My daughter's wedding is mid-October and my 87 year old MIL still hasn't gotten a dress yet! We are having a hard time because she wants it to be slightly below her knees and she wants it to cover her arms (either long sleeves or a light jacket). She doesn't want to spend too much more than $200-$250. We've looked at Macy's, Lord & Taylors, Bloomingdales, Penneys. Can anyone give me some other ideas where to shop?
Sweeteey51
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I got my dress from RK Bridal in manhattan they had alot of mother of bride and grandmother of the bride dresses. There reasonably priced.
Jayla127
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I would recommend RkBridal as well. They have a nice selection of dresses
MrsInglima
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My grandmother found something very similar to what you are describing at Lord and Taylor's, I know you said you checked there already, but I'm sure if you try other department stores you'll be able to find something.
Also, as hectic as it is, the Macy's at Herald Square has the largest dress selection of any store I've ever seen. It may be worth it if you're in the city for RK to go there too.
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Posted by Sweeteey51
I got my dress from RK Bridal in manhattan they had alot of mother of bride and grandmother of the bride dresses. There reasonably priced.
I was going to suggest this. If you can get here there it would prob be your best bet :)
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Believe it or not, we found a nice outfit for my grandma in Dress Barn. I think she got the outfit for my sister's wedding in Macy's.
Both times, we bought a few different outfits and returned the ones she didn't like. That way she could try them on at home.
Snick n Nick
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You might find something at Estelle's--my grandma got a dress there a few years back similar to what you asked for....
futuremrsfab
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We looked all over for my grandmother and actually found her an AMAZING suit at Dress Barn Woman. We looked at all these higher end stores and bridal shops and couldnt find anything, I was seriously amazed that dress barn had so many nice evening outfits
08JulyBride
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When I was shopping around for that sort of dress for my MIL, I found that different store locations had very different stock of dresses... So I'd say try another location of Macy's & Penney's again...
Kricket212
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I saw a Grandma trying on dresses at Davids bridal & she looked Great! They have something in her budget.
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My grandmother is 80 years old and did not want to spend a lot of money on her outfit for the wedding. We ended up finding a long satin skirt and a formal jacket/shell set at Macy's. I know Ann Taylor's Celebrations collection had tea-length dresses and you can find a coordinating jacket
Cpt2007
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Dress Barn, Nordstroms, Estelle's in Farmingdale.
MOB08
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Thanks to all of you for your advice. Going into the city wouldn't be an option for her, but I'll try Dress Barn and go to some different Macys. Thanks again!
MrsL2010
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Posted by Snick n Nick
You might find something at Estelle's--my grandma got a dress there a few years back similar to what you asked for....
I think Estelle's is worth a shot....my grandmother got a dress similar to what you described in April 2007 for my brother's wedding in Sept 07. She is already planning on going back there to get her dress for my wedding, which isn't until 2010.
thenewmrsharrington
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my 80 year old grandmother found her dress for my wedding in january in loehman's of all places!!
MOB08
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We had looked at Estelle's and she found the perfect dress--in fact she had seen the same thing in SugarPlum ($350), Estelle's sample dress ($89!!), but the one in Estelle's was petite and it only came to the mid-top of her knee and she wants her knee covered (do you see what I'm dealing with!!--I told her to walk hunched over for the $261 difference LOL). Unfortunately because it was a sample it was one of a kind. I just came back from a Dress Barn by me and all of the nice dressy outfits they had were Women sizes. ......and the search continues.....
bigrd37
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Have you tried Totally You in Bellmore? My mother got her dress there and FH's grandmother got 3 dresses there for her grandchildrens weddings over the past year.
oldladybride
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believe it or no, Sears sometimes has some dressy outfits - - at least over at the Sunrise mall in Massapequa. you might try that. there's also Macy and penney's there too
