STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Lilykind · Hermes

Anthro dress...thoughts please

SheilsBabe · BCBG

Hmm...I'm not a huge fan of the print on the Anthro dress, but it fits you really well, and for $35, it's an amazing deal. But the color of the FC dress is so lovely...I can't decide either! Ok, I'm voting anthro, if only because of the price.

lynnie · Chanel

Could you afford to keep both if you don't buy accessories for the second dress and wear the first dress to the events? I love the second dress on you! The first one does the job too though and for a great price.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

I can't pick- I love them both on you!

shopgirl82 · Chanel

if you can afford to keep both, i would keep both. i would do the floral (different shoes....sorry) one for graduation and the french connection for the wedding. you really find dresses that fit your frame perfect!!!

Karina · Chanel

I think that Anthro dress is very flattering on you. That is my vote.

Lilykind · Hermes

quote:
Originally posted by: shopgirl82
" if you can afford to keep both, i would keep both. i would do the floral (different shoes....sorry)

Hehe, I promise not to wear those shoes.

lynnie, unfortunately I have to chose...I'm trying to return stuff so my credit card bill doesn't give me a heart attack and that FC dress really is a lot more than I want to spend, especially if I can get a dress that does the same job. I'm really not a huge dress person so even though I am imagining me spending the whole summer in the FC dress with my pink C-Label wedges, I know that probably wouldn't happen.

-- Edited by Lilykind at 11:27, 2005-04-28

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

while the fc dress is very pretty, i think the anthro fits better and is more affordable. so if you're watching your cc bill, i'd probably return the fc dress.

rlutz · Chanel

I say go with the anthro dress...it looks great on you and your credit card will thank you later

bumblebee · Dooney & Bourke

i agree with esquiress and karina--the anthro one is much more flattering on you. i think you should keep that one and return the more expensive one to french connection.

LittleSinner · BCBG

I vote for the anthro too. Looks great on you!! But I do agree about the black shoes even tho they are yummy.

Mia · Kate Spade

I don't know if you're still reading this thread Lilykind, and I don't want to be a pain in the ass but I really, *really* like the FC dress on you. It makes you look lovely and feminine and soft and just slightly retro. I also like the anthro dress but the fc dress seems kinda special. Let us know what you decide!

f413 · Kenneth Cole

I think the Anthro is more flattering.

halleybird · Hermes

quote:
Originally posted by: Mia
"I don't know if you're still reading this thread Lilykind, and I don't want to be a pain in the ass but I really, *really* like the FC dress on you. It makes you look lovely and feminine and soft and just slightly retro. I also like the anthro dress but the fc dress seems kinda special. Let us know what you decide!"

I agree. I think they both look great, but there's something about the 2nd one that I love.

Lilykind · Hermes

quote:
Originally posted by: halleybird
"I agree. I think they both look great, but there's something about the 2nd one that I love."

I totally understand where you and Mia are coming from. I returned the dress tonight like a good responsible girl who should be paying off her debt from her spendthrift habits but it broke my heart into pieces. I am going to look for it like a hawk when French Connection has their sales and I'll probably look for it like a hawk if it makes it to the factory store or Loehmanns (that dress won't be there until next spring, but my eyes will be peeled wide open). If me and that dress are meant to be, we are meant to be.

Don't get me wrong, that Anthro dress rocks my socks off too (and $35 for a dress that was orig. $148...come on), but I do agree that it's more of an ordinary springtime dress. Oh, and it's an 8...jeez, the only places in the world I wear an 8 in are designers like Betsey Johnson and DVF, not good ol' Anthro. Yes, someday I will chop off my chest...someday...

bumblebee · Dooney & Bourke

don't feel bad--everything in anthro is cut tiny through the chest. i have the same problem. which is why i haven't bought a dress-dress in years--i'm into two piece dresses or skirt/top combos now. same goes for laundry, bcbg, theory...too many more to mention. it sucks.