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Feb. 13th, 2009 07:08 ami ended up spending 3 hours at the mall last night shopping for cocktail dresses. whew. i was exhausted when i got home. it was a good experience, though -- out of maybe 100 dresses i tried on (seriously), there were only a few that didn't fit. of course, a lot of the ones that fit would need some sort of tailoring... but at least i can actually get them ON now. it's nice to be able to say "i like this dress best because it looks good" instead of "i guess i'll buy this one, it's the only one that fit".
and funny thing is, i now have a dilemma -- i ended up buying 3 dresses. oops! one of the three can definitely go, but i love the other two. and two dresses have to go back, so somehow i have to choose. i'll try them on for jack tonight and get his opinion, he's always brutally honest.
it was a shame, the mall was really empty last night. at first i didn't think anything of it, then it hit me that two days before valentine's day the stores should have been packed. not to mention that it's the biggest mall on the east coast, it's always packed. so while it was nice to have all those stores and gowns to myself, i felt bad for the retailers who had to post massive sales to get people in the door, and the salespeople who weren't making their commissions. [the sales girl in white house/black market was really giving it her all, though -- followed me around trying to complement me, ("i love your coat! your hair is so cute!") and trying to sell whatever she could ("what shoe size are you? i'll bring you shoes to go with that dress you're trying on"). i hate salespeople like that, but i hope it worked for her with other customers.]
before i went to the mall, i promised myself that i'd go in every store that had dresses and at least look... and i'd try on every dress that looked cute, even if i thought it wouldn't work for me. i went in a lot of stores i wouldn't normally go in, and it was an eye-opener. nordstrom, which i figured would have a ton of uber-expensive gowns, only had maybe 15-20 choices and they were all reasonably priced. bloomingdales, which i never go into because it's above my price range, was packed to the gills with gorgeous dresses and the one i picked up there was actually cheaper than the one i got at macy's. who knew!
i'm hoping i lose a lot more weight before the weddings i'm going to this summer... it'd be fun to have to shop for a new (smaller) dress. :)
and funny thing is, i now have a dilemma -- i ended up buying 3 dresses. oops! one of the three can definitely go, but i love the other two. and two dresses have to go back, so somehow i have to choose. i'll try them on for jack tonight and get his opinion, he's always brutally honest.
it was a shame, the mall was really empty last night. at first i didn't think anything of it, then it hit me that two days before valentine's day the stores should have been packed. not to mention that it's the biggest mall on the east coast, it's always packed. so while it was nice to have all those stores and gowns to myself, i felt bad for the retailers who had to post massive sales to get people in the door, and the salespeople who weren't making their commissions. [the sales girl in white house/black market was really giving it her all, though -- followed me around trying to complement me, ("i love your coat! your hair is so cute!") and trying to sell whatever she could ("what shoe size are you? i'll bring you shoes to go with that dress you're trying on"). i hate salespeople like that, but i hope it worked for her with other customers.]
before i went to the mall, i promised myself that i'd go in every store that had dresses and at least look... and i'd try on every dress that looked cute, even if i thought it wouldn't work for me. i went in a lot of stores i wouldn't normally go in, and it was an eye-opener. nordstrom, which i figured would have a ton of uber-expensive gowns, only had maybe 15-20 choices and they were all reasonably priced. bloomingdales, which i never go into because it's above my price range, was packed to the gills with gorgeous dresses and the one i picked up there was actually cheaper than the one i got at macy's. who knew!
i'm hoping i lose a lot more weight before the weddings i'm going to this summer... it'd be fun to have to shop for a new (smaller) dress. :)
