Those little black dresses are awesome, Dot! I really love the cut of the second one; it's so classic.

A few ModCloth goodies. . .

Locket + my favorite flower = *Like*
Lovely sweater dress!
I love the drape of this dress, and the flower accent.
This dress reminds me so much of the dryads in the Narnia films.
Okay, this dress is breaking my heart. The cut, the colors, the fabrics. . . I really wish I could just erase the number 4 from that pricetag. Such a gorgeous holiday gown!

That's a really pretty necklace, Bla! I want another locket . . mine is really, really old. And maybe I could actually put pictures in it.
And talk about adorable - that sweater dress!! I'd really like some bright ones like that, to brighten up winter days, or match the scenery on fall days!
I adore the hibiscus one too! It's kind of 30's - and I really like the style. Wonderful draping!
Oh my!! That dryad one!! It's really pretty, but I don't think I'd wear it.
Ooh my, that last one. So pretty.

* pulls the thread up after nearly a month of dormancy *

Hey, I just noticed that Banana Republic is doing $25 of any $100 purchase tomorrow. Since I'm presuming I'm not the only one that likes their stuff, I thought I'd share it. From their FB event page:

Time
Thursday, November 10 · 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
Banana Republic stores
Created By
Banana Republic
More Info
Join us for a festive start to the Holiday season.

Mix, mingle and enjoy $25 off your purchase of $100 or more at all stores and complimentary wine by our partner Clos du Bois at select stores.

Visit www.BananaRepublic.com/After5 for complete details and Clos du Bois locations.

Not sure I have $75 to spend right now, but if anyone else does, go for it...and tell us what you bought.

Etsy is horrible!!! I purchased another pair of earrings last weekend, even though I probably shouldn't have. It's my older sister's fault, she found the most recent pair and I wanted a new pair of hoops so badly. They arrived this afternoon and they're super cute! http://www.etsy.com/listing/88834828/free-shipping-purple-and-green-hoop I have now bought four pairs of earring on Etsy, all of them purple. I think I'm addicted to purple things!

These are the earrings I received from my parents for Christmas.

I love both pairs, but I think the black pair is my favorite of the two. I look really good in black, so quite a bit of my wardrobe has black in it. Those earrings are great statement piece.

SnowAngel

^Ooh, I like those earrings! =)

So my brother is getting married in April. I'm not in the wedding, but I want to wear something nice. It's an evening wedding, but not the type where everyone's going to be wearing floor length dresses.
I'm basically at a loss for what to wear... I guess maybe we'll go Goodwill shopping one of these days, but I don't know...

How exciting!! Congratulations, Queen Susan!!
I've fallen in love with the site Pinterest. It's wonderful for finding fabulous fashion (as well as everything else. ).
And my sister bought two dresses from Modcloth which are on their way. They're both really cute, and I'm just hoping that one of them fits me instead of her, so I can buy it from her.

what types of materials do you like susan? which type of dress would you rather wear?

^ I guess I don't want it to be the stiff "prom dress" material. More soft and flowy. The main problem I have is that I want it to be a little past my knees. That's probably the hardest thing to find right now.

I am not sure what you like and this might not seem "wedding like" to you but are you looking for something around this length?

So you're wanting more of a loose, flowy material...like a grecian sort of look? Something more like this? Or something that just won't get in your way?

Speaking of floor length dresses, how gorgeous is this maxi-
http://www.romwe.com/retro-nude-maxi-dress-p-25913.html

Makes me wish I was the tall sort.

Thanks for the super cute suggestions, everyone!

My mom and I went shopping yesterday and I ended up getting this dress, though in a smaller size:

I'm quite happy with it - it's not *amazing*, but I like it, and it will fit my qualifications when I'm done. (Plus the wedding color is purple; I didn't want something completely that color, but highlights of it were nice.) =)
I'm just in charge of the guestbook, so I don't need something really fancy. Something a little nicer would have been okay with me, but I'll be happy with this.

That will be fine for your part in the wedding. At least you found something nice.

Very cute dress, Queen Susan, I'm glad you found it!!
I hope the wedding goes wonderfully!

I've been dress shopping lately. I need a new long black dress (apparently, in a fit of spring or fall cleaning at some point, I gave my old one away--probably because it was a size too small half the time. ).

ANYway, Rosie and I have come up with two that we both like, buuut, I'm not sure I like the fabric. There is this dress, which I love the beading and shoulder on, but I'm not so sure how the hanging part would do under a wrap, and then this one from Nordstrom's, which I love the streamlined simplicity of, however, I don't care for jersey fabrics. I might cave, though--that is always a possibility.

What do you girls think? Do you have any preferences? What does your idea of a versatile formal dress look like?