evening gown trouble please help!!!!

lozzybooo

hiya i need an evening dress for my school leavers party. it needs to be cheap as i will only wear it once and dont want to pay 80.00 for one.

any ideas?????

PLEASEEEEEEEEE HELP!!!!

xxxxxx

Pollen

TK Maxx although involves some trawling, Oxfam or local second hand dress shop.

Alternatively make it - daughter states fairly simple although can work out quite costly unless you get cheap fabric.

Have fun at the Ball

sparky61

Monsoon have some really nice evening gowns. You may find they still have some of their reduced stock which is usually 70% off.
Good Luck

devilgirls1

try grattan or freemans catalogue companies, and as a new customer you are either entitled to 20 % of £20 off the first order.....

SnowyOwl_2

• You could look into hiring something perhaps??
• Debenhams still has some evening type things left over from Christmas sales - they must be very cheap by now!
• Have you any slightly older cousins or friends from whom you could beg or borrow a dress?
• Get some nice black trousers and a snazzy top...who says you HAVE to wear a dress??
• On a similar theme, buy a two piece outfit, eg skirt and camisole/bodice idea then you can later mix and match with other items from your wardrobe
• A very simple, single colour, short sleeved v-neck dress but with sparkly bling bling looking jewellery (from Claire's accessories ha ha), an even fake tan, impeccable hair and make up, and some high heels.

Pollen

SnowyOwl wrote:

.......... an even fake tan, impeccable hair and make up, and some high heels.

Good suggestions. However do practice the fake tan.

Mortified DD went out to leaver's ball looking like a tiger with streaks all over, swears blind would never do again :eek: :eek: but now :rotfl: about the experience.

Definitely preferred pale and interesting rather than orange and pink. My other DD suggests exfoliating, applying with lots of moisturiser and using a cosmetic sponge.

Have fun - whatever you wear enjoy :j :j

nearlyrich

My daughter got a lovely Next suit with an evening top for her school leaver's do, the suit has been worn for job interviews and a couple of other formal occasions since. Like me she isn't a dress person and it would have been a complete waste of money to buy a ballgown.

If you really want a dress then I agree Debenhams is a good place to start. Have a great time.

Jay-Jay_4

Have you had a look on Ebay? If you get something from there you could always relist it and sell it again.

I just bought a Debanhams ball gown, yes they're expensive for one night but some of them could be worn again for a wedding or christening. They had some reduced at the Trafford Centre because the zips had come unstitched or they needed dry cleaning..... worth a look.

Katgoddess

Ebay?

My best buy a few years ago was a ball gown from H&M. It cost 35 quid full price brand new, but it was made of 100% polyester. But it has been worn a few times and has cleaned well. I got this before Xmas though.

Is your leaving do in the summer? You should be able to get away with a cheaper party dress and put your hair up all posh. You could then wear the dress to normal parties/christmas etc. Something like the black dresses on these pages:

http://order.next.co.uk/page.asp?b=G39&p=34&o=1 40 quid.
http://order.next.co.uk/page.asp?b=X35&p=42&o=1 37 quid.

They would look stunning with a black wrap.

I don't know if you are planning on going to university, but you will often have balls to go to there. So an expensive dress could be an investment...if you don't put on weight.

lozzybooo

thank u all the ones in next are gorgeous!!!!!!!! i will go into oldham tomoz go in next and tk maxx

elona

Why not try hiring a gown or else have a look in charity shops - if you go to posh areas then there are some fantastic buys in charity shops there:):):)