can't find a floor length dress... suggestions?

Re: can't find a floor length dress... suggestions?

• baystateapple member

  

  April 2010

  DB has plenty of gowns without trains, as does Alfred Angelo.  Also, a lot of designers have gowns with detachable trains.

  

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• ring_pop member

  

  April 2010

  Dresses with plain trains can be altered to cut the train off. It's no different from hemming which you'll probably need to do anyway.

  
  
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• kings13 member

  

  April 2010 edited April 2010

  Look at buying a bridesmaids dress. I am having a small second ceremony in the Catholic Church and I found a beautiful Watters BM dress to wear for it.
  
  Also maybe destination bridal gowns. Most have a very short train if any and
  they can often be removed at alterations.

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• skippylouwho member

  

  April 2010

  Search for destination gowns. as most of them do not have trains and those that do are usually very small "sweep" trains.
  
  
  

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• trinalo member

  

  April 2010

  I got my dress at a prom store. No train + super affordable.

  
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• broncoschick80

  

  April 2010

  I would say don't limit yourself to dresses without trains, look at all of them then cut off the train when you hem it (That's what I did with my reception dress, and it needed to be hemmed anyways!). I think you'll be much happier with the selection!
  
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• [Deleted User] member

  

  April 2010

  Have you tried looking at destination wedding gowns, often they have little or no trains. Do you have a Jessica McClintock store there or at the mall? When I first started looking, they had some in the store and online that didn't have trains. Maybe worth a try.

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• Piru member

  

  April 2010

  I agree with just getting the dress you want and cutting off the train. I'll be doing the same. Outdoor+longtrain=mess!

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• silverbeltgirl member

  

  April 2010

  It depends on how fancy of a gown you want. I also purchased a bridesmaid dress for my wedding dress. I also didn't want a train and I wanted purple embroidery or accent colors. Only bridesmaid dresses offered that for me at an affordable price (and I didn't want just a colored belt).
  
  Prom dresses can also be quite extravagant. Certainly take a peek at those too. You'd be surprised how much money you can save. I have also seen dresses identical to wedding dresses being sold as prom or bridesmaid dresses without the train. So you are in luck

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• nene0182

  

  April 2010

  I bought my dress at DB and it doesnt have a train. I think there's a lot of dresses out there without trains or like previous posters stated you can just have it cut off

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• masqueradebride member

  

  April 2010

  Another option is you can always bustle a train if you don't wan't to have it taken off and if the gathered fabric doesn't bother you.

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• KMB611 member

  

  April 2010

  David's Bridal or Alfred Angelo would probably be the best places to start with. Don't rule out getting a dress that's a bridesmaid's dress in white or ivory. Some of them are floor length.

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• kee80 member

  

  April 2010

  Jenny Yoo has some beautiful dresses with no train. 

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