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MOB dress store recs?

TEA&CoTEA&Co member
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Hi everyone!  Hope your summers are wonderful and that wedding planning is going well.  I've been a little MIA (how I got to four months and counting in wedding planning is beyond me), but I'm back with a question!

My beautiful mother is looking for a MOB dress and having awful luck.  We've been to several stores and she hasn't found what she's looking for.  She's looking for something without a lot of beading or adornment, without being too matronly, and not for an insane price.  Here's where we've/she's been so far:
--The East Room (Geneva)
--The Crystal Bride (Geneva)
--Gigi's Closette (Glenview)
--Nordstrom
--Von Maur
--Bella Bianca (Oakbrook Terrace)
--Two little shops in Niles that FMIL knew about, where FMIL got her dress

Is there anywhere that we're missing that you can suggest?  I was thinking Von Maur and/or Nordstrom would be a hit, but the selection was really, really bare, surprisingly.  We might have to make another trip.

Thanks so much!

ETA: My mom and FMIL went to the Nordstrom at Oakbrook Mall and Von Maur at Yorktown Mall, if that makes a difference...
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Re: MOB dress store recs?

  • aimers1525aimers1525 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yay you're wedding is coming up :)

    Has your mom searched online at all?

    My mom had a hard time too, and went to a ton of places--both boutiques and chain stores, nada. She too wanted something not too matronly/beaded. She finally found a dress she liked on Norstrom.com. She was really hesistant about buying a dress online, but she loved it and just had to get it hemmed a little.


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  • hz80408hz80408 member
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    edited December 2011
    Does she want a long dress?  My mom wanted something knee-length and so we looked at places like Bella Bridesmaid.

    Heck, even if she wants something long, she could consider looking at BM dresses.

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  • aimers1525aimers1525 member
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    edited December 2011
    oooo Bella Bridesmaid is a good idea! They have such cute dresses! My girls had dresses by Lula Kate and I think most of them you can get in short and long.
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  • hboo2011hboo2011
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    edited December 2011
    My mom found hers at House of Brides in Schaumburg and my aunt found hers for my cousin's wedding at Macy's (not sure which location).
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  • heyyjude7heyyjude7 member
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    edited December 2011
    You may want to try going to a Nordstrom with a Wedding Suite (Oakbrook and Michigan Ave).  That's where my mom found hers.  They also have lots of accessories and stuff that you or your wedding party might be intersted in too!
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  • TEA&CoTEA&Co member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks ladies!  I knew I could count on this board to help my mom out...

    I'm actually not sure if she's looked online, so I'll definitely suggest that. 
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