Formal time (for the ladies) - Page 2

katiecat09 · #1 10-06-2008, 12:23 PM

I used to trade dresses with friends I knew wouldn't show up to the same event, but eventually you go through everything in each other's closets and you're back to square one. I've been pretty happy with the people on http://www.gatheringguide.com/ec/bri...s_dresses.html though. It's a lot of bridal shops, but they have really fantastic formal dresses, especially if you shop around.

MSSTCY1 · #2 02-15-2004, 09:44 PM

WhiteDaisy, that dress is gorgeous!!

I am definetly not recycling a dress this year. I actually wore the same dress to three formals in a row b/c I have been so broke the last couple years. Its my senior year though and last formal so I'm gonna put out the money and get a new dress- even if I don't wear it again, I'm sure I can find someone who will.

chideltjen · #3 02-16-2004, 07:10 PM

ours is May 1st and in Monterey (on the beach again!!!!) I am an alumnae and keep telling myself i am going to go to one of these elaborate formals my sorority puts on before i get married or something.

But then again, they are always super expensive and i gotta get a hotel this time. I am probably gonna use the same dress i have been wanting to wear for the past 2 semesters, but never got a chance to.

ladybug1116 · #4 02-17-2004, 02:16 AM

Jason's formal is March 20th at one of the Disney Resorts. I really need to find a dress but so far haven't had any luck. I don't want to recycle anything just because I am not crazy about anything I have in my closet. However, I also don't want to spend a TON of money on a dress that I won't be able to use again. I need to find something that would be good for this event as well as any of the black tie events I may have going on here in B'ham. Looks like I need to go shopping this weekend!!

annice22 · #5 02-17-2004, 07:36 AM

My sororities formal is April 3rd. Two other sororities are having formal on April 3rd also. So, this will be pretty interesting all the salons and manicure places are going to be packed. I think I better schedule my manicure soon so that I will have an appointment.

For my original post I still have not figured out if I'm going to recycle or not. But I have seen some really pretty dresses.

annice22 · #6 03-25-2004, 07:37 PM

I have decided to use one of my older dresses. I actually did not wear this dress ot my sorority's formal but to another fraternity's formal. It really classy a black strapless dress.

kiqualey12 · #7 03-25-2004, 07:51 PM

I haven't really decided, maybe use another sisters dress that's pink halter with sparkles, really sexy or this other dress I found at Mariposa that's strapless, pale pink with black trim and a gorgeous ribboned train, but it's $160, so I don't know... I have a while anyways, our formal isn't until May 15th.

#8 03-25-2004, 08:13 PM

My Christian Womens Service Group (the Kappa Phi Club) is having our formal on April 3rd!

sairose · #9 03-25-2004, 09:27 PM

Wow our formal is April 3rd too! LOL Guess everyone decided to do theirs that day.

penguintpa_lady · #10 03-28-2004, 12:28 AM

have not decided what im doing yet, i have until the middle of may. im hoping that i get luck again this year, last year i found a great little dress for $10 im going to go soon at look at the same place or i may jsut recyle something

FAB*SpiceySpice · #11 03-28-2004, 12:48 AM

I was going to recycle a dress, but I changed my mind so I've spent the last week running around like crazy trying to find a dress that I love. All the dresses out for prom right now are AWFUL, they remind me of cupcakes or something and I can't believe girls actually wear these things!!!

I finally broke down and spent way more money on a dress than I was planning too, but I found a totally glamourous (sp?) BCBG long black dress and I fell in love. So I bought it and new shoes and now I can not WAIT for formal which is a week from today, wheee!

CatStarESP4 · #12 03-28-2004, 01:50 AM

For this year's formal (the first one I going to since 2001), I am planning to wear a purple two piece dress that I wore to my cousin's wedding back in December 2001.

If things well next year, I hope to attend the 2005 formal wearing the dress I wore to my senior prom back in 1991 and a college semi-formal almost a year later. Talk about recycling!

Edited to add the link to several photos from my cousin's wedding.

http://community.webshots.com/album/94143048WohDpn

Glitter650 · #13 03-28-2004, 04:32 AM

My Little is a fashion major and dress maker extraordinaire (has been sewing since Jr. High..) she's making my dress for me ! It's a christian dior pattern... I'm chose some beautiful burgandy satin to make it in so excited to have a custom dress it'll be great !

chideltjen · #14 03-30-2004, 01:26 PM

ok so now i am going. i wasn't but now i am. i hate confusing the social chair. formal is still in monteray.

apparently a few of our sweetheart nominees need dates. a lot of our girls already have them so I volunteered to take a guy I have seen maybe twice. He seems nice. At least from the sweetheart speeches we had last night at the meeting.

I would feel really bad if a sweetheart nominee didn't go and would feel even worse if a sister that really wanted to go to formal didn't have a date (i'm an alumna, I don't need to go)... because basically a nominee is a guaranteed date.

but i don't know this guy at all. and it's out of town which makes it kinda weird for me.

i dunno... would you go? also have to add i have to get a hotel room still and find a dress...

Cardinal026 · #15 03-30-2004, 01:47 PM

I'd go if you still are friends with a lot of the girls...and if he's a sweetheart nominee, he probably knows a lot of people that will be there too, so it's not like a random date that won't know anyone, you'll still get to socialize with everyone!

BUT! This is what my chapter is doing about dresses (our formal is on April 16th). My roommate is a Chi O also, and we're throwing a dress swap party on the 9th! Everyone brings their old prom and formal dresses, and I'm making racks that they'll be able to hang them on when they get to our apartment. We're gonna have snacks and cocktails, and get to hang out with our sisters while finding a fabulous dress to borrow for the dance on the cruise! So far we've gotten really positive feedback, and a ton of girls say they're going to come, which is good, it means more options for everyone to find their dress! I know this is probably too late for some of you w/ April 3 formals, but maybe for next year it would work.