Vera Wang Collection at David's Bridal

I went to David's Bridal last night to try on the new Vera Wang collection.  I totally thought I'd fall in love with every single one, and end up taking one home with me.  But no such luck.  =(

First of all, the dresses weren't even on sale until today, but they got shipped the samples for people to try on yesterday.  However, they were only shipped a few sizes in each style.  In fact, they only got ONE of this one:

Unfortunately the size was too small for me.  Actually I found all her gowns ran a little small, especially in the chest area.  I don't even have big boobs, but it must have been made with really small framed flat chested girls in mind.  I think I have a broader rib cage circumference for my size, so sometimes I have problems with couture stuff that all tend to be tight in the chest.  The dress has a side zipper (hate those), and I wasn't even able to zip it up all the way around the rib cage.  But I thought the one shoulder strap was too high anyway so I wouldn't have bought it even if it fit.  The bottom though was very pretty with all the organza.  It wasn't too much at all, and was surprisingly flattering.  The belt doesn't come with it though.  You have to buy them separately.

This one, on the other hand, was way too much dress on the bottom!  I tried it in white:

 

This one they only had a size too big, which would have been ok but I couldn't deal with the bottom.  I don't see how anyone could walk in that dress.  I would practice hard because there would be a high probability of tripping down the aisle!  It's very dramatic, which doesn't fit what I want.  I really just tried it on for fun.  I also don't think the drop waist look flatters my shape.  So I will be avoiding this look from now on.

This is a horrible picture that barely shows the dress, but I liked this one the best and was seriously considering getting it:

You can't tell on this picture at all, but there's a flower on the side of the waist where her right arm is covering.  It's got a ribbon though, which really reminded me of an award ribbon you would get in elementary school.

It was pretty fugly.  But the flower petals all had unfinished edges anyway, so you could literally just cut it off and make it into another petal.  Same as the bottom hem, all unfinished, you could really save money on alterations by just cutting it shorter yourself if you need it shortened.  Lol.  I liked the fit of this dress the best, but it was a very different look because the whole dress is covered with this fine net.  My fiance, who I dragged with me, thought it made the dress look cheap.  I know it was the style she was going for, but must admit it did have a "homeless bride" kind of look which is not what I'm going for.  And the net would catch everything from dirt, to little branches, to sand, if I were to wear it.  At the end I decided that the only reason I was considering the dress was because it was a Vera Wang for only $700.  If it was a no name brand, I wouldn't have thought about it at all.  So I passed.

I also tried this one, in a size too big too, and it was pretty unflattering - the horizontal lines around the hips really widens you.

I was disappointed that I couldn't try on the other dresses in her line.  All the sizes that the store was sent were either too big or too small in the other styles.  But I found that the quality and workmanship of the Vera Wang gowns were excellent and a huge step up from the other gowns David's had.  If I liked the styles and they had my size, I would have got one over any other brand there in a heart beat.  

I would have liked to try these, though the first one has the same net material covering the entire dress.  At least it doesn't have a #1 ribbon!

I didn't try this one below on either even though they had my size.  It's just too ball gown like for me.  But it was gorgeous in person!  So much prettier than any other ball gown style at the store.  They didn't have this pink belt for sale though.  Maybe just not at the store I went to because I see that it's on their website.  It's so pretty and definitely makes the dress.  Without it it's just a plain white dress.  The belt is only $78, which is a pretty good price.  And it comes in different colors.  Maybe I should buy one even though I have no idea what kind of dress I'm going to end up with. 

Apparently these are very limited so they will be sold out probably before this weekend is over.  And the fall line won't come out till around August.  I can't wait that long.  So I guess it wasn't meant to be and my dress search continues! But damn, it would have been great to be able to get a Vera Wang for 1/10 of the price of her couture line.

They had some cute hair pieces though.  Like this one:

 

I definitely prefer a head band or some other simpler head piece over a veil.

Also, I guess it was a good thing to bring my fiance with me.  Because I tried on the Galina Signature dress for him again - the one that me and my friends liked the best when we were there on Sunday.  And he wasn't crazy about it.  I want to get a dress that we both love, of course, so I guess I'm passing on it too and will be dragging him with me to all kinds of bridal shops from now on.  Ha ha.  He should've just lied if he wanted to avoid going dress shopping!