the question of the poofy skirt...

In answer to Anna's comment.

Short answer: I don't know. :)

Long answer: I like the idea of lots of swishy fabric - it says to me things like soft, romantic, sort of Victorian, etc. Problem - lots of swishy fabric racks up the price, if it's nice fabric. The skirt of "princess dress" no. 5 does look ok, but remember too that I am standing on a box (probably about 6 inches), which is why I don't look short. Any poof wedding dress would obviously be hemmed to my height, but it's still tricky.

IF I were to go with a poofy skirt, I would want A) a type of fabric that wasn't scratchy netting (either going more flowy, like georgette, or more structured, like organza, but not something like tulle. well, unless it was nice tulle.) B) a style that didn't give me poofy hips. Note below:


This dress being ostensibly Melissa Sweet, probably around 4 grand, from the Fall Martha Stewart Weddings.

Keeping all this in mind, if I were to choose a style right now, it would probably be the empire waist/fitted through natural waist look of the Amy Kuschel drawings, because of the potential for poof to go very, very wrong...

Boo on Poofy Hips!

I should really be reading.