Savings and Snippings for Mom
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Finding my mom a dress was surprisingly easy. When I saw it, I just knew it was the one. All other dresses were dead to me. She just looked radiant in it. But what was truly awesome, was what a steal it was!
It was being sold on sale for $130… a good deal, sure. My mom has the purple color which you can sort of see in that small picture, but I included the larger picture so you can see the detail. Adrianna Pappell, you are a goddess:
Le Sigh. Oh, how I love the iridescent shimmer for our magic carpet ride wedding! When we went to check out, the chatty cathy of a saleswoman a Lord & Taylor told us the evening length version was on sale for $85, and she had a special coupon she could use to get it for $65!
“Um, we like the shorter one much better” we objected, gazing at the rack of long gowns.
“But nay!” She exclaimed, “You can cut it off and make it short! Its the same exact dress, just longer.”
We had her try on both, and lo and behold, they are the exact.same.dress. Ch-ch-ch-check it out, yo.
We took this sucker, counted 11 pleats down (the amount on the shorter dress), and snipped away at the very top of the next pleat, across the spandex-y material that connects them all and holds the dress in such a lovely shape. And behold! My mom got a name brand, department store dress that she looks fly as hell in, for a SONG!
How did you find your mother’s dress?
My future MIL is wearing one almost exactly like the green long one you have pictured- except for its a silvery gray and it has a little jacket! Cute and flattering.
Looks like my mother’s dress. She use in my wedding :)
Modern and chic!
LOVE
We went to a certain chain of bridal shops to look. All of the dresses they showed us were in burgundy, brown and black. My mom asked the sales lady if they would be getting their spring colors in any time soon. We were informed that it is not appropriate for the mother of the bride to wear a bright color at the wedding as she is supposed fade into the background!! As if!!! I know that my wedding is my day, but that doesn’t mean my mom should go unnoticed. So, my brilliant mom picked one of the bridesmaids dresses she liked and will be wearing it in green. It looks fab on her.
Ooh, love the pleats and the price! I couldn’t find anything for my mom at Lord & Taylor, but she ended up getting a dress made in Shanghai. She was there and was able to do quality control and checks. My brother said she looked gorgeous. :)
the shorter version was the most popular mob or mog dress of 2008!! (in my opinion :) i photographed 3 or 4 different weddings with mom’s in the same one…fabulous though!
i have the short dress in pewter. love it!
