress.

Helena

Orange! You are Queen Orange. It loves you!! My favorite shoes with it are the sneaks and purse is the yellow one. Lovely!

Joy

Orange.

The Cat

I still think that of these two colours, orange is the best for your colouring. The navy looks very dark (practically black)--too dark for your colouring.

Runcarla

Orange! WhT a beautiful dress, Sal. ❤️

JAileen

Orange! The navy still looks black.

Anonymous

Still prefer the orange which looks easy to wear as is. It is interesting to see how much the contrast stitching changes the dark blue but it might still look a little severe unless you added a scarf around the neck etc.

It's a very, very nice dress

nemosmom

Navy!

DonnaF

Orange by a mile! Quite a flattering color on you.

Bijou

It is a great dress and both colour ways are lovely on you. What are you planning to wear this dress to? For festive summer wear the orange gets my vote, for more sophisticated dressy events and work, the navy.

Echo

I think you look lovely in orange.

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Blue because of the stunning contrast stitching! KILLER.

Like Brooklyn, I changed my vote

notsaf

I like them both quite a lot! The shape and size are perfect for you. I agree the navy is great with the contrast stitch, but you wouldn't go wrong either way!

Teresa

Active Member

Orange! Looks great on you.

Jenni NZ

Still orange for me. Navy looks black and ( sorry) to my eye too dull. Orange is bright and summery.

Sal

Thanks! I haven’t made a firm decision. The blue is very dark and the orange is very bright. I like them both and they work with lots of footwear options.

I think orange is better on me than navy (and harder to find). But navy takes me to business meetings and to repeat wears more easily.

slim cat

Still navy - more dramatic with contrast stitching.

Star

Orange hands down! Blue looks so sombre to my eye. You look full of life in the orange.

anchie

I like them both, whatever you decide you will not make mistake.

I like the orange more, but the combo of the high neck and straight short sleeves seems very heavy to me. Would like it more with diagonal or no sleeves with the high neckline.

AndiB

I like the orange! I feel like the blue makes you look bulky on top in shoulder and neck area. The lower contrast of the orange doesn’t do that

nuancedream

I still like the orange. I concur with suntiger's comment regarding the sleeve shape with the high neckline.

"But navy takes me to business meetings and to repeat wears more easily."

This might be the one then because even though it's dark, the stitching does make a big difference and it looks much more formal in blue without being fussy.

I actually like version 3 the best of the blue, which is the most "severe" and the most "dressed". I might add more "something" to harmonize better with sneakers or more casual outfits.

rachylou

Oh dear. I think I may have voted blue. I love the energy of the orange, but feel the blue may be slight more flattering to your complexion, but wow... I love the orange... ack.

rose

You look gorgeous in them both. The orange is uplifting and the blue is timeless. You can wear either so well! What’s more.... many thanks for pulling my attention in to this dress.. I’m off( virtually because I’m in Auckland!) to take a look myself!

Thanks all! A mixed group of opinions which makes it fun. I will look again at the collar, sleeve fit. I went for the larger of my sizes (14) and there is some room but I think a 12 would be too snug in the arm and maybe a bit short.

I like both of them and plan to keep one at this stage.

Rose - it is a nice dress and I think a good for a NZ lifestyle.

Jenn

I still stand by my vote for blue, because I think you'll feel more comfortable and professional in it for work, but the orange looks great on you!

Jaime

I know this might be crazy but the navy seems to fit better? I vote for it anyway!

Dianna

Orange for the win!

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