So wish me luck! Update

Original post by Christine N Ralph

Apr 05, 2008 02:41 PM

Ok ...so again for like the 12 time...I am going to look for a dress for my eparty! I hope I find one today! Im almost ready to order the one that I saw online for $400. I didnt want to spend that much...but it will be worth it at this point just to have somthing!

OK sooo I was out alll day long...and NOTHING!!! I shouldnt be surprised at this point- I went to Lord and Taylor in Manhasset (I already went to the one in the city) Macys of Manhasset, and Steinway Street (they had like 4 boutiques there) However there was one store on Bell that seemed promising.. The girl said that she was going to be looking into getting me a dress and was going to call me on Monday...I hope that she coms through! Because otherwise I dont know what else to do...does anyone have any recommendations?????

Espo22 Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:23 PM

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Posted by Christine N Ralph

Posted by Espo22

what kind of dress are you looking for? color, style such as strapless, spaghetti straps, halter and so on. How do you want the bottom, form fitting, mermaid, flowy, or to come tight to the knees and then have flowy material. Beading? or no beading? print or no print?

You know what the problem I think is...I have it in my mind and I havent seen it...or if I have seen it...I dont like the color...I dotn want black, pink, white, or orange, I would like a halter or thicker straps, with beading...preferably an empire waist with beading...I would like satin, but have seen a lot of chiffon, and that looks good on me...I hate that accordian bottom...Oh and I would like it to be cocktail length

ok let me see if i find something like what you're describing. ALSO just in case remember that they can do alterations on a dress for you and change it up a bit if you want that. For example my dress wasn't halter top but bc i was busting out the lady made it a halter top she cut the straps that just went straight to make it like that.

Christine N Ralph Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:25 PM

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Posted by Espo22

Posted by Christine N Ralph

Posted by Espo22

what kind of dress are you looking for? color, style such as strapless, spaghetti straps, halter and so on. How do you want the bottom, form fitting, mermaid, flowy, or to come tight to the knees and then have flowy material. Beading? or no beading? print or no print?

You know what the problem I think is...I have it in my mind and I havent seen it...or if I have seen it...I dont like the color...I dotn want black, pink, white, or orange, I would like a halter or thicker straps, with beading...preferably an empire waist with beading...I would like satin, but have seen a lot of chiffon, and that looks good on me...I hate that accordian bottom...Oh and I would like it to be cocktail length

ok let me see if i find something like what you're describing. ALSO just in case remember that they can do alterations on a dress for you and change it up a bit if you want that. For example my dress wasn't halter top but bc i was busting out the lady made it a halter top she cut the straps that just went straight to make it like that.

Ok...sounds good...thank you for helping!

Espo22 Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:25 PM

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here for example this dress, they can make it halter top, just showing an example

PLUS they can shorten any dress...with my eparty dress they said if after i want they can shorten it to wear to other parties

grkbarbie Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:27 PM

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try middleneck rd in great neck.. or
steinway street..u might find something there.

century21 mite also be good,too. LOEHMANS! try loehmans on queens blvd,NOT the 1 in lake success..that 1 *****. lol

grkbarbie Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:28 PM

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espo , im loving it! im goin on that site now!

Christine N Ralph Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:33 PM

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Posted by grkbarbie

try middleneck rd in great neck.. or
steinway street..u might find something there.

century21 mite also be good,too. LOEHMANS! try loehmans on queens blvd,NOT the 1 in lake success..that 1 *****. lol

I went to steinway yesterday and they had c***! And I went to Lohmans today but the one in Lake Success!!

Espo22 Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:33 PM

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Posted by grkbarbie

espo , im loving it! im goin on that site now!

those are the dresses that they carry at oz and also chez moi on austin street. Although more like oz bc chez moi sells mostly jovani

Espo22 Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:34 PM

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Posted by Christine N Ralph

Posted by grkbarbie

try middleneck rd in great neck.. or
steinway street..u might find something there.

century21 mite also be good,too. LOEHMANS! try loehmans on queens blvd,NOT the 1 in lake success..that 1 *****. lol

I went to steinway yesterday and they had c***! And I went to Lohmans today but the one in Lake Success!!

yeah i grew up in astoria and haven't shopped there in so long. Most of the dress boutiques closed down

grkbarbie Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:38 PM

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do the boutiques u speak of on austin street carry MandalayBay dresses? i wanna see how i look in a 900$ dress.. hopefullly i'll look horrible in it cuz i will regret buying 1

Christine N Ralph Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:38 PM

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Yeah I went to Oz and I really didnt see anything there...and the problem is that when I go to the dress boutiques,..they all say thay they can order anything I want,...but then its mine...and i want to see it first in person before I buy it...

Espo22 Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:39 PM

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Posted by grkbarbie

do the boutiques u speak of on austin street carry MandalayBay dresses? i wanna see how i look in a 900$ dress.. hopefullly i'll look horrible in it cuz i will regret buying 1

mandalay dresses, yes the one i posted is mandalay. OZ boutique carries ALOT of mandalay dresses

Espo22 Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:41 PM

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well i see your dilemma bc its hard to find a beaded dress with empire waist, i did see one but not sure if you'd like it

but its not satin and not halter

grkbarbie Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:42 PM

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you knwo what sux, when u dont need a dress.. u find tonsss u wish u had an excuse to buy..but as soon as u need 1, forget it!

where have you gone so far?

Christine N Ralph Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:43 PM

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There are a few on that shopdress website that I liked...But some of them are only final sale and I cant see all the colors...and i would have to cut them (which really isnt the biggest deal) is this only a website, or do they have a store??

Christine N Ralph Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:46 PM

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Posted by grkbarbie

you knwo what sux, when u dont need a dress.. u find tonsss u wish u had an excuse to buy..but as soon as u need 1, forget it!

where have you gone so far?

Ok ready:

Macys (herald Square, Roosevelt Field, Manhasset)

Bloomingdales

Lord and Taylor (Manhattan, Manhasset)

Estelles

Nordstrom (Roosevelt and ordered somthing online and didnt like it)

86 st in Brooklyn (They have like 3 boutiques)

Lastans on Ralph Ave in Brooklyn

Steinway Street

Fashion district in the city

Lohmans

Annie Sez

Azure on Bell blvd

Austin Street...

I cant think of any others right now...lol

Espo22 Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:47 PM

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Posted by Christine N Ralph

There are a few on that shopdress website that I liked...But some of them are only final sale and I cant see all the colors...and i would have to cut them (which really isnt the biggest deal) is this only a website, or do they have a store??

thats the OZ boutique site actually, they carry all those dresses and thats the link you get when you search oz boutique. Most of those dresses ive seen there. But depends when bc they always get new stuff

if you like a dress on shopdress, go to the designers website and look at their color chart

Christine N Ralph Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:50 PM

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See I dont understand this...because I was just there and they didnt have any of those!!!

MrsS4 Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:54 PM

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what about cache?

eternitybride Posted: Apr 06, 2008 10:55 PM

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Have you tried Cache or some of the boutiques in the city?

Also, if you can't find a dress you like for under 400, do you have time to have someone make it? There are a lot of seamstresses in Long Island, they may be able to help you out with the perfect dress