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Hi at promdress,

I wanted to share the experience that I had when buying my prom dress last year, and hopefully prevent girls this year making the same mistakes that I did !!
My dream prom dress was a backless Sherri Hill full length gown. Looking around online, I found a US site with "free" delivery and it was within my budget !! I looked at the size chart on the site, and ordered my size for delivery about 12 weeks before my prom. When the dress arrived in the UK I had a HUGE shock as I had to pay another £150 pounds in taxes and duty before I could get the dress which I had no idea about!! Even worse than that, the dress was far too small and when I rang the website they told me that they do not allow returns.
Luckily for me I found somebody at my school to buy the dress from me ( for half what I paid !) and I was able to start again. This time, I called Uk Sherri Hill stockist, Dress 2 Party who have two boutiques and sell on line and they got the right size for me and even let me pay for the dress over the 10 week period leading up to my prom. It was an expensive lesson for me though!!!

 

Hi - I really need your help. Most of the prom dresses I like are too expensive for me, can you suggest any shops or ways of finding a gorgeous dress at an inexpensive price?

Jenny

Dear Jenny,

Thanks for your message. Have you thought of hiring a dress? There are many shops around which do hire  prom dresses - so you can usually get an expensive dress at very low cost. The downside is of course that you have to return it after the prom - but hiring is definitely worth considering if you want a gorgeous dress at low cost.

I want a prom dress which is a corset at the top and big at the bottom.  Preferably ivory with a pale flower print on the corset - do you know of anything like this?

Hailie

Dear Hailie,

Please keep looking in our Prom Dress Catalogue - we are getting more designers and manufacturers showing their gowns on this site all the time, and if you haven't found what you want yet, it may be on the site soon!  Remember also, when you are looking at the pictures, try to ignore the colour and concentrate on the style - the outfit you want may be shown already in say red, and may be available in the colours you want.  We normally show a photo of a style just once, in one sample colour, even if it is available in many colours.

Dear Promdress.co

Recently, I visited your web site, only to find there are no Prom Dress shops outside of England.  As I live in Scotland, I found it rather unfair that I was unable to use your web site which seemed useful for England.  Please can you adapt your web site to allow the rest of the UK to enjoy its uses.

Rosie (Scotland)

Dear Rosie,

Thanks for your message.  We are trying to expand our web site for users in the rest of the UK, and we do now have some shops listed in Scotland and Wales.  However, we are dependent on shops contacting us and wanting to advertise with us, and some of the Scottish ones have been a little slow to approach us - if you know of any good prom dress suppliers in your area, let us know and we will contact them.

My Prom is next year and I'm going with this really nice guy, but I can't find a dress! I need your help. I would like a boob tube with quite a short skirt - white, black or red in size 12 or 14.
Charlotte

Dear Charlotte,
You may have the best pair of legs in your year, but the School Prom is not usually the place to show them off! Forget the short skirt idea! The Prom is all about glamour and elegance - it is your one big chance to really dress up in one of the fantastic Prom Dresses that are now available.
Have a look through some of the Prom Dress pictures on this site - you can wear a short skirt any time, but you won't often get the chance to wear a full length Ball Gown! If you really want to show off your legs, why not go for one of the long prom dresses with a high split up the front?
Having said all that, maybe yours will be a very informal Prom, so the best thing to do is to check out what your friends will be wearing first, and go in something similar!
 

Hi

I have bought my daughter a great prom dress today in the sale at Fab Frocks in Westbourne, Bournemouth.  They don't appear to be listed on your site? 

I am sure they are worth a mention, especially as you have no Dorset listings yet.  We did look on your site first and were disappointed you had no one in Dorset.

Steve (Bournemouth)

Dear Steve,

After receiving your message, we did contact Fab Frocks, and they are now listed on our site, so many thanks for your suggestion!  We now also have several other shops listed in Dorset as well.

