Dresses, dresses, dresses

I'm obsessed with dresses right now. For months I've been contemplating what I should wear to my brother's wedding this fall. I have other dresses to consider as well. First, I'm making my future sister-in-law's wedding dress. It's in the works but no details can be revealed. Second, I need to help my mom find a mother of the groom dress. Being in different states this involves emailing links and discussing the possibilities. We will go shopping in a couple of weeks to try things on. (If anyone has recommendations for what a mother of the groom should wear, we would both appreciate it a lot. FYI: It's a semi-casual fall wedding in southern California, in the afternoon and both indoors and outdoors.) Third, I'm going to a wedding of a friend at the end of September. It's a night wedding in Seattle and indoors. (Those details are important aren't they?) I know I should wear something I have in my closet but I want something else.

I've been flipping through my fashion magazines looking for a style that I like. Then, I can find fabric, maybe a similar pattern and sew it up. Hopefully, not in the middle of the night before the big day. I stumbled across this ad and immediately marked it as a style I like.Cap sleeves with a full skirt would look great with this fabric that my great-aunt gave me last weekend. She bought it when she lived in Japan in the 50s. The pattern is like Monet waterlilies and peacock feathers.
Trying to find out more about the dress in the ad, I went to ShopVogue.tv. It's a flash site that takes a little while to load but it is worth it if you like fashion. There are videos with current fashion tips and links for shopping. Of course they do not have a video about what a mother of the groom should wear and I couldn't find any info about the dress in that ad. I wish I could decide what I want to wear and that my mind would stay that way. Wishful thinking.