Prom dress advice

[Gorja]

Newbie here but needing advice.
my daughter is looking for prom dresses. She is 16 and wants to look amazing of course. However she is a size 20 due to medical issues.
I just can’t seem to find anything that isn’t too plain and too old for her. She’s getting increasingly upset.
I’m not rich by any means so can afford custom made etc.
Does anybody have any ideas out can point me in the right direction.
She wants it to be blue and shoe off her bust!!
Thank you.

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Check your local TK Maxx. They don't have lots but you only need one dress.

I know in some areas lots of girls rent dresses for prom?

Honestly, I’ve bought some lovely evening dresses off Amazon for about £50. By the time you’ve steamed any creases out, added hair make up and jewellery, no one would know you’ve not spent £400 on a dress. It’s all about her confidence in herself.

Scarlett and Jo?

She is making positive noises about the ones on promformal

https://www.debenhams.com/product/maya-deluxe-embellished-strappy-maxi-dress_p-3aaac1cc-01db-4321-b994-8d224c3b3a44?colour=Taupe&size=22&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22661679340&gbraid=0AAAAABevdS5bClaJ8f4GQ4lWIKqL0_HZ9&gclid=CjwKCAjwqazPBhALEiwAOuXqdNQEng1ldqciFzd-FjMxYA2gd3MBld5qSbkcGR6kSJvnIjvvuxJHDhoCmacQAvD_BwE

Maya have some nice ones, this ones got a sparkly top and quite a full princessy vibes skirt, lots of colours too.

The Malena green dress is lovely

Just a heads up that the reviews for Promformal on Trustpilot are not brilliant

www.azazie.com/gb/products/emblace-neptune-mermaid-prom-dress-prom-and-homecoming-dresses/78042081?sourceTag=atelier_prom_dresses

https://www.azazie.com/gb/products/milliener-navy-tulle-flowers-prom-dress-prom-and-homecoming-dresses/86905008

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/377121725100?_skw=size+20+blue+evening+dress&itmmeta=01KQ0M387FSTJ98DAAZYCS2XTM&hash=item57ce34daac%3Ag%3AZvcAAOSwsGFnaJht&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xATwX%2FZ0K2Dn%2Bo9JRIXSrZUOlQGgA%2F30UywvgsSG4oB08fnXgsyO%2Bk%2BU1vAwbPSLTcHrUtUrsckw3qvcMnZiJt%2Bj9bVtZlj%2FzplQrlpctt%2BqSagcHhPl2TxgufVMq9R2%2BOrD8j6UvRJ0IG6%2BGYi3l4qtBlCpzT%2BOvc6uLhoJHsJwRo8JtoU9bH8wpuB9hWgPeOCm8azbc4gQJBh410gCSCeTQLhNkhjNRgy1iuuQ3Qx7OuYu5yqr703K2vE6ORoDcnmrRBlrFo8LVVgzUQ0jid3Zf8lq3vPPZTVBQzeF3C4VQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM_oONlLhn&keyword=size+20+blue+evening+dress&sacat=0&relatedSearch=true

This one?

https://www.mayadeluxe.com/products/maya-berry-bardot-embellished-maxi-dress

How is this? The blue is sold out sadly but looks similar to her pictures? For this price you could get a seamstress to add a few more layers under the skirt to make it more princess shaped

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205595624830?_skw=size+20+blue+evening+dress+tulle&itmmeta=01KQ0MD22GHS50M39VBRGRF1NC&hash=item2fde74457e%3Ag%3AcjsAAOSwDcBjYEdU&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xBsiwkYsxGcvgeOiQiCAYDYAOX7RUAIKEUUtxveebgA%2B7UqDEgZsRfYSyKhbm9sV5S%2BDUETot1CHqETxameSJ5SXbpEdQv5VjHUwuSE687%2FvSxYzUWeylk%2B4EE7j6DAuv1255YZNb6lKNvsTMdmHVwgaB6%2F%2BJWtjciELDEX5A6b4B67iUiEaN7AzSOsVcWUFVJMFutIHiHofJYsrO%2Bv43ewfsQSp4lyd8OUPoOIvjdNEk0STyIDj0QuYOgLpqgEfoBWH95dbBra1K0q98dyFc2O%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8yhtJS4Zw&keyword=size+20+blue+evening+dress+tulle&sacat=0&relatedSearch=true

There is a good page on facebooked think it’s called second hand prom dresses for sale UK only

This?

She is liking this one at the moment

That’s lovely!

This is a lovely dress

If you can find a dress that is mostly right at a good price take it to a seamstress and they can work wonders.

Have you searched for prom dress charities near you? My Dd school had 1 come into school with dresses of all sizes. It could be worth looking on Facebook or talking to the school.

Ever pretty sell through Amazon so safer than directly from China. Always size up. There used to be prom dress sales around this time a year in Leicester, but I moved away a while ago.

What about this one Navy ballgown with all over sparkle ? It goes up to a size 18 but it would be worth looking at the size chart to see if she’d fit it.

Lots of sparkle https://amzn.eu/d/06ce2fKJ

I used this site. Was worried if it would arrive in time and how the quality would be.
it took a while to arrive but within quoted time and needed a good steam but the dress was lovely. Sparkly and princess like!
you can also submit measurements.
no refund if it doesn’t fit though.

Drop these a message. A couple of hours away from you but I know some people are prepared to drive anywhere to get the perfect dress. My daughter is tiny so I don’t know if they do the size you’re after, but their pricing is very cheap. I refused to spend a fortune just for a few hours, so these were perfect for me. They’re on Facebook. They’re in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.