I absolutely love Alice & Ames dresses because of the cute and lovely prints! The design is "modern classic," neckline borrows from ballet, puffy sleeves come straight out of fairy tales and as I was told, "it's so comfortable!"
What I appreciate most about the dresses is that it's fancy enough for nice restaurants and formal events yet comfortable enough to play around in.
Best of all, the cut and print designs (depends on which) aren't dorky and any girl wearing these dresses are über cool.