McCalls 6520 Update;identifying flattering styles or NOT

I finished this dress too. I made it out of a jungle print gauze. I think that it will make a great bathing suit coverup.  The pattern described this as a close fitting top NOT. It is very loose. I did add length to the top front of each side above the waist. I felt that this would accommodate my full bust, and it did the trick. The built in waistline draw string is fairly close to my natural waist. I also shortened the whole dress length by about 2 inches and it came out fine. It has a shirttail hemline so I didn't worry if that came above my knee at the sides the hemline front is below the knee.

  This style on my body type is too wide in the

The view on the middle bottom picture is the one I made.

shoulder and arm-hole area. I think that the raglan sleeve softens the shoulder but there is too much width at the sleeve. 
I like to sew but have trouble selecting styles that will flatter my body shape. I get tired of always making the same style so I experiment. This is not a style that I will make again. I need less volume across the bustline/shoulder area. The next pattern I am looking at is

view B emphasis in the bottom half of the dress

I have a stable royal blue knit that will work well for this pattern and could use some black or brown or green or something else for the pockets. I hope color blocking will still be in for this coming fall. 
Another potential project is 

View A in a lightweight linen

This one has pin-tucking that you do with twin needle sewing something fun to do. This tunic has narrow sleeves and the pin- tucking will give it a vertical interest in the shoulder chest area.
Do my fellow sewist have these issues not being able to identify styles that will be flattering before they actually sew?

New sewing project in progress UPDATE

Well I made the top and it is huge!!
When they say 'loosely fitted' in the description they mean it.  I could have made the smaller size and it still would have fit fine. 
The other issue is the the fabric I used it looks like a tablecloth. Both my daughter and husband made this comment independently of each other
hmmm..... I still like the look of the neckline and will still wear it. I ended up making the tunic version didn't have enough for a dress. 
    I want a new summer dress. In fact my new mantra for summer in terms of my style is casual chic. I define this as comfortable dress with fun accessories and or summer skirts with cool top. I am trying to get away from shorts and T-shirts for summer.
So I have fabric in my wardrobe stash that I bought to make other things but upon circumspection the original items won't be very flattering on my frame.

This dress is going to made out of a fabric that has a vertical lace pattern woven into it and it is a beautiful creme. I am going to make Butterick 5612. I will make the dress view. I added length to the front above the waistline. This is a very roomy fit so I didn't think I need to add for cup size but I did think the waistline was a bit high on me. Raglan sleeves can camouflage a larger bust area so I hope that works. I shortened the dress by 2 inches. I want it to graze my knees. I probably will shorten the sleeves as my arms are short. I want the 3/4 rolled up look but don't need excess volume here.

And just to make myself go crazy I am simultaneously going to make another dress. McCalls 6520. 

 So I am going to make a casual dress made out of this tribal print gauze material that I had bought a while  back. This version is a more fitted silhouette. I had to add length to the torso above the waistline and I am making view A which is collarless and short sleeved. I don't think I need to worry about a cup size increase because the sleeve area is quite big and I have small arms circumference wise. I had to shorten the skirt as well because I am shorter than the 5'6" woman these are designed to accommodate.

I like to make things in tandem because it is easier to do the same step twice. I have two sewing machines so both can be threaded with the correct color thread. This eliminates having to change threads . The Babylock Surger will have to switch thread colors but mine is easy to thread. So stay tuned for the progress. Do you sew multiple garments at the same time?