Spring has sprung!
After New England was underwater for a few weeks (some parts still are suffering), the sun is out, the temperature is rising which causes two things; internal happiness and leaves! There are tiny little buds on the trees, grass is slowly returning, even the cherry blossom trees are in full swing. I've never been a fan of spring, except this year. With all the rain, snow, below freezing temperatures, I am more than ready for spring to get a move on. Yesterday my area reached high 80s and I spent the entire day staring wistfully out the large windows of my office building. I decided that when the time comes, I will keep a kite in my trunk and yes, I will fly it outside in the parking lot. Especially if it'll help elevate stress and put a smile on my face. A half hour of bliss is totally worth the remaining stress of the work day, right?
With spring comes one major thing. Prom. Even though I'm twenty five now, prom is every where. Prom specials, limo specials, don't drink and drive signs, etc. There is chatter among the women at work about their children who are preparing for prom, which makes me smile. We all know I love a good excuse to buy a pretty dress and get my hair done. One of the women had expressed how her plus size daughter was having trouble finding dresses the fit her properly, she asked if I had any suggestions. I immediately listed a few shops and mentioned that I still have my dresses. If there is one memory I have from prom, it's how difficult it was to dress shop. Finding a dress you like is one thing, finding it in your size and price budget is another. I volunteered to bring her my dresses, as well as Jill and Ash's, since I know we've all got them, sitting around, collecting dust. I brought them into work today for her to bring to her daughter and everyone is fawning. I love the way a simple gesture can create positive feedback. I'll feel like a good deed has been done if she does in fact take one of the dresses. If she doesn't, I'll probably convince the girls to donate their dresses along with mine, to a consignment shop.
Since I know there is always the continous struggle of shopping for plus size girls/women, I decided to post up a few links to my personal favorite places. One place that I absolutely always tell people to go is Party Dress Express. It's not a huge shop, but the employees are super friendly and always helpful. They are patient, too, trust me. We all bought dresses from there at some point. Also, let's not forget the super popular option David's Bridal. They mostly focus on wedding dresses but really, what girl doesn't want a gorgeous white dress? My sister found a beautiful champagne and white colored dress from there that she wore to our Senior Prom. She still swoons over it to this day. There is also another local store in the mall that now offers a good selection of plus size dresses, called Deb. When I was younger, they hadn't embraced plus sizes the way they have now, so I wasn't able to stop there to find a super trendy prom dress.
Now, smart plus size shoppers almost always look for stuff online. We all do it. So, I decided to save everyone the trouble and pick out a few decent options. One site called Prom Girl has a ton of cute options, I swooned over a strapless purple gown, made me wish I was young enough to sneak back into prom just so I could wear it. I also found a shop called Cinderella's Gowns which had some really cute, flattering and really fun dresses. I forgot that bright colors and short dresses were the style these days. I disagree. Prom is suppose to be glamorous and over the top - do not let anyone buy a short dress to wear to prom! Now, google provided some not so great suggestions, but I'll be honest, I found this one website Sydney's Closet and I nearly fell off my chair. The signature collection was breath taking, especially the Bewitching gown. I just wish it wasn't green. Either way, it's beautiful and I suggest looking there first.
All I can say now is that I've given you my favorite dress shops, feel free to browse. If you're going to order online, I always suggest ordering one size bigger - have it taken in. Oh, and order a head of time. Dresses will sell out and sometimes you just don't like them - you want plenty of time to send stuff back and collect your refund while you're still searching for the right dress.
Now I'm in the mood to buy a dress. Hmph, maybe I'll dig out one of my cotton dresses and wear it tomorrow. Or not, because apparently spring plans to leave us tomorrow, as we're forecasted to be rained upon, with temperatures in the 50s. New England, you and I are breaking up.
Until next time!
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