I had to sign in out of curiosity to see what you meant here by pattern issues. It’s a beautiful dress and fits you well, but that would drive me crazy. Fortunately, because it’s WH/BM, I think that if you ordered several additional versions, you might luck out and find one that’s more suitable. Or call CS at a B&M store and ask them about the flower placement of the dresses they have in stock? More likely than not, it’s random. Good luck!

I echo, Jussie. I personally see no problem with the pattern placement, although I get that it bothers you, Janet. As gradfashionista says, it's a very random thing during the manufacturing process. I cannot see the reason to order the petite from the photo though. Really? The length is going to be too short in a petite

I saw that dress shopping with a client in WHBM yesterday. Really nice, and suits you well. It's SO nice to see you wear a light colour/pattern.

That dress is lovely, but the pattern placement would bother me. It isn't because of flattery (the dress looks great on you!) It's more that I would feel they'd cut corners and it would bother me in a dress of that kind to be walking around with that feeling.

Love the other dress you show, too, by the way. Too bad I have less than zero need of such an item.

Your WIW is fantastic!! The pea coat is a perfect solution to the crazy cold in spring.

Interesting that most people see the pattern issue as a problem, but Jussie and Angie differ!

Angie, it's not obvious in the photos at all, but the dress is a bit long from shoulder to waist -- the SA noticed it too. It bunches up in the back when I am standing normally. It's got quite a bit of length in the skirt portion, so I think even losing an inch of length overall would not hurt, and it would still fall just below the knee on me. It's possible that a bit of weight loss would help the regular size fall better on me, but that is not going to happen overnight.

Janet, I just had to jump back in to say that I thought Rockstuds went with everything. I’ve never seen a pair I thought was wrong.

ML, I feel like the color is not quite right -- to me, the warm color and gold studs sort of fight with the cool color palette and organic lines of the lace in the dress. I don't know -- perhaps I'm being too particular? Part of me would rather find a dress that looks fantastic with the shoes than buy new shoes! I like this dress well enough, but am not so in love with it that I wouldn't consider something else.

You know your comfort level best, so trust yourself. Keep your eyes open for another dress option if you prefer to wear your Rockstuds. You still have time. Or maybe you need another pair of Rockstuds? I know there are other color options.

I had to stop at the mall so I popped in WHBM to check out the dress. It’s really even prettier in person. I looked at each one they had and they all had varying and random flower placement. Some are better than others and one seemed perfect. If you really like it, try a different store to see if you find one that isn’t so obvious. And yes I did try it on. Couldn’t resist. Love it and might have brought it home if they had my size.

Lovely dress but I think once you see these pattern flaws you cannot unsee them. I have a dress that is reversible floral and I have to wear it one way otherwise all I see are two large flowers on my bust.

I think a more random placement would be better in this case so I would either get another one with better placement or pass.

Janet, you crack me up! Your WIW is absolutely fabulous. That vibrant turquoise is made for you. And the lace-up booties make the outfit interesting and personal. You look like you are off for a walk and you are busy! Stripes add fun. Lovely outfit all and all!
About the dress: oh, my! I am with you 100%. As Suz says, it's not so much the fact that there should be a print there or not, but the fact it's so obviously two panels of fabric that didn't belong side by side! It may have been done on purpose because one flower probably made the silhouette look off balance (placed on one buttock only?) Yet it would have looked better.

I had my eye on that floral dress because I saw it online but the pattern placement makes me sad. The dress looks great on you in every other way. Your pea coat is such a happy color. The other dress you show is my size, but I don’t wear black. I like the style though, especially the top part.

SF, the other dress is navy! Go for it! They actually have it in black in other sizes, but I’m not sure I want to wear black to my niece’s wedding. One of the rare times I would have preferred navy.

ETA: I just clicked through to see that navy dress and it’s now only available in a 6 or 14. If an 8 or 10 would pop up I’d try it.