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posted 6 months ago in Dress
  • poll: Which Dress Looks Best On Me?
    Dress #1 : (22 votes)
    12 %
    Dress #2 : (156 votes)
    88 %
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    redband    May 5, 2012   Amsterdam

    I'm not going to list the brand names down to be more objective:D

    Dress # 1 (standing funny here)

    Help Me Decide Please! :  wedding mermaid lace pick ups 1 pronovias enzoani bling princess dress Dressenzoani

    Dress #2 (dress will need to be shortened)

    Help Me Decide Please! :  wedding mermaid lace pick ups 1 pronovias enzoani bling princess dress Jurk2

     
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    pengoala    September 4, 2011  

    #2 looks fantastic on you! I'm not feeling #1's flower...

     
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    jjmomma    March 11, 2011  

    No doubt at all~ #2 is stunning on you.

     
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    regberadaisy    August 14, 2010  

    #2. Hugs in all the right places.

    1 makes you look boxy.

     
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    futuremrsmaista    August 4, 2012   southern NJ

    #2!  I'm actually NOT a lace-type girl, but that dress looks fabulous on you!

    I think I don't like the combo of flowers and crystals in #1.  If it were just the flowers, or just the crystals, I think I would like it more.

     
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    AlmostMrsGiles    October 22, 2012  

    I LOVE dress 2! So beautiful!

     
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    kala_way    May 28, 2011   Manhattan Beach, CA

    1 is blah

    2 is bam!

     
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    pinkshoes    July 2011   MA

    Definitely #2!!!  I thought 1 was ehh, ok.. then I saw two and that one is stunning on you!

     
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    BlueSatinBows    May 26, 2012  

    i absolutely adore # 2 on you! so elegant and romantic! love it!

     
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    sarahbabs    September 8, 2012   NYC, wedding in the Hudson Valley

    #2, far and away!  It is beautiful and super flattering on you :)

     
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    Entangled    September 17, 2011   Carmel, CA

    2 looks amazing.  The first one is OK, but I'm not crazy about the details.  It's kind of busy, and I'm also not a fan of the way the rhinestones (or whatever they are... the sparkly bits) are placed.  The second one is classic, gorgeous and very flattering.

     
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    redband    May 5, 2012   Amsterdam

    LOL is it THAt obvious then?! 33 votes for dress #2 and only 3 for dress #1!

     
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    jjmomma    March 11, 2011  

    @redband:  You look THAT good in the second one, hon!

     
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    mrscheetos    June 10, 2012  

    Dress #2, the first one seems to add more bulk to your figure

     
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    Nicoley1985    October 6, 2012   Living in Boston // wedding in Bethlehem, PA

    @redband: Yeah this is a landslide..but you look AMAAAAZING in #2. No question, #2! Now, reveal the designers, pretty please :)

     
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    BodyByViGirl    June 16, 2012   Myrtle Beach SC

    Definitely 2, and I am not a lace fan normally...it is so pretty on you!

     
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    KristenGotMarried    May 19, 2012   The Cbus

    Undoubtedly #2... that first one is kinda ho-hum and looks like it has that applique just thrown on there.  #2 looks gorgeousssssss

     
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    Mrs. Fireworks    July 21, 2012   Chicago

    I am in LOVE with the silhouette and lace on Dress 2!!

     
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    Jeannine @ Small Chic    June 1, 2012   Virginia

    Agree with all above!  The first has A LOT going on and I'm always one to side with simplicity.  The cut of the first is very odd throught he hips.

    The 2nd is lovely.

     
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    jessica.dirr    May 26, 2012   Edgewood, KY

    2 all the way!  You look amazing in it!

     
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    redband    May 5, 2012   Amsterdam

    @Nicoley1985:

     

    The first dress is Dominica (Blue by Enzoani) and the 2nd is the Pronovias Balira

     
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    redband    May 5, 2012   Amsterdam

    So happy that the 2nd dress is still the winner:)

    Whole story: Bought Dress #1 over a month ago but regretted almost immediately because thought my body looked nice in the dress (best among like 20 dresses I tried) but the style was just so not me (hate pick-ups and not sure about the crystals and flower). Called to cancel a few days later.

    Went to store again and tried on a few non-mermaid dresses (as didn't want a mermaid due to short and stumpy self) but nothing was right. this was the first mermaid dress i tried on and i love it;)

    It's over $1000 more than the first dress so I figured that IF it's a split vote or something, I really shouldn't go overbudget for Dress #2

     
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    Mrs.tobe    September 30, 2011   the middle of there

    Dress #2 hands down! So gorgeous!

     
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    secondchances    August 2012   Western MD

    FI and I totally disagree on which looks best on you. He likes #1 and I say #2. LOL

     
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    redband    May 5, 2012   Amsterdam

    Thanks!

    Based on the pics my FI showed me, the dresses he likes are probably more like no. 1 (only a whole lot more princessy, bigger skirt etc.). I heard most guys prefer this (on paper but only because they think that's how wedding dresses look like and when you wear your dress, no matter what shape, they'll love it anyway simply because you look good in it!).

    Think girls prefer no.2 maybe because it's more....modern? fashion-ish?

    I personally prefer no.2. After trying on no.2, I actually feel like I hate no. 1:P

     
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    metalbride    June 30, 2012  

    The skirt on #1 is gorgeous, and I like the fit on you, it's just something about that top that really bothers me. The applique looks like an afterthought and the bodice is really plain. If you could remove the beading, make a deeper sweetheart neckline and add a jewelled sash instead, I think this would be a stunning dress.

     

     

     
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    xkandakex    June 7, 2014  

    Oh man #2 is so it!!!  It looks amazing on you, #1 just doesn't look as good, I think because of the lack of detail on the bodice.

     
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    bluebird615    July 23, 2011   Toledo, Ohio

    #2! I love the bottom of #1, but the bodice does not go with it and looks awkward. I agree with the poster that said it looked like an afterthought.  If I could detach it and stick it on a bodice of my own picking, then I might go for it. But #2 has no flaws! And it is very flattering on your figure! Love the lacey details at the bottom.

     
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    junehearts    June 2, 2012   British Columbia

    There's something about #1 that isn't quite right.. I think the beading/jewels on the bust are beautiful, and that the flower is beautiful- I just don't think they work together. Dress number two is stunning :)

     
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    jwilson1    November 17, 2011  

    #2 also does it for me. dress #1 doesn't look like a good fit. i like the skirt in #1 but i like #2 better, overall.

     
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    redband    May 5, 2012   Amsterdam

    Just saw pics of me in this dress again today and I am so glad I picked Dress #2. Love it:)

     
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    2brides2bee    June 15, 2012   New York

    #2 maybe add a belt?

     

     
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    redband    May 5, 2012   Amsterdam

    @2brides2bee:Don't think so because there is already a belt (just below the bust)

     
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    Monny    August 21, 2010  

    I million times dress #2!

     

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