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Post by cindyupnorth on Mar 20, 2016 21:08:28 GMT
I was going to say, we probably could start out OWN fb prom dress group!! ha
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Post by genny on Mar 20, 2016 23:49:32 GMT
3rd year for prom for DD and we have bought each dress at Dillard's. This year she found the dress on the first day of shopping. The first dress she picked up was THE ONE. and there was only one of them and it was a perfect fit . No tears or fuss this year was a blessing for me!! The bridal shops around here are outrageous.
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Post by sunraynnc on Mar 21, 2016 0:34:45 GMT
Wait...dd isn't going with wild-ass boy is she???
If you are anywhere near central NC, we love the Dillard's outlet center in High Point at Oak Hollow Mall. DD's prom dress last year was a gorgeous Calvin Klein for under $20.
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Post by peppermintpatty on Mar 21, 2016 0:59:39 GMT
We went to a boutique that only does prom and pageant dresses. I spent a couple hundred more than I wanted to but my dd looked beautiful and she never asks for anything.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Mar 21, 2016 17:39:22 GMT
We always have luck at Nordstrom's & Nordstrom Rack. We tried both of those places.
The dresses at our Nordstrom were heavily beaded and not her style.
Nordstrom Rack didn't have one prom dress!
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Mar 21, 2016 17:42:21 GMT
We did prom girl and had great luck. Her first was too big, we received smaller size in less than a week. Quality was excellent. The dress was around $200. DD ordered twice from there and loved both. My daughter got a dress from Prom Girl last year and loved it.
We ordered a dress from there this year and it was too big and seemed really cheaply made. I am sending that back today.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Mar 21, 2016 17:44:32 GMT
Our daughter decided she didn't want a bought Prom Dress and wanted to make her own. She is currently sewing her dress in Textile class and should be done by the 1st of April. I can't wait to see how it looks. Wow, that is awesome! Be sure to post a picture when she is finished.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Mar 21, 2016 17:46:43 GMT
Wait...dd isn't going with wild-ass boy is she??? If you are anywhere near central NC, we love the Dillard's outlet center in High Point at Oak Hollow Mall. DD's prom dress last year was a gorgeous Calvin Klein for under $20. HA HA, NO, she is definitely not going with him!! She is going with a couple of her girlfriends!
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Post by gmcwife1 on Mar 21, 2016 17:56:32 GMT
I'm no help because my dd has gotten both of her prom/homecoming dresses at Prom girl. She is also very frugal and has used those two dresses several times just because she liked them. So far she is into the short party dress style so that has also helped. Her prom dress from last year was $30. at Prom girl. I think a RP prom dress recycle would be fun
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2016 18:05:41 GMT
DD found her perfect at Macy's on clearance for $25. It fit perfectly and didn't need a single alteration. It was simple, and a little different. She looked stunning.
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Post by jemali on Mar 21, 2016 18:12:12 GMT
Well, older DD made her prom dress out of duct tape. Obviously, this is not for everyone lol! She got a mixed reaction from her classmates, some thought it was amazing and others thought she was really weird. But everyone thought she was brave to actually do it!
Younger DD got her dress at a consignment for $40 I think. She does not wear dresses and hated the thought of wearing one. Her rules were No bling, not strapless, and not pink.
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Post by tracym1 on Mar 21, 2016 18:46:40 GMT
This year, Nordstrom. Last year, J.Crew.
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Post by FLA SummerBaby on Mar 22, 2016 2:24:23 GMT
We always had success at Dillard's -- and reasonable prices too. But I am slightly horrified by what Marcy shared about how her DD was treated there!! Had Now that DD is in college and needs dresses for formals (and is slightly less concerned about all the same stuff that bothers HS girls and the "competition" aspect of finding the right dress) -- she has good success at Ross -- and really cheap prices too!!! A couple weeks ago we went and she found 3 dresses that were great and all were under $35. Only bought 1 but was nice to have a good selection!!
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Post by FLA SummerBaby on Mar 22, 2016 2:25:03 GMT
We always had success at Dillard's -- and reasonable prices too. But I am slightly horrified by what Marcy shared about how her DD was treated there!! Now that DD is in college and needs dresses for formals (and is slightly less concerned about all the same stuff that bothers HS girls and the "competition" aspect of finding the right dress) -- she has good success at Ross -- and really cheap prices too!!! A couple weeks ago we went and she found 3 dresses that were great and all were under $35. Only bought 1 but was nice to have a good selection!!
