The search for a yellow dress continues

If you were reading this blog quite a while back (ha, who am I kidding?), you might remember my search for a yellow dress. Well, you may or may not recall that there was no conclusory post about me finding my happy yellow dress. More than a year later, I still have not found a suitable yellow dress that fits what I want. I honestly never thought it would be so hard to find a yellow dress that fit within my ideal parameters! Especially during the spring or summer!

I recently found this one on the Macy's website and think it's beautiful! However, while I did say that I would be willing to splurge a little if I found one I really liked, even $130 is quite a reach for me.

Ralph Lauren Grace

Over the months that have passed, I've come up with a pretty good idea of what I want. So, here's what I've had in mind:

• Something with some structure and a fairly simple design
  
• I'd like it to be dressy enough to wear to an event that calls for cocktail attire
• But casual enough to wear every day
• Some sturdier/dressier material
• Knee-length or a few inches above would be fine
• A rich shade of yellow
• Preferably with some sort of straps, but I'm not too particular about this
  

And here's what I don't want (and unfortunately what I've seen a lot of):

• No baby doll style dresses (okay, this one kind of resembles a baby doll with its empire waist, but I don't mind because it still has structure)
• No tunic-styles or sack dresses (preferably)
• No t-shirt material dresses
• No excessively short mini dresses (I don't mind mini dresses, just not for this particular dress)
• No highlighter colors (and no bright green-yellow hues or key lime pie colors; I've seen a lot of them lately, though!)
• While I like pale yellow, I've been envisioning a brighter, richer shade of yellow. I'd rather go a little deeper in color than go lighter.
• Nothing too poofy
  

Picky, picky. Oh, man... For the record, I don't usually come across as this nitpicky (nit-picky?). Do any of you have a similar situation that will make me feel less crazy? Oh, dear...