I am looking for nice, yet inexpensive dress shop in Madrid! I have been invited to a wedding in April and the invitation specified "white tie" so the dress has to be a gown (full) length. Not that many of you go buying these everyday... but does anyone have any recommendations?
Please don't pop in with "try the Corte Ingl�s" or any old bridal shop. I am looking for something that isn't going to cost me a fortune since the wedding is in Philadelphia (vamos, busco una ganga!)...
Also, a question for those of you who are up-to-date on your social protocol... I thought white-tie also implied evening wedding/event. This wedding is in the morning. Is it usual, or proper social etiquette to have a white tie affair in the morning??
i think you will be hard-pressed to find full-length gowns here at cheap prices, even with the rebajas. sometimes hm, zara, and massimo dutti have longer formal dresses, but not often.
the best prices i have ever found on long, formal gowns have been in the states....the sales at nordstroms, filene's, marshall fields, not to mention the hundreds of smaller shops, just can't be beat. i see the folks going mad over 50% rebajas here and always long for the 75% sales on top of previous discounts that you always find in the us.
fellow board member kristin just got married and she wanted something long and elegant but not a wedding gown. she also wanted to keep prices reasonable. after months and months of looking, she finally went to a tailor. for around 150 plus material she got an amazing, one of a kind gown.
cheers and good luck!
Posts: 998 | Location: MADRID! | Registered: 09 November 2002
Definitely have a look in Zara. They should be getting in the Spring collections soon. Bought a fantastic strappy full length dress in there last year for a June Malaga wedding and all day/night people were asking me where I had bought it (and it only cost 39 euros!!!)
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