Drum Roll, Please…
Written by Sara on November 10, 2009 – 10:01 am -We have selected bridesmaid dresses!
That’s right, readers – after searching high (as in high prices) and low (as in desperate Google searches for “metallic grey dresses”), my lovely gal pals and I have finally found a bridesmaid dress that not only will look fetch on all of my ladies, but is absolutely cost-effective, too!
The dress is from Dessy’s After Six line, and after selecting four of my favorites, this is the one that all of my girlfriends loved:
Isn’t it beautiful! While the picture shows the dress in brown, my ladies will be wearing the dress in a metallic silvery grey satin (I still have to get swatches of the colors, but for now I like “mocha”). The dress comes with optional straps that my girls can elect to wear (I care not), which will help my chestier and/or more modest chums!
Here’s my next debate, however: readers, do you see the waistline of the dress, and how the dress features almost a band around the waist? We have the option to either keep that band of fabric the same color as the dress, or to select an accent color for the band. Although I’ve flirted with the idea of having coral be my accent color, I really feel that my true love is yellow (yes, I changed my mind again…) so I love the idea of using a lighter hue of yellow as the accent color for the band. However, I also like the use of ivory as the accent color, since that’s the color of my wedding gown.
Even still, I love the dress in solid metallic grey, and to me, if I were a bridesmaid, I would prefer a solid-colored dress to a dress with an accent color. (I seriously think if it were me, I would wear this bridesmaid dress again to another wedding or a fancy holiday party.)
My solution: at this point, I think I’ll have the girls order the gowns in solid metallic grey, and that way, we have the option to add a yellow or ivory ribbon/sash to the dress, if we so choose.
Do you all remember this dress pattern? See the beautiful woman on the right in the amazing patterned strapless number? I love how she’s rocking that wrap with the brooch, and I recently fell in love with having my girls walk down the aisle with wraps and brooches of their own. But I’m not so sure of this look anymore, and I’m not sure why.
Readers, what do you think of the bridesmaid dress we’ve chosen? Have a thought about the color conundrum? What about the wrap look – what do you think? Please comment below!
Have a happy Tuesday!
Top Photo: Dessy’s After Six, Style 6553, www.dessy.com
Bottom Photo: McCalls Dress Patterns, www.McCalls.com
Tags: After Six, Dessy, Google, McCalls
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By Kristen on Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
Hey darling! LOVE the dress you’ve chosen, I’m excited to wear it. Personally I would like it if the band matched the dress– solid grey. However, I do like the idea of adding/tying on a yellow ribbon or sash– like in the magazine photo I tore out for you. This way we get the flexibility of wearing the solid grey dress again, as well as incorporating the yellow for the dress. Just my opinion :)