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Kelly


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I feel like this should not be a hard search, but it is. I'm looking for casual dresses to wear this summer. Frankly, I've just been kind of sick and tired of having to come up with whole "outfits" lately (I know, how lazy do I sound?!) and want to look put-together in the easiest way possible this summer. So I plan to wear dresses like every day. So I have been shopping around to stock up.

My job is super casual (lots of people wear actual elastic-ankle sweatpants and matching sweatshirts and plastic flip flops to work, if that's any indication) so I figure most of the dresses I buy should be pretty safe for both work and weekends - it's not like I need 2 seperate wardrobes here. But, because I *do* plan to wear my dresses to work, I don't want them to be super short or super low or have spaghetti straps, and this is where I'm running into problems.

Can anyone suggest a shop/site I should try for casual dresses that don't show too much skin? Oh, and I really don't want to spend more than $50/dress since I plan to buy a pretty good amount of them.

I went to the outlets last weekend and came back with nothing. I was there for 3 hours going in and out of a zillion stores and just nothing worked - everything was too lowcut or too short. I went to H&M last weekend too and got about 8 dresses - a pretty good haul for 1 store but not enough to dress myself for an entire summer! Help!



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Maybe NY and Company?

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I like BP at Nord., but many of their dresses are probably too short.  Maybe look at Land's End, Eddie Bauer, or LL Bean for some basics that can be accessorized?  Boden?  Also, what about stores like Title Nine and Athleta?  While many of their things look very athletic, some are less so and cute - - and the lengths are longer.



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delias and alloy.  keep in mind the models are much taller than most and these dresses are not as short as they appear on them.



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valenciana


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i've found some cute cheap dresses at Target and Old Navy lately.

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Do you have a Zara by you? They have some cute stuff there this season. Ann Taylor and The Loft put their stuff on sale often as well.

Honestly, I'd work with what you have at the moment and then start checking the clearance racks in my favorite stores in June. Most of the summer dresses that they are carrying now will be there by then. Plus a lot of stores will be having Memorial Day sales next weekend. You might find some deals on dresses then.

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Thanks for all the suggestions, guys! There are quite a few I haven't thought of and I'm crossing my fingers! Now off to do some internet shopping and see!

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Dirt cheap:
15dollarstore.com
MJRsales (Leah Leanna's score)
ShopGoodwill.com (why not browse)
Kohl's
Old Navy

Mass market-range
Alloy
Delia's
Lulu's
Tillys.com
Francesca's Collections
Limited
NY and Co.
AT Loft
Espritshop.com
Chadwick's, Newport News, Spiegel
Victoria's Secret
Arden B

Midrange/boutiquey
ShopRuche.com
ShopPlasticland.com
MikkatMarket.com (not really your aesthetic, though)
Modcloth
Karmaloop
80sPurple.com
MaxStudio.com (sometimes has good sales)
Topshop
Urban Outfitters
Free People
Asos
NeedSupply.com
Moxsie.com
tulle4us.com


Big retail sites
Smartbargains
Overstock
6pm
Piperlime (sometimes sale stuff is affordable)
Bluefly (rarely, but worth a look)
LastCall.com (ditto)
Plus department store sales/% off coupons
Plus member sites (Ideeli, Ruelala, etc.) when they have their big clear-out sales






-- Edited by Suasoria on Tuesday 24th of May 2011 11:53:36 PM

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Francesca's is having 20% off on line for today and tomorrow (May 25-26)

 

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I got a super cute dress at Target last week for $25. I'm like you--I've been craving dresses lately because they're so easy to throw on and look pulled together. Ann Taylor Loft had some cute ones in the $60-$70 range, and they're always having sales. I also got a great black wrap dress at Banana a few weeks ago that had been $98 and was on sale 40% off. Point is, there are lots of cute, fairly reasonably priced dresses out there that are casual and still work-appropriate.

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I was going to post this link - whole page of $40 dresses at Limited - but I see you found some!

http://www.thelimited.com/category/apparel/dresses/knit-dresses?order&page=all

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You may have luck in the jcrew sale section- once things go on final sale, they usually have an "extra 20%- 30% off sale items" code

$39.99$59.99
$39.99$49.99
$54.99$49.99

lands end canvas

$49$49
$49$29
$29$34

~Anthropologie

~Mango

~talbots

hth!



-- Edited by jmango on Tuesday 31st of May 2011 05:29:04 PM

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AlexiaK


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Hey! Try T J Max, or ROSS. They have some really great deals. And a usually have a lot of cute casual dresses.

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