I don't have either dress, but I must say, I will be getting Samantha's but definitely not Nellie's, no matter how pretty it is in person. It is almost identical to a dress I wore for easter when I was about six. If it looks like something I wore in 1990-1, I can't even consider it historical enough for Nellie. Of course, that's just based on personal experience, but I say, go with Samantha's