So this weekend I stopped by a bridal shop to get measured for my bridesmaid dress for Sarah’s wedding, and while I was there, I checked out some bridesmaid dresses for my own.

I found the dress that was my favorite (the #1 dress over there on the right; it was also leading in the poll), but in person I hated it. The fabric felt gross, and the color didn’t look nearly as pretty as I’d hoped. That particular design only comes in black and “midnight” (which is a fake color anyway). I was hoping “midnight” would be a nice rich purply blue, like the one I simulated in the picture.

Unfortunately, it was a really, really dark navy, almost black. What, may I ask, is the point of offering a dress in two colors if the two colors are almost exactly the same? Hmph.

In good news, I did find a few other dresses I like; unfortunately, I can’t seem to find pictures of all of them, and one doesn’t come in any colors I like very much (silver is OK, but silver isn’t a very good color on very many people). I’ll keep working on it.

The silver one:

This one actually comes in deep blue (same dress, front and back views):

I like this one, but I’m not sure the cut would be very flattering on people. However, I want to do whatever I can for that poor woman who lost her hands in some sort of mining accident. Hm. I’ll shall adjust my poll with the new candidates.