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Help! Need to find a dress to wear to my SO's bf's wedding....

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    missfenway    March 2, 2013  

    Ok, I know that people usually post about wedding gowns here, so I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this, but I need some help.

    My SO is the best man in his best friend's wedding a month away.  His friends all live pretty far away so this is the first time I'll be meeting all of them.  I obviously want to look nice and make a good impression.

    Here is my problem:

    I am 25 years old.  All of the stores I normally shop in do not carry wedding appropriate dresses.  For some reason, they think that all girls my age only wear rediculously short dresses.  I've tried going to some older stores in the mall, but the dresses I've found have been for women in their forties :-/

    It will be an outdoors wedding and semi casual.  I'm about 5'5" and really petite.  Does anyone have any recommendations on where I could look for a nice wedding guest dress that would be age appropriate for me?  I would really appreciate it.  Thanks :)

     
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    ceamoste    September 3, 2011  

    I actually bought two gorgeous dresses at JC Penny's... I don't know if you're from the states, but they have great stuff there, and they were really well priced.

    In Canada, I find that Sears is the best for nice, but not killer expensive dresses.

    Good luck!

     
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    iswimibikeirun    May 15, 2010   Houston

    Try Target.com!  They have petite sizes on line.  Look in the party dress section.

     
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    Meowkers    August 27, 2011   Los Angeles, CA

    Any department store will have tons to chose from.  Macys and Bloomingdales always have a great selection.  Also BCBG and Anthropologie have great sales racks that will have outdoor wedding appropriate dresses.  

    Where have you looked so far?

     
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    missfenway    March 2, 2013  

    @Meowkers I just checked out Anthropologie.com and fell in love with a blue polka dot halter dress.  Not sure if I can swing it or not, but I'll see what I can do.  Thanks :)

     
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    tangeriney    Summer 2010   NYC

    Have you tried J.Crew or Nordstrom?

     
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    something.blue    August 14, 2010   NY

    JCrew is having a dress sale right now, and also 20% off all sale items.

     
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    missfenway    March 2, 2013  

    I checked out Nordstrom and didn't find anything.  I will definitely check out JCrew though....Thanks guys, I didn't even think of that one!

     
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    missfenway    March 2, 2013  

    Whenever I do find something, I'll post some pics for everyone too!

     
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    rachaelrobin    January 16, 2011   Philadelphia

    You could also try Ann Taylor - they usually have a good petite section.

     
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    lauren810c    August 21, 2010   NYC

    BCBG has a ton of cute dresses!! I recently bought both of these..they have alot to choose from!

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    missfenway    March 2, 2013  

    @lauren810c I love the first one!  That's definitely my style...I wonder if it comes in different colors

     
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    lauren810c    August 21, 2010   NYC

    I don't think it does, but the watermelon color is amazing....I wore it for both my engagment pics and my bachelorette party...it is a great fit too...

     
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    Nola    March 27, 2011   Traverse City, MI getting married in New Orleans

    I also like dillards

     
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    g8rgirl1020    March 5, 2011   Orlando, FL

    I was thinking J.Crew. They have some cute dresses you can dress up or down.

     

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