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Nov. 2003
hello. can anyone recommend a consignment shop or other place to
buy a decent formal type evening dress for attending a black-tie
wedding? most weddings we have been to were not so formal as
this one,so I don't have anything and don't expect to wear the
dress again, so would like to spend as little as possible, but
find something nice. thanks for any recs.
usually frumpy
Loehmann's, or Ross, or Byer Outlet (on Division)
Anon :-)
I bought a couple of evening dresses for a wedding this summer
from Bluefly.com. Designer Dressess at a discount. Good Luck.
discount shopper
Funny you should ask. I was just consigning some things over at
Rockridge Rags on College when I said ''Note to self - lovely
evening wear - remember for future need.'' Try them.
Not a note-to-self any longer!
Try Ross in El Cerrito Plaza (which has much more nice stuff
than the Ross store in Emeryville). I went to a very fancy
wedding last year wearing a blue satin gown that I got lots of
compliments for which I had found at Ross for the princely sum
of 16.95 (that's not a typo). If the wedding is still some time
away, keep checking back at Ross because what they have in the
store at any given time varies a lot (I found my gown at the
third try.) Also, now is the time where Macy's, JCPenney's etc.
run ads for holiday dresses - basically discounted evening wear.
Two years ago, I was a bridesmaid at another wedding and was
wearing a wine red velvet and lace gown that was a holiday dress
from JCPenney's and cost $39. A third place to check is
Loehman's, which has an entire dpt with discounted evening
dresses (there are 3 locations - San Rafael, SF, and one in the
South Bay; and they have frequent sales, which you can find out
about at their web site). The bridesmaid's dress at my own
wedding came from Loehman's and cost $40. Hope this helps,
Angelika
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