Where to buy

The boy and I are having a Christmas Dinner Party Saturday night. I want to dress up but I'm having so much trouble finding a dress! Anyone have any ideas where I can look?
I have a little black dress that I love, but it is strapless and Im not a small chested girl so strapless dresses and serving and cooking dinner doesnt seem like a good idea!
I went to one mall this afternoon and Cato's and found NOTHING! Everything was just either too short, strapless, looked to childish, or $100... I did find a few sweater dresses I really liked but I want something dressier. I am looking for something around $30 but I'm flexible. I want something classy but sexy. I would love to find something like this:

or this but with straps

This one but not black and white.
Yet again different color
I do like this one though

I love the vintage style and wish that I could find something like that, but dunno.
Its not like the evening is going to be ruined if I dont find a new dress. I do have a pink cardigan I can wear with my strapless dress but it doesnt look amazing. Dunno :shrug:
On another note:
I found a bridal gown I LOVE Now where is that ring?!

Those last three are all very simple dresses, have you tried Wal-Mart, JC Penny's or Fashion Bug yet? They have some very nice/sexy/classy dresses. Fashion Bug would be my first choice for a dinner party dress.



Not sure what size you wear or if you have these stores around you, but I would think that Forever 21 would also be a good place for a nice dress.


These are my favorites from looking :3 (I love shopping for new clothes!! )

A little childish, but I think it would look nice with sheer hose/none.
A cute black one from Walmart
Satin makes anything sexy
A nice Elegant cocktail dress.

I tried penny's tonight but they didnt have anything in my price range. They had a really nice dark purple one that was simple but cute and I was going to try it on but it was $80!! Heck no!

I'm going to go to Ross tomorrow and probably forever 21 on Thursday. Its on the other side of town. Last time I was in there they didnt have a lot that wasnt strapless but that was a few months back! Maybe they have more now!

I'm terrified to order one online! I am a small girl only 5'2" and usually wear small but I have a D cup size... so things tend to fit me oddly... so I must try it on!

I do like that one. Its from walmart. I will go by there tomorrow too and see if they have it!

How about a nice black skirt and a sparkle top (separate). I've seen several of the sparkle type tops in most major stores.

Originally Posted by capt_jordi

I do like that one. Its from walmart. I will go by there tomorrow too and see if they have it!

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Ahhh! I almost posted that one too!! It is very pretty!

But when you said you wanted classy and sexy I assumed you meant you wanted one with a lower neckline.



Edit - Ross is a great idea, do you have any TJ Maxx or AJ Wright near you?

hmm we do have a tj maxx. I may have to go there too!
Doesnt have to be a low neck line! My boobs tend to make most things into a low neckline! LOL! And I am kind of paranoid about low necklines around people that I dont know because of my scar on my chest it makes my cleavage kind of weird. And we have a few of Garys coworkers coming.

I have kind of looks at the tops. It would give me an excuse to wear my awesome pencil skirt, but then I wont be able to eat! LOL! Darn pencil skirt.
I saw 2 very nice red silk shirts at Cato tonight but they just didnt fit that well. I always feel like I dont match when I wear a skirt and shirt for some reason. Dunno why...

What about Kohls? Have one near you?

And you might try some of the second-hand shops. I've seen some great stuff in them before.

Of course, none of those dresses are "my" style!

I don't have any suggestions for where to buy a dress. I just wanted to say that bridal gown is gorgeous. I love gowns with colour and wore one with fuchsia in it on my wedding day (which you can see in my pic.)

LOL @ Mike participating in this thread! Actually, a man's opinion could be very helpful.

I'm no help at all 'cos I just love to look at dresses, especially online, but I never buy any! Just a weird hobby I have I guess...
Anyway, I second the skirt/sparkley shirt combo if you don't find a dress you like in your price range.
I really like that red one with the black belt. It sounds like you'd want to cover your chest so as not to feel self-conscious.

I looked on Kohls and didnt see any I absolutely loved in my price range.

I did however make the mistake of checking Dillards website...
If only...
or this one...
Yep bad idea...
should have stopped on page 1...
Good thing the closest one is an hour away

Originally Posted by pushylady

LOL @ Mike participating in this thread!

Actually, a man's opinion could be very helpful.

I'm no help at all 'cos I just love to look at dresses, especially online, but I never buy any! Just a weird hobby I have I guess...
Anyway, I second the skirt/sparkley shirt combo if you don't find a dress you like in your price range.
I really like that red one with the black belt. It sounds like you'd want to cover your chest so as not to feel self-conscious.

