BlsdMama Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 My freshman is attending a formal. She skipped a year so she just turned fourteen. She’s itty bitty at about 5’ and 90ish pounds. Where in the world do I look for a dress for her?? I’m not a shopper by nature so specific store recommendations would be great and preferably not insanely expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Here you would go to Nordstrom or Nordstrom Rack and have a really good chance of finding a dress in that size. I would guess that a Macy’s or Dillard’s or other large-ish store would have something similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Is she in Junior sizes yet? If so, then look at Forever 21 or Papaya. If not, Justice may have something, but you might have to look hard. And definitely department stores should have formal dress options for every age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 That was my size back then and I had no trouble finding a dress in a regular dress shop (you know the sort of place that sells prom and wedding dresses). Only issue I faced was not having any boobage so I was limited a bit in that department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Only issue I faced was not having any boobage so I was limited a bit in that department. Lauren Ralph Lauren, JCrew, Calvin Klein, Ann Taylor, Tahari have formal dresses and gowns that caters to me being short and flat. I do have to go to their outlet stores for lower prices or hunt for a good deal at Macy’s clearance racks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Lauren Ralph Lauren, JCrew, Calvin Klein, Ann Taylor, Tahari have formal dresses and gowns that caters to me being short and flat. I do have to go to their outlet stores for lower prices or hunt for a good deal at Macy’s clearance racks. Yeahhh I was surprised my mother helped me pay for a dress at all. We could not afford those places. You might recall (or have seen) a store called Deb? They had one near me and they had very inexpensive clothing including a lot of prom type dresses. I never could wear any of them though because for some odd reason they were designed for twigs with large racks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Lauren Ralph Lauren, JCrew, Calvin Klein, Ann Taylor, Tahari have formal dresses and gowns that caters to me being short and flat. I do have to go to their outlet stores for lower prices or hunt for a good deal at Macy’s clearance racks. The Tahari dresses are gorgeous. Macy's carries them. Downside, they are unlikely to be on sale this time of year with prom season upon us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Another route you could go if you have time is to buy a dress on clearance somewhere and have it altered. I got my wedding dress for $10 at David's Bridal. The alternations cost $250. There was just no way I was going to find a wedding dress that was ready to wear off the rack. I don't think that's an insane amount to pay for a wedding dress and a formal/prom type dress is not going to cost quite that much to alter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Ross and TJ Maxx often have a good selection of small sizes because they tend to get what is left over when the mall stores can’t sell them. Lots of 0’s and 2’s and not so many 10’s and 12’s. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I feel like we always search everywhere and then end up at Ross, where we find the perfect dress for $20. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Lots of stores that have double zeros don’t stick many and sell out. It’s worth looking online if she sees something she likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 My itty-bitties usually have to buy the closest fit and get it altered. Like Sassenach, we often have good luck at Ross's, also Marshal's and TJMaxx. When I say "good luck," I mean we find something that is cute and can be altered. Dresses for dances are easy compared to the challenge of trying to find professional clothes for college interviews and so on. My youngest has it a bit easier because she likes the male uniform of slacks/dress shirt/tie, and can usually find a close-ish fit in the boy's department. She's actually going "boi style" to prom this year as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 She is probably going to be size 00. DD16 has been in that size for a couple of years, though now is more of a 0. If you have a Plato's Closet resale shop near you, you might look there. Ours has a lot of formal wear. We purchased DD's dress for her school formal dinner there (although she picked something that is dressy but not formal wear). Of course, being a resale shop, it is hit or miss whether you will find something she likes in her size. But the prices will be better than a department store, so it may be worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 My DD is the same size (barely 5"1' and 90 lbs) and she found a really cute prom dress on clearance at Macy's for $35 about 2 weeks ago. They had lots of dresses, both long and short, for around $60-70, and as well as a handful of styles on clearance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I just found this: https://1861.ca/collections/robes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I was in this spot last summer with a just-turned-13 year old who was in NYC and needed fancy dresses to wear out to the ballet. We had the best luck at Macy's. Their juniors' section had a good selection of dresses in size XXS. We also found some non-childish looking dresses in the girls' department. We ended up with 3 or 4 that she liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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