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gurlwithbaggage
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Posted: Sun Jun 18th, 2006 04:15 pm | 1st Post |
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I have two formals that I like to alternate. My favorite one is a three piece black pantsuit that has flowing legs, a sequined sleeveless top, and a black see-through jacket. I found this on chadwicks.com.
The other is a two piece black skirt and shirt set. The skirt goes all the way to the floor and has a slit up to your knees in the back. I found this set at Dillards.
What kind of formals do you like?
Where do you shop for formal wear?
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Posted: Sun Jun 18th, 2006 05:58 pm | 2nd Post |
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I shop at Dillard's and Jones. They just closed down one of the Dillard's stores closest to me so I'm going to have to go to a different one. Usually Dillard's has some great sales and I pick my gowns then.
I have two full length gowns I wear because I have yet to find a cocktail length dress that I like and am willing to pay for.
One gown that I like is black with a herringbone pattern in black with sparkly gold and silver on the v-neck bodice. The matching long sleeved jacket is in the herringbone pattern. Easy to match shoes. Basic black!
My favorite gown is in a medium gold/tan color. It has a scoop neck with a kind of flower/swirly pattern in darker brown and pale blue on the bodice and matching jacket. The day I bought it I found the perfect shoes in blue and tan on sale downstairs! Woo hoo!
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Posted: Sun Jun 18th, 2006 09:51 pm | 3rd Post |
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I have several... and take which ones I am fitting into at the time, LOL!!! One of my favorites is my "car wash" pants along with a heavily beaded sleeveless top. The top is very fitting, in a cream color with black and platinum beading.... it's one of my favorite tops. I also have a "little black dress" that I like to wear as well... I have a pants suit that has very simple beading on the top (it's black), sleeveless, and the pants are like car wash pants, but have a sheer layer. I like to wear whatever I wear, for the remainder of the night, so I like something comfortable!
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Posted: Mon Jun 19th, 2006 01:09 am | 4th Post |
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I usually wear long formal gowns on formal night. I rarely get to dress up at home (maybe once a year) and really look forward to getting all dolled up and girly on a cruise.
Like Deb, I have bought most my dresses at Dillards. They have the best sales - heck, I even bought my wedding at Dillard...it's gorgeous....for only $40! :D
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OceanGirl
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Posted: Mon Jun 19th, 2006 01:49 pm | 5th Post |
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What are "car wash pants"?
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Posted: Mon Jun 19th, 2006 10:02 pm | 6th Post |
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I have several to choose from now, because both kids have gotten married since our first cruise. For that one, I bought a sequined cocktail dress, and an outfit much like GoinCruisin...."carwash" pants and a sequined top. I got all three pieces at Ross for less than $60, so not too shabby. I have two long formals from the kid's weddings, a pewter one with a full skirt and beaded sleeveless top, and a cream one with a straight skirt, slit up the back, with a sleeveless crochet sort of top. I bought a really pretty red dress trimmed in gold beading, to wear on Valentine's Day on the Miracle, but it didn't quite fit by the time I made it through the holidays, lol.
Car wash pants are dressy pants, with four sheer panels attached at the waist, looks kind of like a skirt over the pants underneath. I have also seen them called fly-away pants.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23rd, 2006 04:48 am | 7th Post |
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I guess I am crazy, but I have never worn the same gown twice on a cruise. I have few right now, but since I have several affairs coming up, I will use them all once more. But I do have a secret, Ebay. I wore the most gorgeous gown for my son's wedding and it cost me a small fortune ( I had a already closed my bridal shop and sold all my stock on ebay by then) so I wore it on my cruise 2 weeks later, but I sold it right after that on ebay. Do not get me wrong I LOVED it. But it had an attached crinoline and it took up too much room in the garment bag, so I opted to sell it. Also a year later I lost alot of weight and it would not have fit anyhow.:D
I am also a bargain hunter and have bought on ebay as well as sell. But I found one of the gowns I wore on my last cruise on smartbargains.com ($49.99) and another in a little closeout store in the mall ($40). A third gown I have I bought at Dress Barn ( $79.99), I used to work their a few years ago after I closed my bridal shop. So when I tire of these, I will sell them also. And if I am a good girl and go back to eating as low carb as I should be, I may lose more weight and then HAVE to buy a new one for whenever I may need one. I do keep staples in my closet like pallazzo pants and sparkly blouses, you never know
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gurlwithbaggage
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Posted: Fri Jun 23rd, 2006 11:15 pm | 8th Post |
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I don't think that's crazy at all! Living in the middle of the wilderness, I don't have many chances to go to any formal events. If I did, you bet I would have a closet full!!
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Posted: Sat Jun 24th, 2006 01:42 am | 9th Post |
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I am one of the ones that do wear the same formal outfit twice! We usually go on 10-day cruises, and the first & last formal nights are generally 5-6 days apart, so I figure who is going to remember what I had on several days ago? I try to wear the same shoes & purse for the formal and semi-formal nights, too.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24th, 2006 03:16 am | 10th Post |
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TexasRed wrote: I have several to choose from now, because both kids have gotten married since our first cruise. For that one, I bought a sequined cocktail dress, and an outfit much like GoinCruisin...."carwash" pants and a sequined top. I got all three pieces at Ross for less than $60, so not too shabby. I have two long formals from the kid's weddings, a pewter one with a full skirt and beaded sleeveless top, and a cream one with a straight skirt, slit up the back, with a sleeveless crochet sort of top. I bought a really pretty red dress trimmed in gold beading, to wear on Valentine's Day on the Miracle, but it didn't quite fit by the time I made it through the holidays, lol.
