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Originally posted by momoftwo
Oh no! My daughter bought a dress at the Nordstrom Sale to wear at Pref that fits this description. JAM's reaction is making me nervous.
The dress is black chiffon-like fabric with an uneven hem that hits mid-calf at its low point. It has a large floral print with reds and I can't remember what else. It is strapless, but it fits snugly, and she doesn't show any cleavage when she wears it. She loved the dress, and got lots of compliments from other moms as she was looking for me when she tried in on. It does look nice on her but...she also has a beautiful dusty pink cocktail dress with off the shoulder straps that she wore to a dance Senior year. I thought she'd wear that, but she really wanted this dress!
She's going to a midwestern state U where rush is supposedly not competitive. I think I'll tell her to bring both dresses with her and she can look at what other PNMs are wearing and decide from there. Any other suggestions?
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Speaking as someone who goes to a midwestern state university with a not-very-competitive rush (not Southern-style competitive, at least), both of those dresses sound perfect for pref. Strapless, prints, and other more "flashy" elements are perfectly acceptable here as long as they don't look trashy, and your daughter's dress sounds just great. I think most Big Ten rushes (with the exception of maybe Indiana) are pretty much on the same wavelength as ours, so I wouldn't worry too much. If it looks classy to you, I can almost guarantee you that none of the sororities will have a problem with it.
I think your suggestion to have her bring both dresses might be a good one, though, just in case she realizes she'd feel more comfortable in the pink.