Originally Posted by MsBlissMpls
Thanks MissBubbles205! I've said it so many times.. I will never get tired of hearing about my dress!
I love it so much 
I tried on SO many dresses and really thought I would get a mermaid styled one, but this one accented my smallest feature which is my waist (the criss cross top with the attention on the oblique rhinestones accented my best feature) and helped to hide my thickest part (my hips and thighs). Also I was told this was a good style on me because I'm short and the mermaid style was just making me look more short and bringing attention to my wide hips (that's where the mermaid portion ended on my body).
There are a couple of other really cute Allure dresses with a similar cut top, but those tops do not have the criss cross top which leads the eyes down to the waist or the oblique rhinestones. Depending on what your most awesome feature is, one of those might be gorgeous on you as well 
Happy Dress hunting!!
I too thought the mermaid styles were super cute.. But I felt like a duck when I tried to walk... lol.. Sounds like we have about the same figure.. But I'm about 5'6".. I printed a pic of your dress and my mom has been on a mass hunt to find it.. lol.. I LOVE the cris cross top and the rhinstone accented design.. Those are my favorite parts of the dress. If I saw it in the store I probably wouldn't have tried it on bc of the poof but it really looks amazing on you. I'm hoping for 1/2 that luck!
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