Not MMM related -- shopping for formal dresses

[redheadbaker]

Where do you shop for formal dresses? Our cruise has two formal nights. 

[mlvmd]

I feel like I've gone to Nordstrom Rack or Nordstrom itself
depending on my budget.

[cgpm]

Feb 13, 2016 17:05:42 GMT -5 gravytrain225 said:

Kohl's has dresses that would be perfect for formal nights and are cheap. Cruise formal nights aren't actually very formal.

We found that to be true as well. I think I just bought one from the sale rack at Macy's. 

[VillainV]

I've had good luck at Ross/Marshals/TJ Maxx. Also department stores like Dillard's or Macy's.

I will echo cruise formal not being "formal" formal. A nice maxi dress would be fine.

[carolinagirl831]

Don't go Crazy, formal night s on cruises are no big deal. I've been fine with a black strapless dress. We've gone on celebrity many times which tends to be dresser and nobody dresses up really fancy except a few

[justjen]

Is this the wedding cruise? You get to dress as fancy as you want

Nordstrom and sometimes dress barn

[simpsongal]

Is Cache still in business? (This feels like a confession for some reason...)

[brooklyn]

I got cotton maxi dresses from Boden for the cruise I went on last year.

[preppy]

When I need a nice dress for an event Soshanna dresses are my go-to. I buy them from a boutique near me but they are online and at higher end department stores.

[redheadbaker]

Feb 13, 2016 19:37:49 GMT -5 justjen said:

Is this the wedding cruise? You get to dress as fancy as you want

Nordstrom and sometimes dress barn

Yes Though our wedding day doesn't fall on a formal night.

[countthestars]

Rent the runway! Not sure if you can keep them for a week though?

[bcarp30]

Anthropologie is my go to for dresses. For a cruise though I would probably bring some Lilly Pulitzer.

[lindsaymg]

Nordstrom is my old standby.

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Asos online

[redheadbaker]

Feb 13, 2016 21:30:13 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Rent the runway! Not sure if you can keep them for a week though?

I already checked -- the longest is 8 days, which wouldn't work for me. If they arrived the day before we flew to the departure port, I'd have to return them while we're still on the cruise.

[origami]

Ditto those nights not really being formal. They are what you make of them so some people are dressed up, some (most) not so much. I bring a maxi dress or a shift dress because they're easy to pack.

[waterchurch]

Feb 13, 2016 22:59:54 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

It depends on how much time I give myself.
I usually have them made. If I'm in a bind the week of the event, our Macy's, Nordstrom Racks, or Ross has served me well.

Getting a dress made for you sounds so luxurious. You'll have to show me your ways sometime.