Start of Prom Season

Friday night when I got home from work, I had to get changed quickly and get ready to head back out to go looking at Prom dresses.  One of Sarah's friends came over after school and she (Sarah) and Kris thought it was the perfect time to go looking for dresses.  I didn't have anything else to do so we headed out for Mayfair.  Sarah had an idea of the kind of dress she wanted.  She actually found one online that she thought looked perfect, but unfortunately they were made to order in Hong Kong.  She wouldn't have had a chance to try it on, and if it needed alterations, we would have to go find a seamstress somewhere who could get it done.  Plus it was a minimum of an 8-week lead time, which would put us pretty close to the Prom, and not leave Sarah much in the way of options if that dress didn't work out.  Though I have to admit, I did like that one. 

We hit Macy's first but there really wasn't much of a selection.  they had lots of short, cocktail style dresses, but Sarah was looking for something long, so we headed out to Boston Store.  They had many more dresses to choose from.  So Sarah started trying them on.  She must have spent at least 45 minutes trying on dresses, and she had to have tried at least 15.  Each time she walked in and out of the changing room, there was a "bell" or "alarm" that would go off, to let the workers know someone was int here.  It was driving me insane!

After trying on a bunch of dresses Sarah actually picked one that she liked.  Unfortunately, there was a little bit of a dirt stain on the bottom hem.  The manager said she could give us a percentage off because of the stain, but that we wouldn't be able to return it.  So after talking about it, we put the dress on hold.  They told us they would hold it for 48 hours, so Kris and Sarah thought they could go look at some more places on Saturday.  Mainly a couple of consignment shops.

Kris had researched a couple of places around here online.  She found a couple that looked like they were pretty highly recommended.   So with nothing else going on, we thought we'd head on out (besides the wind chill was at around 0° so there certainly wasn't anything to do outside, well other than the Menomonee Falls Chilly Fest). 

We began at a place in Plymouth, which was about an hour drive north.  That place only had a couple of dresses in the style that Sarah was looking for, but unfortunately, nothing jumped out at her.  We then ended up at a consignment shop in Cedarburg.  Again, they had some nice dresses, but nothing that was exactly what Sarah was looking for.  We got back home and had some lunch.  After eating Kris thought we could try JC Penney here in the Falls.  They had some decent dresses so we thought we'd have a look at their selection.  To my surprise, they had a couple that i thought were nice, and Sarah actually found one that she thought looked nice for about the same price as the one from Boston Store.  However, she couldn't decide which one she liked better.

We decided to buy them both.  She could try them both on at home and see how they fit and how they looked next to each other, and then we'd just return the one she didn't want.  After buying the one at JC Penney we headed back to Mayfair and Boston Store to buy the first one she found.  Now it is just a matter of deciding which one to keep.  That wasn't too painless (at least for me) all I had to do was drive and sit around.  Next she'll need shoes and jewelry to go with the dress, whichever one she decides.