Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, what size is your DD? I have two dresses, worn once or twice, and happy to give to you if either size works. I can set up a throwaway email if you want one of them.

That is generous! DD is petite. 5’1 and about 108.

Just wanted to say this is one of the nicest exchanges I've seen on DCUM.

Next weekend BCC is doing a prom dress giveaway.

https://mocoshow.com/blog/free-prom-dress-giveaway-april-1-at-bethesda-chevy-chase-high-school/

Also try Facebook marketplace, your local Buy Nothing Group, and Unique Thrift store.

Montgomery county is doing a program called to “say yes to the dress”. That is where they get prom dress donations. I’m not sure when or how they’re opening for people to come and look/try on, so you may want to look into that on Montgomery County webpage.

Anonymous wrote:I was just at a thrift store in Rockville and they had a ton.

Which one! I’m in rockville. Thx

Def thrift shops. Also, Nordstrom rack in Chevy Chase sometimes has a couple racks of fancy dresses that are deeply, deeply discounted. Secondi consignment just north of DuPont Circle. Fia’s Fabulous Finds on Upshur street in Petworth.

I was just at a thrift store in Rockville and they had a ton.

Anonymous wrote:OP, what size is your DD? I have two dresses, worn once or twice, and happy to give to you if either size works. I can set up a throwaway email if you want one of them.

That is generous! DD is petite. 5’1 and about 108.

OP, what size is your DD? I have two dresses, worn once or twice, and happy to give to you if either size works. I can set up a throwaway email if you want one of them.

One of my kids lucked into a great dress at a thrift shop.

The other one bought one of her prom dresses on Poshmark.

Online consignment is probably the most time-efficient way to look: poshmark, thredup, rent the runway, the realreal, even ebay.

I've been seeing many pop up on FB Market lately. Worth browsing.

I'm not certain about prom dresses but could be worth a call to Uptown Cheapskate.

Rent the runway?

Those places do exist, they are called thrift shops and consignment shops.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend a place to buy a gently used prom dress? Surely these places must exist!

In 2006, Centreville High School and Fair Oaks Classroom on the Mall students partnered together to collect dresses as a way to combine their interests in fashion with community service. The dress shop has helped hundreds of financially challenged students attend prom in style each spring by providing prom dresses and accessories at no cost to students.

https://www.fcps.edu/news/fcps-prom-dress-shop-reopens-new-location-2022-brand-new-dresses

Can anyone recommend a place to buy a gently used prom dress? Surely these places must exist!