When I was in Santa Barbara, I went to Banana Republic. For reasons I can neither justify nor explain, the Santa Barbara Banana Republic is my favorite of all, and where I always find heavenly things. I tried on three perfect dresses. I bought the one that was on sale (and therefore unfindable on their site, sorry). The two that I'm still dreaming about (and please excuse the poor quality of the pics, but it was the best I could do with the obnoxious flash website) are the Silk Wrap Dress ($130), and the Studded Dress ($79). They are both fabulously flattering (on me), and I may yet decide to buy their wonderfulnesses.
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