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I think this dress is a bit MAD.  A bit over the top.  And still I want to give in and love it. 

It is technically a prom dress but the white one is part of the Sherri Hill "white collection" which is also marketed as wedding wear I guess. 

And I can take white more seriously but OMG the pink.  The PINK!! Looks like a cupcake and so so yummy.  Yet I do wish it came in pale blue.  I would buy it I am sure.   Yet at the same time it seems a bit.. I don't know.. a bit toooo whimsical maybe?

It's $650.  Here it is in white AND pink.  And I like that the designer and I share a first name.

I could see it with a faux fur wrap or bolero.  I am having an early spring wedding (well for the area we're marrying in it will be cold!)... 

Could you take this seriously as a bridal gown?  Can you see it dressed up to be more "bridal", whatever that means to you? 

Hmmmm.

Nah I haven't tried it but I'm going to see where I can find it in town.  I am seriously considering this one, prom or not.  I want something unique and this is that!  I am sure it will be easier to locate to try on since it's a prom dress and everything I've found so far that's UNIQUE has been impossible to find in real life.

The only thing I am not sure of is the rosettes on the bust.  I'm a 38DD as it is.  Seems like it would be a bit "busy".  I hope I can see it in person because maybe I could alter or remove them or something..

I agree the pink is yummy!  Hope I can try on both!

FI has been following along with all my dress obsession (none of that hiding the dress here, I have no one else IRL to share with!).. and she says that she likes this one best out of everything I've found so far!

@nzbride:  Yeah, i can see that... it also reminded me of this Alfred Angelo (but a hyper version, lol!)

http://www.alfredangelo.com/Collections/ProductDisplay.aspx?productID=5be86f9e-94ac-49b1-a3a6-6b0be18e237f&categoryID=6ee0e53b-f3de-4e66-b547-5da5cb3fa09f&pg=1&colorId1=

 Oh jeez!  Just looked and there is not ONE store that carries Sherri Hill in my city.  What?! Do I live in Mayberry!?  (I live in a huge city!)

There's a store in a town half an hour a way.  guess I will call them tomorrow.  This has been an ongoing theme with ANYTHING I find that I like!   I need to move!

@trugem:  White...?  Or Pink?  Oh the pink is tempting! 

@trugem:  I'm calling tomorrow, hopefully the ONE store reasonably close has both colors in stock!  At least (maybe?) since they are prom dresses they might have more selections? I don't know.

I do hope the pink looks good.  I can have tons of fun with pink accessories too. Pink can be awesome on me or gross... so I would have to try it on.  :)   I am drawn to pink regardless of if it looks good on me or not.  Leftover from childhood I guess.   (on a side note, our 7 year old DD hates pink and would wear nothing but purple if she could! 1st little girly girl I've ever known who hated pink)

@2dBride:  LOL yes, I know what you mean, and I am not worried about what anyone else thinks of my gown choice.  It's just that I have these weird hangups about wearing something "bridal", as in classically bridal, whatever that is.  And not based on color, because I know that white and the tradition of wearing white is actually rather recent.... it's more about what I have in my mind as an idea of what is "bridal" and what is not.  And I have these funny little hangups about keeping it a little subdued, lots of lace, fabric covered buttons, a bustle... you know.. stereotypically bridal.  A little more old fashioned I guess (but I still really really love the idea of a blue wedding gown!)

And all of this is hilarious because if you knew me.. well... I am tattooed in many obvious places and I had pale pink hair for much of last year and for me to be sputtering about traditional and such and such has everyone around me snickering a bit!  You should have seen my brother look at me cockeyed when I told him I felt "indecent" in a strapless dress.  Then again he remembers how I dressed in high school!

So the battle is internal only, fighting my own ideas about what I should wear  and what I see as "ideal", vs. what kind of frothy confections I am wowed by.  I want to feel gorgeous and stunning but with an air of dignity and sometimes I wonder if the dresses I lust after will do that for me.

This dress was made to be worn in pink and would be absolutley AMAZING as a wedding dress.

That dress is gorgeous! It's different and looks very fun=)

I like the pink the most - really love colored wedding dresses!

Okay I am certainly convinced to at least go try it on!   Thanks for all the feedback!

You guys are right.  Besides, it's a great price for a wedding dress ($650) and admittedly my prom was a VERY long time ago... but does anyone seriously pay $650 for a prom dress??  I remember mine for Jr. prom was around $100 and my mom fought that tooth and nail! lol!  For Sr. prom she made it at home with existing fabric and only had to pay for a zipper and some other materials.

I have this dress in my store in pink, red, and white. I have more people buy it in pink for weddings than in white! In pink, the tulle and the lace are two slightly different tones, so the details really POP on it. It is stunning in person.

@MissTatas:  OH!! I can quiz you this dress a little? LOL.  Actually I just wondered how the rosettes are attached on the bodice.  I know some would be horrified but if it were possible I would probably alter that one thing about it... there's so much "going on" above the taffeta on the waistline for me that I am afraid I'd be "all boob" if you know what I mean.  It would, I think, enhance the DDs which I do not want.. so I was looking at it and thinking how I'd love it if the bodice were a little more... umm.. "smooth".   Do you think that'd be possible to remove them without destroying the fabric underneath to the point where it couldn't be covered with something else..?  I would replace them with lace or something to cover up any bare spots after removing the rosettes.  Okay I am crazy probably  but it would really work for me that way!

I think the red is gorgeous too.  I will whine again that I wish it came in pale blue! Oh well.