Formal night!!

[bumbershoot]

Oh isn't he just adorable? And I *love* your dress, it looks like it's really interesting and I want to say "architectural" if that's a word or a description for a dress.

Thank you. I made it myself. I had the pattern for a long time & just waited for the right material. I was very happy with the finished dress and feel very special when I wear it.

I like it a lot, too!

(And, I love that lime green dress!).

I like it as well! Also your pinkypurple streaks.

Adorable!

I am loving all these kids-in-tuxes pictures. And I'm not a tux person! I had a daytime, not-as-fancy wedding just to avoid hubby wearing a tux!

You should sell that dress to DCL so the rest of us can rent it! LOL

The traveling dress.

Seriously, they can charge so much more at the place where they sell the dress because they can. For the most part, private tailors/seamstresses will be cheaper than having any alterations done at the store where you buy something (something I learned after I had sons, who need a lot of alterations on their clothing).

If you have a seamstress that you've used before and does a good job for you, that's who I'd go with.

I managed to put it together on the cheap, it's not a tux, it's a suit I picked up at Burlington Coat Factory paired up with a tux shirt and tie combo I grabbed online. A pair of cheap shoes and good to go. I added a second shirt and tie for semi-formal night, so all told for both outfits, a little under a hundred bucks.

Excellent! And his picture settled it for me, when we go on a cruise with a formal night, DS will be wearing a tux. (and from the picture in the other post, I love your wife's gown, too!)

 

[DarthTod]

Excellent! And his picture settled it for me, when we go on a cruise with a formal night, DS will be wearing a tux. (and from the picture in the other post, I love your wife's gown, too!)

Judging from your handle, Bumbershoot, the store she bought it at may be useful: Group USA at the Supermall in Auburn.

 

[bumbershoot]

Judging from your handle, Bumbershoot, the store she bought it at may be useful: Group USA at the Supermall in Auburn.

I have been by that store many times on the way to Old Navy! Good to know they have cruise-appropriate stuff in there. Thank you!

 

[Ginger Renae]

Judging from your handle, Bumbershoot, the store she bought it at may be useful: Group USA at the Supermall in Auburn.

Ha! My dress came from Group USA too. There is one in the Great Mall in Milpitas. I love that store. They have tons of formal gowns in all different sizes.

 

[Luv2Diz]

Thanks for the opinions everyone! I went ahead and bought this dress today! Now I need to find appropriate jewelry...

I was happy to read that you bought the dress....it is stunning! How can you wear that and not feel like, well, a princess!

 

[MDennis28]

Love love love the dress!! Will you be selling it after ur cruise? Dibs!!

 

[bumbershoot]

Ha! My dress came from Group USA too. There is one in the Great Mall in Milpitas. I love that store. They have tons of formal gowns in all different sizes.

And now there will be a mad dash to group USA to buy that gown.

 

[Ginger Renae]

I was happy to read that you bought the dress....it is stunning! How can you wear that and not feel like, well, a princess!

Thanks! I love the dress and can't wait to wear it!

Love love love the dress!! Will you be selling it after ur cruise? Dibs!!

Ha ha! I have no idea what I will do with it after I wear it. Hopefully we will go on another cruise in the future so I will probably hold on to it for now.

And now there will be a mad dash to group USA to buy that gown.

Yikes! LOL Well, it's a free country so anyone can buy the dress if they want. I just hope no one else on my cruise is wearing it!

 

[MScott1851]

This is my last "formal" night dress...it's knee-length. I love this dress...it's gone to two weddings, on three cruises, and I'm thinking about taking it again on our DCL cruise this fall. (Come to think of it, I'm wearing it in my avatar pic from five years ago, too!)

 

[MyYearWithTheMouse]

If anyone is looking for a tux for a little boy, I had good success with this ebay seller and they run about $25-$35 for a complete outfit (suit, shirt, vest, bowtie): http://stores.ebay.com/designerkidsfashion888

I'm not affiliated with this seller in any way, just happy with their suits and prices

 

[mareeld86]

This is my last "formal" night dress...it's knee-length. I love this dress...it's gone to two weddings, on three cruises, and I'm thinking about taking it again on our DCL cruise this fall. (Come to think of it, I'm wearing it in my avatar pic from five years ago, too!)

Your dress is gorgeous!

 

[PizzieDuster]

This is my last "formal" night dress...it's knee-length. I love this dress...it's gone to two weddings, on three cruises, and I'm thinking about taking it again on our DCL cruise this fall. (Come to think of it, I'm wearing it in my avatar pic from five years ago, too!)

Oh my... I love all these pictures of the dresses!!!!! I love looking at all these formal pictures!

This dress is beautiful!!! I would wear it everywhere. To my son's varsity football game...I'd just hold a pom pom. Very flattering, just gorgeous

 

[PizzieDuster]

Thanks for the opinions everyone! I went ahead and bought this dress today! Now I need to find appropriate jewelry...

Ginger Ranae
LOVE THIS!!!! It's so flattering on you! Not to mention the colors!

 

[Aigantighe]

If anyone is looking for a tux for a little boy, I had good success with this ebay seller and they run about $25-$35 for a complete outfit (suit, shirt, vest, bowtie): http://stores.ebay.com/designerkidsfashion888

I'm not affiliated with this seller in any way, just happy with their suits and prices

Wow, thanks for this referral. Perfect for DS4.

 

[LisaHK]

If anyone is looking for a tux for a little boy, I had good success with this ebay seller and they run about $25-$35 for a complete outfit (suit, shirt, vest, bowtie): http://stores.ebay.com/designerkidsfashion888

I'm not affiliated with this seller in any way, just happy with their suits and prices

Thank you for the link. I have been looking for Tuxedo for my three boys and those prices are great for a one time wear.

 

[CarolynU]

Ginger Ranae
I think that your dress is amazing. It is pretty and unique. I bet you get many admiring looks. You will feel very special.

 

[lizzyb]

Thanks for the ebay link!

 

[dahuffy]

2008 15 day EB Panama Canal Repo cruise. Our Grown up Princess Night.
I'm on the left,in front,wearing the red dress.

By the way, I bought my dress on EBay for less than $40. I took it to a local seamstress and had it altered to fit.

 

[crundell]

After looking at all the beautiful gowns in this thread I have been kind of stressed out about formal night as I don't have a gown and really don't have the money to buy one. Then today I found a floor length gown with wrap for $6 at a consignment shop. The previous owner was as short as I am and the dress had already been altered.

 

[dee slack]

After looking at all the beautiful gowns in this thread I have been kind of stressed out about formal night as I don't have a gown and really don't have the money to buy one. Then today I found a floor length gown with wrap for $6 at a consignment shop. The previous owner was as short as I am and the dress had already been altered.

that's great news - have fun wearing it and only you will the secret of it's great value!