Wow dress for a school ball

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My son leaves school this summer and we have an evening dinner dance. I am looking for something a bit special. Not black and no split to the thigh dress. I'm in good shape but at nearly 60 looking for something classy.
I have my eye on a Me and Em dress but it has an eye watering price tag.
Where else can I look?

I wore a full length navy sleeveless dress but wide straps and not too low cut to DD's.

To those surprised parents go, it's normal at private schools

🤣🤣🤣 but I could wear it in Ibiza when I am there September.

No idea of the quality, I was googling a dress I saw on TV -
https://www.mayadeluxe.com/anaya-with-love-recycled-frosty-green-midaxi-dress-with-keyhole-detail-pl4-1525-frtgn

I think if you can buy the one you love and then sell afterwards- dress agency or similar. Then it wont be that different money wise to buying a cheaper dress. Hard once you’ve found something you love to compromise and also life’s to short- but the dress 🥳

too!

Go on to Vinted. I've been keeping my eye on Prom dresses for my daughter, there's so much choice on there for a fraction of the price.

Exactly. I am also going to sell quite a bit in my wardrobe.

Ghost do some gorgeous floaty dresses.

What about this one?

https://www.ghost.co.uk/delphine-emerald-green-satin-maxi-dress-d07g022-j35

https://clubllondon.com/products/magdelena-bottle-green-asymmetric-cape-maxi-dress-cl129887047

You can have the fronts altered so it's not as low

Yes I saw that one. Its very nice.

Yes I saw one similar and I like that one too.

I like this too but even more expensive. lol
Ellisa Maxi Dress (St Lucia) – Holland Cooper ®

You remind me of certain teachers at my school who looked down on the pupils and parents, believing that a PGCE made them superior to the uncultured oiks they were forced to spend their day with.

Would any of these work do you think?

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Yes I like a couple of those. Thanks.

You have fabulous taste, OP! I hope you buy the Me and Em dress if it’s doable budget-wise; it’s absolutely beautiful.

I like this but not giving me the same feels 🤣
https://www.karenmillen.com/floral-drama-kimono-woven-maxi-dress/BKK13405.html?color=106

That dress might be a bit over the top for a leavers ball. At the two for our boys (Shrewsbury) the entertainment was a proper funfair, dodgems etc. Also as someone else has said there is a lot of walking around on damp grass. The mothers at ours all seemed to wear dresses that were less 'look at me', it was the girl leavers who wore wow dresses. For what it's worth mine was a black silk chiffon column dress with black silk lining, sleeveless but with a cropped black silk jacket. I even managed to walk down the path to the boat house to try to see the badgers in it!

another Karen Millen this one is gorgeous

I’m not super keen on the high neck & ruffles & corsage of the original pink one - it’s a teeny bit too Dolores Umbridge

this is understated and rather nice. Phase Eight is a good source of options for something not too out there.

another jumpsuit

I have just perused the photos and definitely some wow dresses from the mums as well as the girls. Lots of scrappy gowns but they don't suit me.

I usually go for a jumpsuit and have a fabulous one in my wardrobe from Phase eight.

Be mindful that it will be summer and dancing in a hall or marquee will get very warm. All the 18yr old leavers will be glam - parents tend to be more understated in my experience.