Thursday, September 24, 2009

Dress Dilemma

After work yesterday, I headed to the local (huge, massive) mall to get my mom’s birthday present (it’s in October…I can’t believe it’s almost October already!), and I walked around a little bit because I had some time to kill before heading to Princeton for the night.  I wandered into Macy’s and just happen to look at their dresses.  I have multiple weddings coming up, so for the past few months I’ve had my eye out for a new dress to wear to at least one or two of them.  However, I’m a bit picky and hate spending money, so I better really like what I buy!  It is also a little known fact that my mom is my favorite (and only!) person to shop with, which makes shopping a bit difficult when we are 650-some miles apart.  I narrowed down my choices to two and decided to buy both and then ask for opinions.  So, here we are!  My two options are:

DSC09666 Black with red flair.  I loooove the color red, and I think adding anything red to a dress gives it a boost!

DSC09669 Black top with a blue patterned bottom.  I love the shape of this dress, especially the neckline…which is surprising to me because I’m usually a strapless dress kind of girl!

So, which one do you like better?  I really like the black/red dress, but I think that the black/blue one is more versatile.  It can be dressed up with heels or dressed down a little with some flats (or flip flops, as the case would be in my line of fashion).  Also, it seems a little more wedding-appropriate, if there is such a thing.  The black/red one seems much more formal to me, but I like the bottom on it a little better.  Thoughts?  Opinions?  Hate them both??  One wedding that I would be wearing this dress to is on Saturday (yay!), so I need to make a quick decision…totally not my style!  I look forward to hearing your picks!

on the sidelines

Taking another day off of running…I don’t remember the last time I went five days without running!  I don’t understand how people can sit around all the time since I feel like such a slug!  (It probably doesn’t help that I’m still eating like I’m running fifty miles this week…oops?)  I iced last night (with a bag of green beans, if that counts), and I’ll ice today before work and then when I get home.  Maybe tomorrow I’ll try heading out for a short run…we shall see.  I’d rather play it safe for the time being.

21 comments:

  1. I really like the blue & black one! It's super cute. Sorry to hear about the injury :( I'm on day 4 of no running due to my SI joint messing things up with my left leg.

    I meant to make this comment awhile ago, but I went to the Maryland vs JMU football a couple weekends ago. My dad has season tickets. Well, the marching band ROCKED!! It was probably one of the best half time shows I've seen them do. :)

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  2. LOVE the red/black one. Even though it is more formal, it just suits you :)
    Re: last post with IVs. I LOVE starting ivs. The most challenging and fun part of nursing in my opinion!
    Have fun at the wedding.
    Kaye

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  3. I've missed so much this week! Love the cupcakes, wow. I vote for the dress in the top pictures. It's unique, yet classy. :)

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  4. i vote for the second one!! LOVE it :)

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  5. I really love the red detail on the first dress, but I agree that you would most likely get more use out of the second one. Plus the second one is super cute!

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  6. They are both REALLY cute! I'm drawn toward the first one though. Seems more kicky and fun.

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  7. blueblueblue!!! so flattering

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  8. You look hot in both. I think the red and black has a very classic look so you may get more wear out of it than the blue. I vote red!

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  9. I vote for the 2nd one! Love them both but the 2nd one looks especially awesome on you!

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  10. They are both so cute... I think the first one is more formal so maybe judge if most of the weddings you have to go to are at night/more formal versus during the day/casual? Sorry not to be more help :)

    - Stephanie

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  11. they are both so cute! i like the first one better (LOVE color-accent type stuff) but i think the second is more wedding-y. they both look fantastic on you though!

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  12. I love the second one! It's very modern. I don't like how the red on the first one breaks up the dress - it seems too high.

    I hate feeling like a slug too. I hope you can start running soon!

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  13. the blue looks way more modern and pretty/flattering. #1 looks too...80's prom

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  14. Good to hear you're playing it safe. 5 days off is nothing compared to months! I LOVE the red+black dress!! It is SOOO cute on you! I also like the blue one :) From the looks of it, you can pull off any dress!!

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  15. Both of those dresses are great! You do well on your own! You're right about the pop of the red in dress #1 and the bottom is really fun, BUT I think you should go with #2. It looks great on you, especially the colors. Plus I think it is more wedding-ish and seems like you could boogie in it a lot easier! Hope you can get back to running soon!

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  16. Both are gorgeous, but I love the second dress with the blue skirt.

    Wishing you speedy healing! The icing + resting will definitely pay off in the long run.

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  17. I am definitely voting on #2 (black w/ blue) - that is very classy :) and you're right, much more versatile! i.e. worth your dolla's !

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  18. I think everyone seems divided. I LOVE red anything, but I think the blue looks a little more "wedding guest-y".

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  19. Both dresses are super cute. I think you could get more use out of the blue dress. But, you look great in both. You can't go wrong.

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  20. The black and blue dress!! I love the floral print on the skirt and the way it falls on our body. Super pretty :)

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  21. ooo i love the blue one on you!

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