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Post by stampinisfun on Apr 21, 2016 1:13:41 GMT
Here is a picture of the completed dress. I'm so proud of our daughter. Prom is Saturday so I will show a picture then of her wearing the dress.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 21, 2016 1:20:56 GMT
We got most of my DD dresses (on sale even) either Macy's, Dillards or I think Pennys. Never had a problem finding one in those stores. One year found a clearance dress for $20!
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Post by peasful1 on Apr 21, 2016 3:17:59 GMT
DD saw one at Macy's but the wrong size so we ordered online. It was half off.
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Post by Gravity on Apr 21, 2016 3:49:37 GMT
DD just found her prom dress today. Last year, she went to prom with her boyfriend and wore a red beaded mermaid style dress. This year she wanted a big ball gown style dress. She ended up finding a pretty emerald colored one by accident. She intended to try it on for size and order another color. However, once it was on she loved it. It's exactly what she wanted....plain and big. We bought it at Terry Costa in Dallas. Here's a link.
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 21, 2016 5:20:07 GMT
DD just found her prom dress today. Last year, she went to prom with her boyfriend and wore a red beaded mermaid style dress. This year she wanted a big ball gown style dress. She ended up finding a pretty emerald colored one by accident. She intended to try it on for size and order another color. However, once it was on she loved it. It's exactly what she wanted....plain and big. We bought it at Terry Costa in Dallas. Here's a link. I absolutely love that dress! It's so similar to my wedding dress, except the neckline was curved and the straps sat right at the shoulders. It also had some beading and lace on the skirt, but not like most dresses.I hated most laces (love Battenberg and the Irish lace Duchess Catherine wore) and bling, but I loved the dress. I think your dd would be able to resell that dress very easily--or add some embellishments and rewear it. I didn't wind up wearing a crinoline under mine--the duchess satin draped better without it, but a really frilly, fluffy coloured crinoline would be gorgeous underneath! I got a lot of my dresses at consignment stores. The "prom" wasn't a huge deal at my school. I did go all out and get a great dress the first year because dh was so thrilled to have a date. I found a Jessica McClintock dress at Dillard's. It was white lace and chiffon--I've seen people wear it as wedding dress, but it also looked demure and age appropriate. I felt so strange in a lot of the dresses. Some of the looks I wore in the 80s/90s made me look like a middle age woman! (I got Scully from the X-Files a lot). Also check out Bluefly They do have expensive dresses, but they also have a ton of gorgeous styles on sale for under $150. I love looking at the dresses. They don't all look like bridesmaid's dresses and have lots of short and long dress styles and colours. Stampinisfun--your dd's dress is GORGEOUS! Sewing on satin isn't easy, either. Sunynnc--thanks for telling us about the Dillard's Outlet in High Point. I didn't know about it. There used to be a Dillard's Outlet in Greenville, SC, and I was so sad when it closed. I got so many amazing deals there.
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Post by peabay on Apr 21, 2016 10:36:30 GMT
We got to a local special events dress store. It's not bridal - just bridesmaid, prom, Bat Mitzvah, Quincenara etc... It's owned by 4 sisters who can look at a girl and say: "you should wear a green column dress with beading around the waist" - and find it and they are always right.
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Post by jennifercw on Apr 21, 2016 20:10:03 GMT
My dd found hers at a consignment shop. It's never been worn but is probably from last spring - so we got it for about 60% off original retail. (We Googled the style number and found it "out of stock" in a few places.) Shop owner said it came from a bridal boutique in another state.
Younger dd needed a dress for her 8th grade dance and Macy's had a great selection. She actually ended up with a long prom style dress that we will cut and hem to just above her knee. It looks fabulous on her just the way it is but too formal for the event.
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Post by jenb72 on Apr 21, 2016 20:45:47 GMT
We actually just bought my DDs dress at Macy's.
Jen
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 22:50:16 GMT
When DD went to the prom a few years back, she rented her dress from Rent the Runway. They send two sizes of the same dress and you just ship it back to them the next day. Reviews seem to be very mixed so I'm not sure whether it's a safe alternative, but it worked for us and the bonus was that no one else had the same dress being that it wasn't purchased locally.
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