Dress update: I tried this on today at Target and although I was pleasantly surprised by the material (it looks a lot better in person, darker and with a more delicate texture), the fit was awful. First, it runs very large (I tried my usual XS, the smallest size available; it was so oversized I can't possibly imagine in what world that is an XS, especially since I've tried other items from this line--A New Day--and they fit perfectly). Also, there is a drapey twisty detail at the waist that looked completely wrong on me. It looked fine on the mannequin at the store, so I think I'm just too small for it. On the upside it might work for some of you, so if you're interested I highly recommend trying in person. Really, the fabric is very nice.
There's a similar one at Old Navy (see Find below) but it flew off the shelves and though I keep stalking it online my size hasn't showed up.
So as of now I feel quite despondent as I really had my sights on a burgundy velvet dress with a similar shape as these...
Zaeobi, I'm sure the skirt will be too long on me from reviews and from the model stats. I am short and I'm used to getting everything hemmed, so I'm thinking to get it hemmed right below the knees.
