Not your average Brides Maids Dresses?

bride138 Posted: Feb 07, 2008 08:30 AM

Not your average Brides Maids Dresses?

Im looking for a cocktail type little black dress for a brides maid dress, i hate all thoose brides maid dresses with a rediculas amount of overflowing material.
Does anyone know any stores that have not your average brides maid dresses?

dinadisanto Posted: Feb 07, 2008 08:33 AM

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My friend's bridesmaids are wearing a little black dress. She found it at ann taylor - celebrations collection. You may also want to try Jcrew for not so bridesmaid looking dress.

Mrs B to Be Posted: Feb 07, 2008 08:43 AM

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i'm doing black to....but i wanted something really dressy for black for my MOH of shes wearing the first dress i think, and the other girls the second dress. Their both from the Jim Hjelm Just Teas Collection

EDIT: the MOH wont post its in my album

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mRm2008 Posted: Feb 07, 2008 08:44 AM

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Last time I was in Macy's they had a ton of them. If I remember most were tea length.
HTH

KPAC Posted: Feb 07, 2008 10:16 AM

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I'm in my FSIL wedding. We got these dresses:

http://barijay.com/style.php?coll=barijay&showid=1

We are getting it shorten (but keeping the bottom detail) and this pictures does NO JUSTICE. It's really well cut and was really flattering.

JulyBride728 Posted: Feb 07, 2008 10:55 AM

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Have you considered getting them made to suit your personal style/taste? There are lots of fabric stores in the city that sells materials for great prices, all you need to do, is find a seamstress that can make the dresses for you. Some fabric stores even recommends the seamstresses. I've found that many brides on this site has used seamstresses and they're dresses looked so wonderful...couldn never tell that they used a reg. seamstress as oppose to purchasing in a store.

DeeluvsVinny Posted: Feb 07, 2008 11:03 AM

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ann taylor and jcrew have those types of dresses in their bridesmaid lines.

flairforfashion Posted: Feb 07, 2008 11:10 AM

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Posted by DeeluvsVinny

ann taylor and jcrew have those types of dresses in their bridesmaid lines.

I was just going to suggest that. I am leaning towards those dresses as well.

emomma17 Posted: Feb 07, 2008 11:23 AM

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Posted by Mrs B to Be

i'm doing black to....but i wanted something really dressy for black for my MOH of shes wearing the first dress i think, and the other girls the second dress. Their both from the Jim Hjelm Just Teas Collection

EDIT: the MOH wont post its in my album

I love these dresses I think they are adorable and they can totally be worn to another event.

LauraD419 Posted: Feb 07, 2008 04:21 PM

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Just try your average Macy's store. My cousin wore one for her brother's wedding. She got a lot of use out of it. She's worn it several times!

shcole08 Posted: Feb 07, 2008 04:58 PM

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try nordstrom.com they have some cute ones that aren't expensive. Also bcbg

KPAC Posted: Feb 07, 2008 05:16 PM

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I think misunderstood your post before....ha ha...

Check Pricilla's of Boston.....i really like some of their stuff.

Also, i'm going to look off the rack for my girls. I'm not into the bridesmaid dress thang either. I told my girls that this summer/spring they better start looking at dresses. I figure if we find something at department store that works, why not go with it?

FullersBride Posted: Feb 07, 2008 05:37 PM

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I used Ann taylors celebration collection. I did long a-line gowns but they do cute little balck dresses. Very cute and simple!!! They are gorgeous silk and or silk/satin material!!

betani Posted: Feb 07, 2008 06:34 PM

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jasmine B2 has some nice dresses. if you really want the not-so-average bridesmaid dress though, maybe just look at some department stores (lord and taylor, etc.)

PeteysBride Posted: Feb 08, 2008 08:49 AM

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I love Jcrews dresses for this year; So cute. Balck of this shiny material not liek satin but with a sheen like a silk shantung. Really pretty and more casual.

We used Bari Jay for our BM dresses because I didnt want gowns. The girl who wore it in red, has actually worn her dress again since then.

PeteysBride Posted: Feb 08, 2008 08:52 AM

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Here is the link for the JCrew ones:

J Crew Little Black Dresses

These could all be reworn so many times. In the one by where i work, they have one of these with this pink ribbon sash around the waist and a silk flower pinned there-looks sooo nice.

dianept Posted: Feb 08, 2008 08:54 AM

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if each of your girls is looking to wear something different in the same fabric, try simple silhouettes.

www.simple dress.com (take out space)

they use a silk shantung material which is really light and not poofy at all. they are guaranteed to be able to use them again. all their styles come in knee, tea and full length. i have five girls and they each got a different style to suit their body type. they all look great in them

soon2bmrsconnolly Posted: Feb 08, 2008 08:56 AM

HERES MINE!

INNbride4409 Posted: Feb 08, 2008 09:07 AM

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I would check out Jessica McClintock. When I shop there is it is usually hit or miss but it's worth a shot

o17range Posted: Feb 08, 2008 10:04 AM

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I 2nd trying Nordstrom (store) or Nordstrom online. They have a TON of dresses, and their customer service is fantastic--plus, if you want to return, you can bring it to the store in Roosevelt Field.