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?