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The bridesmaids’ dress decision has been up in the air for quite a while. Way back in December MOH “A” and I went searching and we came across the Bill Levkoff collection and really liked what they had to offer. During that trip she found a dress that she just loved and thought everyone else would. The trouble was a few days later, lil’ sis “H” went with my mom to try on the same dress and she HATED it. I was a little bummed because this meant a decision still needed to be made and that our search had only just begun.

To make things easier on everyone I decided to limit my gals to anything chiffon that came in plum from the Bill Levkoff collection. Why chiffon? Well, the chiffon comes in the color plum (different materials come in eggplant instead of plum) and the material goes better with my dress. So this April lil’ sis “H” and I planned a trip to try on as many Bill Levkoff chiffon dresses as possible. I took pictures and took notes recording what her favorites were, which styles worked, and which she hated.

This is one of the many reasons that…

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She let me take all these pictures and is fine with me blogging them!

Dress #1: Style #379 (her #2 pick)

“H” and I both liked this one… it’s cute, short and flattering. If we go this route it would all be one solid color.

Dress #2: Style#380

“H” wasn’t a huge fan of this one, mostly because it’s long (she is anti-long and wants short and fitted). I think it’s nice, but could tell she was less than thrilled with it.

Dress #3: Style#430

“H” really, really, really hated this one! (This is the one MOH “A” loved.) I agree that it doesn’t do much for her body type and can see that each girl having the same dress won’t work. ( I mean really, look at how upset she looks in it!)

Dress #4: Style#521 (my favorite)

“H” was just okay with this one… as I had mentioned before she really doesn’t dig a long dress.

I, on the other hand love it! Maybe it’s because it’s the only one that came in my color or maybe because I already fell in love with it on the website. I was really pushing for this one and told her that she could always have it shortened… so we took this picture with her hiking it up to get an idea:

I think it will look super cute!

Dress#5: Style#378 (Her #1 pick)

And, finally we get another big smile! Lil’ sis loved this one and I agree that it looks great on her.

At the time I told her she should go for it because I didn’t care anymore about my vision (I wanted happy bridesmaids). Well, trouble is that I looked to check the color and found out that for some odd reason (maybe because it’s stretch chiffon) it doesn’t come in plum , it only comes in eggplant. Fortunately, there is a very similar style on the website that she didn’t try on that day that comes in the right color…I am hoping we can get her to try it and that it works. Check it out:

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I’d say it’s pretty darn close if you ask me!

Dress#6: Style#537 (a definite no)

And, lastly here is another absolute NO… the fit of this one was just so wrong. Something about the way the material at the chest was sewn together created a Madonna boob look (it’s not too clear in the picture, but trust me it was not pretty)

My other two girls still need to try on different options. Right now I think MOH “A” likes style 537 (though she hasn’t tried it) and my other BM, “C” likes 521 and this style below:

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So, what do you think? Is my sister a brave gal or what? Which dress do you think is the most flattering? Which one works best to match my dress? Are your ‘maids wearing different styles?