The Vegas Dress: Part 1

One of my dearest friends is getting married in Las Vegas next month, and that means I've gotta find a dress in three weeks. Oh, and it's gotta be smashing. I always think of weddings as a time to costume myself...go for the outlandish. If I had my choice, I'd be in either Vivienne Westwood or some sort of Yohji mashup. Alas, my funds tend to lean more towards the Urban-Hennes-Anthropologie variety, and I've seen way too many same-dress mishaps that keep me from purchasing "the" dress from one of these otherwise dandy establishments. Usually, I lean more towards vintage, but I've got crazy time constraints in April that may keep me from finding hidden treasure. Thus, I'm thinking about ponying up a little extra cash to find something I can play up with accessories and also wear frequently. A.P.C., why can't you make make more fancy-party-friendly styles! Sigh. My goal is to find something with great shape and COLOR. Here's what I'm loving right now:

The AJUMA dress from Zero Maria Cornejo.

Ok. I cannot break my addiction to black clothing. I love this dress from Lyell. Simply detailed, beautifully cut, and classic without being conservative; in other words, an absolute dream. I'll be frank here. I ALWAYS wear black dresses, and it's high time I break my habit and go for color. The bright lights of the Vegas Strip shall be my inspiration! Urgh, I'm doing my darndest not to choose another noir number but this dress, people. I. Can't. Resist. It. And how cute are her Heidi braids?

The SERENA dress from Marc by Marc Jacobs, aka "Mr. Favorite". He's such a pudding pop! And I love this minty spring tuxedo dress...although, I don't think it's really my style. Hmmm.

The search continues...