Car wash pants are dressy pants, with four sheer panels attached at the waist, looks kind of like a skirt over the pants underneath. I have also seen them called fly-away pants.
I was going to ask the same thing. They're also called cut-a-way pants. I love them.
I like to keep it simple. And sparkle is a definate part of it. Either beading/sequins or jewelery.
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Posted: Sat Oct 28th, 2006 03:52 pm | 11th Post |
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| I must tell ya'll something....... I bought this mid calf black skirt, black camisole, aqua/navy/shiny blue?? blouse/jacket... and have worn it to two weddings as of today, and a gala ball next weekend. AFter next weekend, i am throwning it in a bag, and never want to see it again...... but sheeeeeeet it was money well spent!! Love that! (it would be good for a cruise Hmm maybe I'll send it to the cleaners)
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Posted: Sat Oct 28th, 2006 06:24 pm | 12th Post |
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HELL, YES, Sheila!!!! Send it to the cleaners..........sounds like a perfect outfit for your European cruise!
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Posted: Sun Feb 4th, 2007 03:38 am | 13th Post |
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| ck'd out the formal diva duds, and it must be shoulder season or something...... not much out there. I'm looking for a pair of really dressy thin black slacks or cut aways... something different. I've decided that I will definatly take jackets only and mix them with black formal pants. I have a few, and they pack well. Going for the casual formal look with low weight in the bags.......... Can I kill two birds with one stone?
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Posted: Sun Feb 4th, 2007 03:55 am | 14th Post |
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| Yes you can! Mixing and matching is the only way to go to increase your wardrobe choices without increasing the weight of the luggage.
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Posted: Sun Feb 4th, 2007 11:41 pm | 15th Post |
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i see poor overboard who fought about jeans in the dining room..... had her husbands armani suit and silk shirts stolen from luggage (YA RIGHT), and she couldn't go to formal nights in the dining room...hahahaahahahahaah
... in the next breath, she says that she "saw just about everything on formal night in the dining room including jeans"... CRACK POT CRACK POT CRACK POT
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Posted: Wed Feb 7th, 2007 05:00 pm | 16th Post |
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Posted: Wed Feb 7th, 2007 06:54 pm | 17th Post |
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abridalmaven wrote: I guess I am crazy, but I have never worn the same gown twice on a cruise. I have few right now, but since I have several affairs coming up, I will use them all once more. But I do have a secret, Ebay. I wore the most gorgeous gown for my son's wedding and it cost me a small fortune ( I had a already closed my bridal shop and sold all my stock on ebay by then) so I wore it on my cruise 2 weeks later, but I sold it right after that on ebay. Do not get me wrong I LOVED it. But it had an attached crinoline and it took up too much room in the garment bag, so I opted to sell it. Also a year later I lost alot of weight and it would not have fit anyhow.:D
I am also a bargain hunter and have bought on ebay as well as sell. But I found one of the gowns I wore on my last cruise on smartbargains.com ($49.99) and another in a little closeout store in the mall ($40). A third gown I have I bought at Dress Barn ( $79.99), I used to work their a few years ago after I closed my bridal shop. So when I tire of these, I will sell them also. And if I am a good girl and go back to eating as low carb as I should be, I may lose more weight and then HAVE to buy a new one for whenever I may need one. I do keep staples in my closet like pallazzo pants and sparkly blouses, you never know
Ta hell with all the dress talk..I wanna hear about all these "affairs" you have scheduled!!!  
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 02:43 am | 18th Post |
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WHo still wears hose? I usd to take black hose to wear with my formal outfits, but the past 2 years I have ditched the hose and gone bare legged.
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 02:48 am | 19th Post |
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OceanGirl wrote: WHo still wears hose? I usd to take black hose to wear with my formal outfits, but the past 2 years I have ditched the hose and gone bare legged.
I HATE hose. But it really depends on the occasion/outfit and season. Sometimes in winter I will wear them (usually black) or when I used to have to wear suits/skirts for work I would wear hose... but for a nice dress that I'm wearing strappy shoes with, no hose.
They itch and creep anyway. 
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 03:01 am | 20th Post |
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| Ladies, FYI...GG likes bare legs!
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 03:02 am | 21st Post |
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grinningramps wrote: Ladies, FYI...GG likes bare legs!
Well we certainly hate to disappoint!!!
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 03:03 am | 22nd Post |
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Brangwen wrote: grinningramps wrote: Ladies, FYI...GG likes bare legs!
Well we certainly hate to disappoint!!!
And I hate to be disappointed toooooo!
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 03:34 am | 23rd Post |
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I am seriously glad to hear that, GG!!!! Because I absolutely HATE to wear hose. Whoever invented them should be tortured by having to wear them!!!!!!!
I always wondered if guys liked the bare look, or the pantyhose look......
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 02:03 pm | 24th Post |
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| Ok, serious question here. I like to wear either a suit or tux although I prefer the latter, but would a white dinner jacket be too much or "out of style" on the second formal night? Never worn the dinner jacket but, personally I think they look great...JMO.
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 02:25 pm | 25th Post |
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I think they look great, too!!!!!!!!!! Very sophisticated!
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