Thinking about dresses today, so I decided to do a purge of my formal and semiformal dresses. I am definitely getting rid of three old dresses (including a new cheongsam, does anyone want it?) that do not fit. Here are three more dresses that still fit, more or less, but which I am unsure about.

1-3: Calvin Klein stretch wool dress. This dress is extremely heavy and quite warm, which is nice for winter. However, it's a bit too big in the armholes and bust - see in the back photo, where I am holding out the armholes. I am not stretching the fabric here, that is all excess unstretched fabric. I am not sure the largeness shows normally though. I'm also not sure this is my style at all - it's very conservative (my mom bought it and she has much more classic taste than me). Also, possibly not the most flattering for pear shapes? I have worn it once, to a very conservative church wedding on New Year's Day.

4-5: ABS LBD. I've had this for maybe 10 years, and it has been worn a number of times but not recently. Still fits, but maybe a little too young, short, and maybe a little dated for me these days. The material is layered chiffon. (psst: Angie, this is what a spaghetti strap dress looks like on me). I have two other LBDs, a more structured, fancy one and the lace allsaints wrap one.

6-8: BCBG printed light blue dress. Another one I've had for ages and worn to various weddings and such. It's the only light colored fancy dress I own which is nice for things like summer weddings. I like the shape but it tends to show lumps and bumps because of the bias cut, especially if I slouch like I am wont to do. I refuse to wear shapewear. It can also be a little bit boobalicious if I am not careful. Finally, I think you can tell that the bust seam is a little bit too high and tends to cut across the bottom of my boobs.