[33girl]

My chapter just had a reunion and the dress was "fun formal" since none of us had to worry about impressing guys like at a regular formal. A lot of women wore old bridesmaid dresses which was the whole point, to get some more wear out of them!

If you want to get the dresses out of your house AND do something nice, suggest your local high school open a prom dress closet. Everyone brings old formal dresses to a central location and girls can buy them for a fraction of the price they'd pay for a new one (or get them for free, depending on what expense there is for running the project). A lot of bridesmaid dresses can be altered slightly (if they have butt-bows or the like) and especially if there are a lot of lower income families in the area, the girls will really appreciate it.