MOB dress

[Blenheim]

My mom''s emailed me asking for help picking out a dress, as she''s not having all that much luck finding things so far. And you ladies always have such great ideas that I thought I''d ask you.

Part of the email:
"(FI''s mom) got a long green one, and I was thinking of trying to find one in a blue-- Whenever I asked for advice in the stores (Neiman Marcus, Saks, Macys, Bloomies, Lord & Taylor), they showed me more mature looking dresses rather than ones I''d probably normally shop for.... My problem is that few of them [the local bridal stores that she''s visited] have the gowns in my size--only in 0''s through 10''s. Lord and Taylor was the best regular store I found and they''re still getting their spring/summer collection in, so I''ll keep checking them out, too. Blue seems "out" this year except for navy, but that''s what I want so I''ll keep checking."

I''m not completely sure what size she is, but if I had to guess I''d say 14. She''s going for something "distinctive and sophisticated" but not matronly. She''s not wild about her upper arms, so something that would cover them some would be ideal.

She sent me links to these dresses as ideas:

Any ideas for her? TIA!

 

[UCLABelle]

I like the first one, don''t like the second. Other than that, I am of no help

 

[FacetFire]

We looked at these for my mom (who is the same size and has similar problem areas) and bought the second one:

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod36780079&parentId=cat10040737&masterId=cat10040734&index=11&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat000111cat000131cat10040734cat10040737

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod31060009&parentId=cat10040737&masterId=cat10040734&index=5&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat000111cat000131cat10040734cat10040737

They didn''t have it in her size online, but we found that Saks also carries it and I ordered it from them.

 

[Kaleigh]

Blen,
I love the first one that you posted.

 

[brgirl]

Have you checked out Chadwicks? I saw these:

http://www.chadwicks.com/product.aspx?PfId=84804&DeptId=8248&producttypeid=1&PurchaseType=0

http://www.chadwicks.com/product.aspx?PfId=80216&DeptId=8248&producttypeid=1&PurchaseType=0

 

[sumbride]

Take a look at Nordstroms online. They have a wedding section with specific MOB dresses that don''t scream "old" to me.

eta: I see that the dress she sent you is from there! Here are some more options

in periwinkle

in misty

also misty

periwinkle

love this in blue!

 

[E B]

This is pretty (and available in 14):

Alex Evenings Shimmer Jacket Dress

It says it's violet but looks blue to me.

ETA:

Lace Illusion Top Suit (Available in Dark Navy AND 14)

 

[Blenheim]

Thanks for all of the ideas! I''ve forwarded them on to her; hopefully she''ll find something that she likes.