School Prom

Nanamia

Ooh bravobeastie I do hope our damsel in distress is in your part of the world what a lovely thought:-)

bravobeastie

It's no problem, as long as they wouldn't be too embarrassed by the last 3 letters of the reg reading NAN lol. It's Tornado red so looks the part (very ashes to ashes)

POPPYOSCAR

bravobeastie wrote: »

I have a 1985 Audi Coupe if there is anyone in the West Midlands that that might help?

ps no charge but petrol as my insurance wouldn't cover me to make money from it lol

There really are some nice people on here.:)

Nanamia

My thoughts exactly PoppyOscar. :-)

sethsgran

bravobeastie wrote: »

I have a 1985 Audi Coupe if there is anyone in the West Midlands that that might help?

ps no charge but petrol as my insurance wouldn't cover me to make money from it lol

Wonderful act of random kindness.

MummyOfTwo

what about a VW camper or beetle? check out facebook for local owners clubs, VW owners are very lovely and Im sure someone would do it for petrol costs, and it would make the coolest photos!

full-time-mum

We went to Bicester outlet village at the weekend.

Big disappointment. Not a huge number of prom style dresses available and the only dresses we saw that even remotely fitted the bill was over £3000 pounds and that was the reduced price.:eek:

We thought we'd hit the jackpot when a friend of a friend offered the loan of the perfect dress but it was a size too big but at least we know what we are looking for.

DD is size 8, tall and slim. She doesn't want a strapless dress as she will be worried about it slipping down. It needs to be fitted to the waist and long, soft and flowing but not "puffy" (ie no nets) although she would settle for a shorter dress but not as short as the one we've got.

We've been looking on-line but I'm a bit worried about whether they will fit well enough.

We're working on the car but it seems that doing something different isn't part of the prom ethos as DDs school - mores the pity.

MummyOfTwo

have you tried the dressmakers from China on ebay? i got my wedding frock from them, only seventy pounds and completely made to measure.

POPPYOSCAR

full-time-mum wrote: »

We went to Bicester outlet village at the weekend.

Big disappointment. Not a huge number of prom style dresses available and the only dresses we saw that even remotely fitted the bill was over £3000 pounds and that was the reduced price.:eek:

We thought we'd hit the jackpot when a friend of a friend offered the loan of the perfect dress but it was a size too big but at least we know what we are looking for.

DD is size 8, tall and slim. She doesn't want a strapless dress as she will be worried about it slipping down. It needs to be fitted to the waist and long, soft and flowing but not "puffy" (ie no nets) although she would settle for a shorter dress but not as short as the one we've got.

We've been looking on-line but I'm a bit worried about whether they will fit well enough.

We're working on the car but it seems that doing something different isn't part of the prom ethos as DDs school - mores the pity.

Do you have a TK Maxx nearby?. The one we got is absolutely stunning and it was marked down to £38(looks like it costs £380)
It fits her like it was made for her and it was the only one so should be quite unique.She absolutely loves it.

I was so relieved when we found this as all her friends are talking about spending hundreds of pounds and she was non too happy when I said no way to that amount.

full-time-mum

Think we've found a bargain. Went to a dress agency and found a dress for £10. It's very plain so we are going to take it to a dressmaker and see if she can add some diamant! type detail.
Just got to go back and collect it.

Not as good as her friend though who found one in the returns section for £4.50. All it needs is a few stitches in the shoulder and it will be as good as new!.