I tried this dress on at a Filene's in a way too small size. But it seems like if it were larger it would have been very flattering for my apple shape -- tighter around the hips, skims the waist. Here's a link to it:

http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/.....sr_women80

The thing is (a) it's still pretty expensive, even on sale (b) I may need a 10, not an 8 (c) it's a little wintry and I need it for a summer wedding.

Are there ANY other dresses like this anywhere? I just love the shape but have not seen anything else that even comes close to this. Every dress either seems to hit at the waist, under the bust, or skim the body, but I haven't seen anything else like this with a wide band at the hips.

Let me know if you've seen anything?