only half the problem is my lack of a clue

and i’m not working this afternoon. [contented sigh] i think i will go harrass the ladies at the mean-people’s-bridal-shop. there are two bridal shops in town (not bad, really, considering the size of this place), and i’m already BFF with one of the salesladies. (she reassured me that their model dresses weren’t exclusively size 36s — i.e., size 4 or 6 — but that there were even some in 38!!! ok, that doesn’t really help, since i’m sure i’ll need more like a 42 or 44, if i’m lucky, but she didn’t stare at me like i was a ginormous freak or anything, which is always a plus.) my BFF shop lady told me i needed to wait until mid-october, which is why i’m off to see the mean ladies.

thing is, i know what i want (i think). i also know that i’m going to have a really hard time finding it, since what i want? is sleeves. sleeves on a very simple a-line dress. (did you know that in french, a-line is trapeze? it makes me feel so happy and circus-y, even if it’s not pronounced the same.) here are some photos that dr.google helped me find.

i love the shape of this (russian?) dress:

These two italian dresses have fabulous lace-y sleeves (although i prefer the shape of the second one):

(i think this last one is from pronovias, but i can’t seem to confirm that anywhere.)

what do you think?