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I dunno its not that I'm really self conscious about it... I just dunno, I didnt really pay that much attention until this afternoon when i tried on a corset and realized its more noticeable since i have gone up another cup size. Guess I just havent thought about it. And I dont mind telling people about my surgery. But its more of a I tend to think of my boobs as a very good asset and dont like them being lopsided! LOL!

so I have definitely decided I need to find a vintage inspired dress. I found some hair tutorials online tonight of pinup hair! So you can imagine how I spent my night!
I plan on doing my hair sort of like this for the party! It took maybe 45 - an hour but 30 of that was sitting in curlers so I can have that time to do my makeup and get dressed! What do you think? This was a rough go so I didnt smooth out the fly aways or really work too hard on it!
Version one: the sides wont be as curly though. I got tired of brushing and wanted to post pictures! Haha!

Version two: (I am wearing this hair clip most likely)

Look okay? Or should I just straighten it and not worry?

Sorry I don't have any suggestions, I normally go to Macy's and buy a dress from there when I need a nice evening dress...If I need something more fun and not as formal I go to forever 21, where you can find awesome stuff. But I just had to say the picture of the first red dress you posted, I totally fell in love with it. It is sooo perfect for this season it looks gorgeous..Is it expensive? I feel like I need to find it and get it now

ETA: I love the hair with the clip!!Very pretty...I love watching online hair tutorials they are so relaxing. I watch Cibu17's on youtube

Ross, TJ Maxx's, Kohls, and Belk are the stores that come to mind. If you have a Belk in your area, they are having great sales right now. Simple, beautiful Calvin Klein dresses last week marked down to $59.00 with an extra percentage off.

Originally Posted by ut0pia

Sorry I don't have any suggestions, I normally go to Macy's and buy a dress from there when I need a nice evening dress...If I need something more fun and not as formal I go to forever 21, where you can find awesome stuff. But I just had to say the picture of the first red dress you posted, I totally fell in love with it. It is sooo perfect for this season it looks gorgeous..Is it expensive? I feel like I need to find it and get it now

ETA: I love the hair with the clip!!Very pretty...I love watching online hair tutorials they are so relaxing. I watch Cibu17's on youtube

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Unfortunately its around $160 and it would be shipped from England so its out. But I love it! I have a friend who is a huge vintage fan keeping an eye out for something like it. Shes currently searching for a vintage wedding gown. Thank you I love the hair clip. It is from Forever 21! I think I will try to go there on Thursday! I have a friend that works there than can get me some off!

Originally Posted by nurseangel

Ross, TJ Maxx's, Kohls, and Belk are the stores that come to mind. If you have a Belk in your area, they are having great sales right now. Simple, beautiful Calvin Klein dresses last week marked down to $59.00 with an extra percentage off.

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I am definately going to try ross and tj maxx. I've never really found anything that I like in Belk. Dunno might try though since I will be at the mall anyways!

Originally Posted by ut0pia

But I just had to say the picture of the first red dress you posted, I totally fell in love with it. It is sooo perfect for this season it looks gorgeous..Is it expensive? I feel like I need to find it and get it now

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I agree, I LOVE that dress, but for $160 it should make me breakfast the next morning. Have you thought about getting a nice skirt/top combo where you can pick and chose and put together your own style? When I lived where there was a Ross's (I'm not that lucky now) I found a tone of pieces I could mix and match at bargin prices. God, I miss that store......

I went to Ross, Dress barn, and Stein Mart tonight. I found one I LOVED at Ross and for $15! It was black but that the bolerro cut like the red one, but then I tried it on... it made me look like I had size like F boobs. It was bad. I'm sure Gary would have loved it on, but would have never let me out or around people! LOL! I did find another just simple halter style that I really liked but it was $30... I dunno I didnt love it that much. And it wasnt Aline like I was wanting. So I am going to the mall, target, and tj maxx tomorrow night and looking there. I did have them hold the dress at ross so I can go back and get it if I decide to. Oh well!!
On another note I did find a really cute sweater dress at Ross that was only $9. I think I am going to go by and get it tomorrow as well.

And also if you are interested in the red dress I posted or any other 50's styles I am completely in love with this store! If only had I had the money to spend! LOL!

http://www.modcloth.com/ They have a lot of fun retro-inspired stuff in a range of prices. You wouldn't get anything in time for tomorrow obviously, but it might be a good place for you in the future.
I love the hair clip! Very fun! I like the curls too.
Sounds like you've got lots of options there for shopping. I'm always stunned at how cheap American prices are!