The dress is gorgeous and you wear it well. Like you, I prefer that dresses fit with a bit of ease and the upwards creep with movement would be a total deal breaker. It does look like a Janet dress! Dresses are hard; this one is very close. You'll find one you love.

Janet, I think what we're seeing is gorgeous curves where you are seeing a flaw. I echo Bijou on this -- I have curvy thighs and body con dresses tend to cling there and to my rear, so I know what you are feeling, but the visual effect is lovely on you from an outsider's perspective. I do understand about the potential for ride-up, though. For me, what that usually means is that the item is about half a size too small (or maybe a whole size). A slip won't typically help. It happens when I move and because I like to walk and walk fast, it's a pain in the butt (literally, LOL!) if I have to keep tugging my skirt as I go about my day. One of my old VC tube skirts is like this now due to a combo of weight gain and shrinkage in the wash and it drives me bananas.

Janet, you look amazing. I think the curve at the top of the thigh is very feminine. The read I get from this dress is elegantly sexy. (Probably why Angie asked you to show it to DH!). However, I know the "riding up" issue. This is where a size up would be be nice. I'm quite frustrated at the moment with how manufacturers are cutting stretch garments -- they rely on the stretch to make it fit, when the stretch should simply help it move.

I'd keep watching Ted Baker -- I know you're already do, lol --- There might be a perfect dress in his collection for you.

Beth Ann, I love Ted Baker prints, but his dresses are cut entirely wrong for me -- much too long in the torso, and too narrow in the hip.

I have success with sheath dresses with some stretch, so this held promise, but this one might just be a combination of too sheer/thin and too stretchy, and possibly cut just a bit too narrow through the legs for my body type. I was wondering if even a bit of gentle stretching on the skirt portion might help the riding up issue, but it seems to bounce back a bit too easily. I think that's why it rides up so much -- it's sort of seeking it's unstretched state.

Suz, yes! I have a long, fast stride. Dresses and skirts that ride up drive me nuts. My denim pencil skirt does it a little, but it's much more gradual. I can stand tugging down a skirt when I stand up from sitting, or after some time of moving around. But this literally started riding up as soon as I walked about 10 steps. I walked up the half-flight of stairs in my house in it, and the hem had ridden all the way up above my knees.

Janet, I AM seeing something you are not. I LOVE the dress on you! You fill it out BEAUTIFULLY, and your figure looks gorgeous in it. I know you hold Jamie's opinion in the highest regard - so that's why I'm asking you to show him too. If anyone can convince you that your curves look sublime here - he can!

(Jamie and I high five about almost everything when it comes to your style. I have a feeling he will enjoy seeing your luscious bod in that frock.)

Btw, you're not suppose to walk fast and do yoga in that hobble dress. It's a special frock for certain settings, and I wish I had it too.

Gosh I love it on you !

Haha! I wouldn't do yoga in it, but it's hard *not* to walk fast when I'm keeping up with my long, tall man!

But thank you for the feedback, Angie. Sometimes my eye adjusts after the initial shock of seeing an image of myself that is no longer the slim thing I once was. Sometimes I wouldn't mind filling out my clothes a little less!

Okay, if you can't walk comfortably that's a real problem but, wow that is crazy, I have to say I think it is beautiful and it LOOKS perfect? How much better could it possibly look on anyone?

Too bad it rides up, because it looks great on you. For date night, not work It's so weird about women and our bodies. Those of us with apple bellies often wish we had some junk in the trunk instead, and those who do wish they didn't. But yeah, if you can't move comfortably in a dress, then it's not worth keeping. You're a person, not a painting.

My eye doesn't go towards your thighs. You look very proportional in this. When in creeps up does it keep going, or does it go up to a point and then stop?

It's a stunning, stunning dress on you. tough call.

Add me to list of people who think you rock this dress. But the ride up could be a deal breaker, if it isn't hidden by the pattern of the floral and requires constant tugging. So walk around normally and see if you can find the fab.

Did you see either of these two top picks from WHBM? They aren't quite the same but would look great on you if you decide against this one.

I'm way late to this but I'd like to add my 2c in , if I may :
1. You often carry on about your hips and thighs ( I say this with love and affection ) but I have never , ever seen what you see . Now here, in this dress, yes. You do have a curvy lower body , BUT your narrow waist and flat abs counteract any uh, what do I want to say here .....effect of heaviness . There is no doubt that the dress highlights that part of your body , but I have to agree with Angie in saying that it's incredibly feminine and sexy , and it's actually more interesting looking than it would be on the " ideal " ( and that's not even right ) slim- hipped , small breasted figure . I think you look absolutely beautiful and you need to own it . The riding -up part is another story though and that would make me crazy . Not sure if there is a solution to that .

I think it's beautiful on you. Really highlights your flat abs and lifted booty. (I'm saying that in a non-creepy way, promise.)

And I"m not sure why, but my Pinterest keeps showing me articles about "How to Get Bigger Hips" or "How to Make Your Hips Look Wider." If you Google that, you will find more of the same. Many in the younger generations seem obsessed with hips! Maybe look at a few of those articles and see yourself with new appreciation.

I'm LOLing at the idea of articles on how to get bigger hips! Clearly people looking for that advice have never been jean shopping with me. But who knows, maybe my body type will be in vogue for some portion of my lifetime. Again, I'm laughing and joking, so please know I'm not beating myself up. I know I kinda bitch about this aspect of my body, but it is usually not an easy thing to dress (just as I know that broad shoulders or a tummy, etc., are not easy either!). I almost always opt for things that provide some sort of optical illusion -- more vertical lines, solid dark colors on bottom, etc. Sometimes I do depart from that, so a bodycon shape is not always a deal breaker.

I promise, I'll show this to my in-house fashion consultant before I decide anything. If he loves it, it would definitely inspire me to give it another chance, and to see if I can figure out how to keep it from riding up.

I really appreciate all the feedback! You are are great.

Karen, I like those WHBM dresses, but I would like something with sleeves, and the sleeved dress appeals to me, but it's too short for me. That kind of length looks all wrong on me -- a knee length or midi is much better. And much harder to find!

I know you'll look beautiful in this dress and do keep the pink fuzzy topper as an accent piece.