dress for daughter's sorority parents formal

[Anonymous]

My daughter's new sorority is hosting a parents formal. Only direction I know is that I'm supposed to wear a long dress. Can you please share some ideas of where to shop besides Nordstrom and Bloomingdales? I'm 5'5" 120 pounds. I'd like project classy/conservative vs anything too flashy. Willing to spend up to $650 as I plan to wear to different event this winter as well. TIA!

[Anonymous]

Vince has good ones.

https://www.vince.com/women-dresses-jumpsuits/?srsltid=AfmBOopVuGHE7lo1_XbMzAC-NqT3wGc4xjJdEEEK9yXLVOIhQyUKhwJc

[Anonymous]

Vomiting a little. I already thought that that this kind of thing was basically paying to make friends but parents are supposed to get into it too? I had no idea. So ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vomiting a little. I already thought that that this kind of thing was basically paying to make friends but parents are supposed to get into it too? I had no idea. So ridiculous.

+1. A parents formal?? Are you kidding me?

Is this college or middle school?

[Anonymous]

UVA does this for frats. Do they do it for sororities too?

I've seen the IG photos - sooo fun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vince has good ones.

https://www.vince.com/women-dresses-jumpsuits/?srsltid=AfmBOopVuGHE7lo1_XbMzAC-NqT3wGc4xjJdEEEK9yXLVOIhQyUKhwJc

Maybe someone who isn't a twig-shaped model would look good in those dresses, but the vast majority of them just look like sacks in the pictures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vomiting a little. I already thought that that this kind of thing was basically paying to make friends but parents are supposed to get into it too? I had no idea. So ridiculous.

Ha ha, I clicked on this thread to see just how quickly some jealous mom would react to OP in disgust. You pulled the trigger even more quickly than I thought!

I still remember the parents' formal at our daughter's sorority. It was very nice. As I recall, it was black tie? One of the sisters came from a billionaire family with well known parents and they actually showed up. We got to meet them. It was interesting! No harm done at all.

That was UVA, btw.

[Anonymous]

I think this sounds like so much fun!

There are fewer and fewer reasons to get dolled up and celebrate, why not get together with your daughter and her friends to have a good time.

Bloomingdale's and saks have better options than Nordstrom these days. Tuckernuck might also work for you. Rent the runway is also good if you are confident in your size for a certain brand.

[Anonymous]

Wow I have never heard of this and I know a lot of people who were in sororities and have kids in them.

If it floats your boat, sounds great! The other poster suggesting people are jealous, hmm...maybe not? I am always interested when people jump to that as the reason for a reaction. Pretty self-serving usually.

Try Neiman Marcus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this sounds like so much fun!

There are fewer and fewer reasons to get dolled up and celebrate, why not get together with your daughter and her friends to have a good time.

Bloomingdale's and saks have better options than Nordstrom these days. Tuckernuck might also work for you. Rent the runway is also good if you are confident in your size for a certain brand.

So the teens go? Is there alcohol and the under 21s are openly drinking? Genuinely curious.

[Anonymous]

So much is frou frou, matronly, or nightgown-y. For classic but not boring, I'd probably go with something like one of these:

https://www.nordstrom.com/s/cutout-one-shoulder-charmeuse-gown/8295595?origin=category-personalizedsort&breadcrumb=Home%2FBrands%2FLauren%20Ralph%20Lauren&color=500


https://www.nordstrom.com/s/valeria-gown-regular-petite/7808909?origin=coordinating-7808909-0-1-PDP_1_SPONSORED_PERSO_NMM-recbot-vertex_ymal_sponsored_v3&recs_placement=PDP_1_SPONSORED_PERSO_NMM&recs_strategy=vertex_ymal_sponsored_v3&recs_source=recbot&recs_page_type=product&recs_seed=8225603&color=BLACK

https://www.nordstrom.com/s/sequin-column-gown/8225603?origin=coordinating-8225603-0-1-PDP_1_PERSO_NMM-recbot-vertex_ymal_v3&recs_placement=PDP_1_PERSO_NMM&recs_strategy=vertex_ymal_v3&recs_source=recbot&recs_page_type=product&recs_seed=7808909&color=AQUA%20PEARL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow I have never heard of this and I know a lot of people who were in sororities and have kids in them.

If it floats your boat, sounds great! The other poster suggesting people are jealous, hmm...maybe not? I am always interested when people jump to that as the reason for a reaction. Pretty self-serving usually.

Try Neiman Marcus.

+1 We've really taking reliving your college years through your college-aged kids to new levels!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So much is frou frou, matronly, or nightgown-y. For classic but not boring, I'd probably go with something like one of these:

https://www.nordstrom.com/s/cutout-one-shoulder-charmeuse-gown/8295595?origin=category-personalizedsort&breadcrumb=Home%2FBrands%2FLauren%20Ralph%20Lauren&color=500


https://www.nordstrom.com/s/valeria-gown-regular-petite/7808909?origin=coordinating-7808909-0-1-PDP_1_SPONSORED_PERSO_NMM-recbot-vertex_ymal_sponsored_v3&recs_placement=PDP_1_SPONSORED_PERSO_NMM&recs_strategy=vertex_ymal_sponsored_v3&recs_source=recbot&recs_page_type=product&recs_seed=8225603&color=BLACK

https://www.nordstrom.com/s/sequin-column-gown/8225603?origin=coordinating-8225603-0-1-PDP_1_PERSO_NMM-recbot-vertex_ymal_v3&recs_placement=PDP_1_PERSO_NMM&recs_strategy=vertex_ymal_v3&recs_source=recbot&recs_page_type=product&recs_seed=7808909&color=AQUA%20PEARL

Wow those are remarkably ugly!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vomiting a little. I already thought that that this kind of thing was basically paying to make friends but parents are supposed to get into it too? I had no idea. So ridiculous.

Ha ha, I clicked on this thread to see just how quickly some jealous mom would react to OP in disgust. You pulled the trigger even more quickly than I thought!

I still remember the parents' formal at our daughter's sorority. It was very nice. As I recall, it was black tie? One of the sisters came from a billionaire family with well known parents and they actually showed up. We got to meet them. It was interesting! No harm done at all.

That was UVA, btw.

A room full of Republican pedos is not something people aspire to.

A room full of parents who can not let their ADULT children have their own lives funny... gross... and dumb. But hey given your responses we have already seen dummy is fitting.

If you think my 1% world is accepting you nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vince has good ones.

https://www.vince.com/women-dresses-jumpsuits/?srsltid=AfmBOopVuGHE7lo1_XbMzAC-NqT3wGc4xjJdEEEK9yXLVOIhQyUKhwJc

They look like nightgowns, no.