Guess who's no longer naked?

After an extremely painful search for bridesmaids' dresses (I made it painful for myself; completely self-induced, "slate blue" my butt!), we have found our winner!


[Ann Taylor] Kate Crossdye Dupioni Dress in Iridescent Teal (image source)

We took advantage of a couple of discounts when we placed the order, and got about 25% off on each dress. SCORE!! Here are some real world, detail shots, as exhibited by Marty:


full length, we'll be getting the hem taken up to cocktail length (right below the knee, as on the Ann Taylor model)


full length, straight on shot -- I *heart* the pleating on the bodice! It's made of dupioni silk, but it's not very textured/rough like the other dupioni dresses I've seen. It's really smooth, almost like taffeta.


you guys will bring sexy back


gratuitous boob shot. a blog entry by me will not be complete without it. see that it's a slight sweetheart neckline, so it doesn't dip too low (ahem, Julie)


I see someone's had enough.

Because if the iridescent fabric, the dress looks and photographs differently under different light. It appears turquoise in some shots, and bluer in others. Because I'm obsessive like that (I know, I know, we're all surprised), I had to make a photoshop mockup of what this new color will look like next to a dark red bouquet. Behold:



Not bad, right?

The best part is that Ann Taylor sells 3-yard pieces of this fabric for $60, so I can get some extra fabric for Morgan's dress and ties for the groomsmen. And I would still have leftovers for bouquet wraps (that's for you, Carina) and other miscellaneous items (pocket squares for the groomsmen? is that overkill?).

I cannot wait to see you guys in your dresses!! Now we have to find a shoe, but that will be for another entry :)

Smooches!