Best place to buy princess dresses

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Several stores on ebay have the dresses from Walt Disney World Resort. My past experience is they are the nicest and most real looking- like the characters wear. I just bought a Jasmine outfit from WDW on ebay for $41. I've been bidding a while b/c I wouldn't go over $50 and finally won an auction. I haven't received it yet. I think this may be your best option. Just set a limit and keep bidding on different dresses. DD LOVES Jasmine so I only bid on different Jasmine auctions. Now I've got to find the gold shoes in her size.....
Good luck!

 

[kitkatsmom]

After reading this I think I will make a trip to the disney store today.

Winnie the pooh and cinderella stuff is needed before we leave lol.

I can imagine that the stuff is cheaper up here at the disney store then it will be in the park.

 

[angel's momma]

DD6 fits in the Aurora dress we bought at Target. It was only $5 on clearance.

 

[ErinInCT]

I recall seeing Disney Princess dresses in the Lillian Vernon catalog at Halloween time. Just checked the website www.lillianvernon.com & they have Disney princess dresses for $45. Belle is on sale for $35. They also sell the crinoline petticoat for $15.

 

[CheapMom]

Thanks ErininCT- those are the exact dresses. I already got the Snow White dress from eBay and the quality is way better than I expected- It is great.
FYI- my daughter is 8 and very big for age (4 ft 8 in tall- She wears clothes that are size 10 or 12- usually size 10 pants are too small in the waist for her)
and the 7/10 size fits her perfectly.

 

[busymom_ot]

Cheap Mom-

I wouldn't wait until Nov (at least not past the 1st or 2nd) at the Disney Store. I've heard that once the dresses get discounted down to 50% they go fast. The CMs told me sometimes the 31st is even too late. I might have just gotten lucky last year.

 

[KimberAnn]

I went to the Disney Store yesterday to buy a dress for my niece for her birthday (her and my DDs like to dress up in their dresses all the time and play Princess - My niece doesn't have one of her own and uses my DDs. You should see how worn some of the older one's look! My DD wears hers everyday until they are worn out!)

Anyway, the lady at the DS said that they only get them in July for Halloween. They don't have them right now. In fact, she said last year, the supply was no where near the demand and some people who had waited for a sale were dissappointed as their were none left by Halloween. (They got something like 40% less inventory then they had anticipated.)

If you want to get them at the DS you need to go in July in order to get the sizes/style you want. My oldest DD has her bday in July and she gets a new one from her Gramma every year.

 

[kitkatsmom]

I went to the disney store yesterday too.
In search of a cinderella costume or dress etc.

I was completely shocked to find out they don't have them.

I mean it is a disney store and I would think that cinderella is a big character..

They didn't even have dresses. The woman told me that from now on they will only be sold (dresses) in the catalogs.
I doubt we'll be ordering since I hate returning things that don't fit via the mail.

I just order the costume (cindy) off of lillianvernon.com
I had a free shipping coupon so it only cost me the 45.00
I think with shipping and all I would have paid that on ebay.

At least now I know I'll get it in time (never know with some ebay sellers)

Even the party stores didn't have them in stock.

 

[CheapMom]

KitkasMom- you will not be dissapointed- the quality is great. (It is from the same line as the one I have) I got my baby's Halloween costume from Lilian Vernon last year- also very good quality- here is a picture (sorry it is so big)

 

[kitkatsmom]

Cute picture.

I am just hoping the costume fits. it was size 7-10 which is very broad.

I'd rather it be big then small.

 

[CheapMom]

They run large- my daughter always wears a 10 or 12 and the 7/10 fits nicely

 

[kitkatsmom]

I ordered the cinderella costume from the Lillian vernon website.
It came today..

BEAUTIFUL!!!! So nice. Much much better then any "halloween" type costume.

ALso the perfect fit.

I couldn't have dreamed for a better outcome.
It came with the dress/gloves and necklace (black ribbon around neck)
All's I will need to get is the head piece.

Just wanted to let anyone know who was interested in getting one.