thanks for the advise ladies, it seems that i kill myself running around from store to store and yet i always end up at my old stand-by - Filene's will watch for the end of season sales w/coupons. I checked-out JC Penney and Sears and felt that for the most part, most of the dresses were either to "promish" or to "matronly"(no offense to anyone, for my particular tastes).