Bought three dresses - two denim and one a green cotton.

Number one:  real fabric isn't easy to come by.  Number two: gets even harder, if you prefer clothing which covers - down to the ankle.  Both denim dresses are more straight, than (preferable) A-line - heaven forbid, an extra yard or so would be included.  Can't help but  believe, a price increase to accommodate the extra fabric isn't the point.  There's definitely an agenda (Deuteronomy 22:5, ring any bells?).  So both resemble more like sacks.  Whatever... they'll do.

As for the green dress?  Sort of A-line, but the skirt material is crinkle - i.e., thin.  Knew that before writing out the order sheet, and sending the paper check, by snail-mail.  But hey, need some duds.  Like having done with several other dresses, will put in a lining - with cotton purchased from JoAnn's, before they closed.  As for future fabric needs?  Guess will figure something out.

The waist line is cut below the natural waist.  Have noticed that with full-figured (i.e., fat lady) sizes.  It's as if, the .... (see Genesis 19 - oh, and Judges 19) designers want old fat women - who have the audacity, despite whatever extra pounds, to insist upon feminine attire - to appear even fatter.  

As for half-slips, good luck finding those.  Forget A-line, the only cotton ones, available are a complete nasty joke - the punchline includes young slender women.  Those i cut from a skirt pattern, and sew - a hassle, but beats going around...eh, less than layered.  

Oh well, the world is populated by unsaved people...the same people whose master hates beauty, and agree with their handler  that women over 25 - and especially women over size 16 - deserve nothing better than those abominable thin clingy black plastic pants (which hold in body odor).  Go figure...