Where on the high street are you buying your New Year’s Eve ballgown?!

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John Lewis doesn’t stock full length evening dresses
My local Monsoons have closed
Debenhams has closed
House of Fraser has closed
TK maxx had no dresses in stock (used to have a whole rail full of options)

I’m close to three large cities and not a single shop sells full length evening dresses.

I don’t want to buy online!

It’s such a shame.

I love that a dearth of ballgown vendors is a problem for someone! A glamorous problem

You'd be better off googling independent boutiques for that kind of thing I'd have thought.

I want an opportunity to need one, too!
NYE for us is slippers and a bottle of single malt.

We all need a touch more glamour!

Hmm I'm not looking for one but do you have any of those more fancy charity shops that sell the higher end stuff?

OP, can you hire a gown? I have no experience with this but it is what i would do. The stress otherwise would kill me.

Karen Millen?

Wedding dress shop? Bridesmaid section?

A ball gown. Really?

There’s 628 full length evening dresses on the John Lewis website. That should give you enough options.

I think you're going to need to give us the cities if you want constructive advice, because if you were just looking for sympathy you're clearly out of luck (except with me - I do sympathise because I can imagine that ordering, trying and returning enough ball dresses to find the perfect one would be a complete ball ache not to mention a strain on the credit card, and I absolutely understand why you want to try in store).

@LittleBearPad. bit judgy!

Why shouldn't the op get a ball gown?
maybe she is going somewhere lovely and wants to be glamorous.

@LittleBearPad

A ball gown. Really?

There’s 628 full length evening dresses on the John Lewis website. That should give you enough options.

No, there are none! The OP said so

Have you got a branch of All Good Things near you?

Coast were always good for full-length and glam. I dont know if there is a Fenwicks near you but they were always my go-to for 'long and sparkly'.

Can you can nip over to Riyadh? There are hundreds of ballgown shops crammed with every imaginable variety . If nothing takes your fancy, there are absolute acres of beautiful fabric and tailors who will have one done in 24hrs.

I really wish I had this problem too

On the outskirts of Riyadh there is the 'princess souq" where used ballgowns have a second life and can be bought for a few riyals.

I fear we may be locked down by NYE

Give over

Can't you just send your staff out to procure you some options?

Will one of The Big Names not give you one on loan?

🤔

On NYE, I'm going on a steam train. They're chucking in a free mince pie and a hot chocolate. I'm wearing one of my many pairs of dungarees. I buy them from charity shops or FB seconds pages.

Any good op?

Phase 8 used to have lovely long frocks.

A ball gown. Really?

There’s 628 full length evening dresses on the John Lewis website. That should give you enough options.

No, there are none! The OP said so

Lol. She just doesn’t want to buy anything online.

[quote ihatethecold]@LittleBearPad. bit judgy!

Why shouldn't the op get a ball gown?
maybe she is going somewhere lovely and wants to be glamorous.[/quote]
Lol at judgy.

Just get one of your old ones altered. Or get two made into one. Add some trimmings, change the sleeves. Princess Dianna did this.

Eco friendly too.

I'll be wearing pyjamas on NYE. While eating a curry and drinking champagne on my sofa at home.

No ball gown needed!

jesus christ, some of these responses are a bit shit. Im not surprised the op hasnt returned. We are not all alike, but i cant see anything offensive in the post.