What in the World am I Going to Wear????

So the Daytime Emmys are Friday, and I'm a primping and preening dervish.  I got my hair cut last week, I'm getting highlights tomorrow, brows waxed on Thursday, maybe a mani/pedi Friday morning… but I'm still left with one burning question.

What in the world am I going to wear?

My ugly dilemma is that I have two GORGEOUS dresses I bought two years ago… but I was far-too-many-than-I-care-to-admit pounds lighter then  I kvetched about this on the blog, and though many of you out there reminded me — quite correctly — that the number on the scale isn't everything, it does mean I can't fit into those dresses, which is a major bummer.

My go-to daily outfit is my favorite pair of capri jeans, which I bought about eight years ago from Mervyns, a T-shirt featuring some form of licensed merchandise, and a hoodie.  If it's hot out I like sundresses, and I don't own a single one that cost more than $25.  A clothes horse I'm not, and nothing in my go-to wardrobe will do for the Emmys.

However, on those rare occasions that I do have a black-tie affair, I like to buy from BCBGMaxAzria.  The gorgeously small dresses in my closet are from there, as is another formal dress I wore to two weddings and is lovely, but it has a noticeable flaw on the bodice that makes me bonkers.

So today I went to BCBG while Miss M had a three-hour stint at camp.  I went in quite enamored of this dress from the website:

Then I tried it on.  I looked like how I imagine Buckbeak the hippogriff.  Maybe crossed with Big Bird.  Wasn't happening.

I tried on several others with little luck, but then I tried on this:

Keep in mind I DO NOT look like the model when I wear it, but the cut was very flattering.  My big issue is that my top half and bottom half don't even remotely match, so while the dress fits beautifully from the waist down, it's a little, um, roomy from the waist up.

I kind of like the color, too.  It's much bolder than the kind of thing I'd usually wear.

I put it on 24 hour hold, and I'll go back tomorrow with an undergarment to, shall we say, "assist" my top half.  That way I can see if it'll work.  But first I'd love your opinion.  What do you think of the dress?  Should I give it a try, despite the bathing suit tan lines striping my shoulders?

By the way, I just completely thwarted the whole slim-down-for-the-Emmys with a massive late night snack.  I think I'm trying to tell myself I'm tired and should really just go to bed, so…

Goodnight!  I look forward to your thoughts!