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#2 is a perfect sheath for you. My personal absolute favorite is the sweater and A-line skirt. Skirt length does seem to be really really important here.
Sorry to hear about your bad news Smittie. I think of all the dresses the ones that look most flattering to me are the ones that are above the knee. That length makes your legs look longer (which is one of your goals if I understand correctly) and seems to look more balanced. The dresses may look different with footwear. This discussion about length reminded me about the golden mean. There is something pleasing to the eye about the number 3. I am not explaining it very well but it does explain why a different length works for everyone.
one of the reasons that i don't wear dresses is that they are hard to fit properly...so often if the top fits the bottoms off, if the bottom fits the top has too much or not enough....oh for the days of custom made dresses... anyway, late to this post, but wanted to say, love your willingness not only to experiment, but to share this with us... for what its worth my favs are #2,#10 and #16. i like the shape/fit of #14, but not the colors/pattern