Yesterday I was at 27 days and my mother still did not have a dress. We went last weekend to Lord and Taylor, Nodrstrom and Neiman Marcus. I was actually surprised at what little selection there was, so no luck. Then a couple of different people suggested Estelle's Dressy Dresses in L.I. So, we decided to take a ride out there yesterday. Wow, I wish I had been to this place before! It is HUGE and has all kinds of dresses even wedding dresses. So my mom was able to buy her dress off the rack, with a perfect bag to match and a pair of shoes. Phew, What a relief. We were in a time crunch, otherwise I would have tried on some dresses myself for a wedding I'm attending in November. HTH someone.