Today I saw the most beautiful, stunning Dore dress!!! I am in love!!! However, it is probably going to be a while before I can compete... like probably 4 months at the earliest and a year at the longest. Should I get the dress I love NOW while I have the opportunity... and if I do, is it likely to still be in style and usable for a while???? OR, is it better to wait until close to the whichever comp ends up being next so that I'll be able to wear it longer? How long do ballgowns usually stay in style??
"Shelf life" of ballgown
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mamboqueen
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I think it depends on how classic or trendy the dress is. Can you share a picture of it?
fluffy
New Member
I think if it's a dress you really really love, afer a cooling off period, and you look a million dollars in it - get it. It's not often you fall in love with a dress.
Styles do come and go, but they are fairly stable at the moment. Feather boas reapeared on a coupld of dresses and thankfully disappeared again. If it's a classic, elegant design, you will be able to wear it for a long time.
Styles do come and go, but they are fairly stable at the moment. Feather boas reapeared on a coupld of dresses and thankfully disappeared again. If it's a classic, elegant design, you will be able to wear it for a long time.
SDsalsaguy
Administrator
Do you know the name of the dress? If so, I can check into how "current" it is style-wise.
Nope- no name either. I saw it at the Northeastern Open. It's bright pink with these two nude cutouts on the sides near the waist. Lots of stones- I think some of them were dark blue or purple. Nude straps on the shoulders- but then sleeves off the shoulders. The sleeves were kind of loose and bigger at the wrist end than the shoulder end. As I said, I'm horrible at describing these things!!!
SDsalsaguy
Administrator
Sorry, but I wasn't there so have no idea. :?
I thought that maybe you caught the name tag, in which case I could've looked into it for you.
Otherwise I'd tend to agree with what's been said... if you really love it, then go for it. How you feel in a dress is as important as anything else about it, and especially with styles being fairly consistent at the moment, its probably better to make the investment then to regret it (not doing so) later.
I thought that maybe you caught the name tag, in which case I could've looked into it for you.
Otherwise I'd tend to agree with what's been said... if you really love it, then go for it. How you feel in a dress is as important as anything else about it, and especially with styles being fairly consistent at the moment, its probably better to make the investment then to regret it (not doing so) later.
mamboqueen
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You saw it at the Northeastern Open...you mean today?
I'm an impulsive buyer and have spent the past 3 months in shopping rehab. So, I'm not a good person to ask. My general rule of thumb is -- wait a week or two and see if I'm still really in love with it.
How many times do you think you're likely to wear it in the next year or two? My problem (and I know this is called "Kat-itis") is I'm sick of a dress after wearing it twice.
I'm an impulsive buyer and have spent the past 3 months in shopping rehab. So, I'm not a good person to ask. My general rule of thumb is -- wait a week or two and see if I'm still really in love with it.
How many times do you think you're likely to wear it in the next year or two? My problem (and I know this is called "Kat-itis") is I'm sick of a dress after wearing it twice.
mamboqueen
Well-Known Member
But, big difference between a man's shirt and a woman's gown...the gown is going to be much more memorable. Most people will remember the guy had on either a black or white shirt...and not much beyond that.
SlowDancer
New Member
I'm probably not the one to ask, since I'm not currently competing and I haven't bought a new latin or smooth dress for quite some time (don't do standard), but I can't imagine that a dress you love today would actually look truly dated six months or even a year from now. I don't think ballroom styles come and go THAT quickly, or do they?
Nik
Member
You never know, feathers on ballroom gowns went in only a few months.
I was refering more that I still love the shirt and think its trendy. If you buy a dress you love sooooo much today, I'm sure you will still love it a year from now.
I know Natasha has had the same ballroom gown for well over a year and she's happy with it.
I was refering more that I still love the shirt and think its trendy. If you buy a dress you love sooooo much today, I'm sure you will still love it a year from now.
I know Natasha has had the same ballroom gown for well over a year and she's happy with it.
fluffy
New Member
I have a dress I bought 3 years ago and I still love it.... Since buying a dress is so personal, I'd rather buy one I love now, than have to worry about finding one later in a hurry, and you may never find one you like as much.
If you intend to keep the dress a while, I'd stay away from any bold prints, strange colour combinations, overly fussy details, and large amounts of feathers (in fact I'd stay away completely from any of those....). "Statement" dresses can date quickly, fine if you're sponsored or rich, but not for the majority of us!
If you intend to keep the dress a while, I'd stay away from any bold prints, strange colour combinations, overly fussy details, and large amounts of feathers (in fact I'd stay away completely from any of those....). "Statement" dresses can date quickly, fine if you're sponsored or rich, but not for the majority of us!
Chris Stratton
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I think there are some DF'ers who will be there tomorrow night, maybe you could model it for them and get their opinions?
Katarzyna
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You are bad