I need your help. I can't find the right shoes to wear to my prom! I am going with my boyfriend and he is a little bit shorter than I am, so I was going to wear flats but I can't seem to find any anywhere!! Help!!

Kelly

Dear Kelly,

Thanks for your message. Have you tried the new accessory section on our web site? There is a shoe manufacturer listed there, and they do flat shoes (there are lots of pictures of them on their web site). They also have stockists all over the UK (see the stockist list on their web site). Good luck!

Help! My prom is in May next year, and I'm really worried about the style of dress I am going to wear.  I'm really skinny and flat chested.  I'm size 6 and all of the dresses I have tried on are really baggy and don't flatter me at all!  I look really young, but I am 16!  What style of dress would you recommend for me?  I'm not into big puffy Cinderella dresses, but I quite like the idea of a long, slinky dress.  What do you suggest?  Thank you, Emma

Dear Emma,

Hi Emma,
    Thanks for your message.  We think you are probably best looking for a long straight dress, and one with a cowl neckline at the front can be quite flattering - although you need to try on a wide range of different dresses to find one that suits you, and one that you feel comfortable with.  If you look on our catalogue page, Attire do a wide range of lovely size 6 dresses (many more than we can show on our web site).
    Have a look in our prom dress directory for shops in your area (and beyond), and start ringing around.  There are some very helpful retailers in your area, and we are sure that you will find one to help.
    Good luck, and we hope that you find the dress you are looking for!

Hi

Here is my story about my dream dress! From about the age of 11, or maybe younger, I have always wanted the pretty dress with the ribbon at the back which you tie up, and with a tight fitting top and a flowing skirt.

Then I watched the film 'Cinderella Story', and I had my dream dress in my mind from that point on!

My Mum started going on about the fact that I was only going to wear it once, it would be very expensive, and so I was on a low. Then I came onto your website, and looked for dresses in Gloucestershire, and there was a link to the website of a shop called qpid showgirl - and that's when I found the dress! It was just like the Cinderella story dress, but even had the tie up back AND at a low price. So I found my dream dress and I can't wait until my prom!

Thanks, Cathy

Hiya

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Hello Nikki, and thanks for your message. We think it's a great suggestion, as we want everyone to stay safe. So here is the link again - just click on this link for lots of useful tips on using the internet safely: www.thinkuknow.co.uk

Hi

My prom is in May next year, and I have a design and colour that I really like for my prom dress.  Where can I find someone who could make it for me, but without paying too much?

Becki

Dear Becki,

Have a good look in the prom dress directory section of this site - there are quite a few advertisers there who are willing to make dresses to your own design.  If there isn't one close to you, try looking in a neighbouring area - when you find someone, just give them a ring - I am sure they will be willing to help.

My prom is in July and there is no dress that fits me.  I'm a size 6 and I'm into the long slim ones.  My friends are all wearing puffed out ones, so I want to stand out.  What do you think?

Gemma

Dear Gemma,

This year, girls seem to be choosing both the full skirted dresses and the long straight ones, so you should be able to wear either - whichever you feel more comfortable with.  As for the size, you should be able to find plenty of size 6's around now.  A couple of years ago, they were very hard to get hold of, but now most suppliers have woken up to the demand for beautiful long dresses in small sizes.  Most of the small shops listed in our dress directory now stock them, so have a look for one near you and give them a ring.

I'm worried about my prom dress because I'm only just a size six, and I'm worried I might not be able to find one to fit.  Also, I want a chocolate brown halter neck and I've looked everywhere.  I can't find one, and I don't want to have one made.  Help!!!

Sam

Dear Sam,

Try the Linzi Jay page in the Prom Dress Catalogue on this site.  They do a couple of halter neck styles, and I happen to know that they do a chocolate brown colour in their range.  Attire also do some very nice halter neck gowns.  If you like their styles, go to the prom dress directory and start ringing the shops listed there in your area - tell them you have seen the dress on the promdress.co site, and ask if they can order one for you.