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Oddly enough, both my mother and Mr. Sew’s mother are thinking along the same lines in terms of dresses. In fact, they both set eyes upon the exact same designer with the exact same style in mind. It’s almost like having my very own bridesmaids with matching dresses, only I’m not involved in decision making.

But don’t get me wrong - I love it. The style they both fell for is very flattering, and will be perfect for a summer wedding in Hawaii. I wouldn’t mind wearing the shutter pleat style either!

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Adrianna Papell, champion of the Sewing mothers. I know there are plenty of other brands that sell shutter pleat dresses, but it was Adrianna that got them hooked on the style.

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Mr. Sew’s Mom already bought her dress - from Nordstrom. They didn’t have the one she wanted in Honolulu, so we went off to an L.A. Nordstom while in town for Mr. Sew’s Brother’s graduation from USC. Not only did they have the style she wanted, but in blue too! According to Mr. Sew, his brother and his Dad, her favorite color is blue. Because she wears jeans a lot. *Sigh* Men.

Well, whether or not her favorite color is blue, she liked this option better than the black dress she had found in Honolulu.

She bought a cute little ivory shawl to wrap around her arms, and is now in the market for a pair of not-too-tall navy heels.

Sewing-Mom also bought a dress, from Macy’s. She bought it for $150, and then found the exact same dress at Ross for $50, prompting the old return-and-buy-again routine.

But then she decided it wasn’t blingy enough for the wedding. And it’s a little hard to see the pleats due to the busy fabric. She’ll keep it for some other part of the wedding trip, but is still on the look-out for “the one”. Any ideas of where I can find a knee-length, mother-of-the-bride-blingy dress with pretty pleats?

Have your parents and future in-laws coordinated their attire? Any other mothers out there with a passion for pleats?