Post a Picture of Your Dress (Part 2)

[cruz4evr]

Thanks for the nice compliment, actually I was only "69" in the picture! LOL

The shoes also are from Dillard's but bought a LONG time ago. They are not eal comfy, but I just love them. I call them my "sitting down shoes" ! :D

 

I like the name you gave the shoes, LOL! :D

[cruz4evr]

I was looking at a pair of Coach flipflops at Nordstrom ... $99. I went to Neiman Marcus Last Call where they were 30 percent off and started to bite. Then I went into Ross at the same mall (Sugarloaf Mills, for all you Atlanta-area ladies) ... they had them ... for $39.

If you're patient and willing to hunt ... Ross is a major score. I bought a Michael Kors blouse there for $30. It was $159 across the mall in NMLC.

 

 

 

I have to agree with you about Ross, they have fabulous deals on dresses as well.... if one is patient and looks through everything, you can find amazing bargains. When I was in Maryland visiting my mom I bought a pretty yellow Michael Kors dress for $29 that was originally $169!

[cruz4evr]

 

Here are the Chiffon pants & beaded top. The pants didn't wrinkle at all on the way and were so fun to wear.

 

 

Your pants and beaded top are very pretty....what a great family picture!

[Scrapnana]

 

Here are the Chiffon pants & beaded top. The pants didn't wrinkle at all on the way and were so fun to wear.

 

What a beautiful family portrait!

 

I love the chiffon pants - I'm glad I bought two new pairs for my next cruise.

Edited June 4, 2013 by Scrapnana

[drlisatfm]

CheckersMidwest beautiful family picture! I also love your daughter's dress. My daughter is almost 13, she would love it. Where did you get it?

[cruise pair]

You should be fine. I find Europe cruises to be much more formal than Caribbean cruises. When is your Baltic cruise? Mine is August.

 

Hi Blonde1981, we are going July . Not long to go now , I will have to think about all the ironing and packing now, we are really looking forward to it:)

[SeagoingMom]

 

Here are the Chiffon pants & beaded top. The pants didn't wrinkle at all on the way and were so fun to wear.

 

Lovely picture of a lovely family!

 

We have never had formal portraits taken on board. May I ask, on which ship was this taken, and was it taken in front of a staircase or in front of a photo of a staircase or a green screen? How do ships ordinarily do backgrounds? Do they take a few shots and then insert whichever background you like? I'd love a blow-by-blow ("flash-by-flash:)") explanation. Thanx!

[Lois R]

Lovely picture of a lovely family!

 

We have never had formal portraits taken on board. May I ask, on which ship was this taken, and was it taken in front of a staircase or in front of a photo of a staircase or a green screen? How do ships ordinarily do backgrounds? Do they take a few shots and then insert whichever background you like? I'd love a blow-by-blow ("flash-by-flash:)") explanation. Thanx!

 

Hi:) I sail solo but I can tell you there are always ship's photographers

(on all the Mass Market lines) and formal nights usually have quite

a few different venues. Staircase photos are one of the most

popular places.

They do have other backgrounds though....many times it is like a

screen that goes up behind you;)

[Lois R]

 

Here are the Chiffon pants & beaded top. The pants didn't wrinkle at all on the way and were so fun to wear.

 

Great family photo:)

[AzCruiseGurl]

 

 

 

 

 

The middle dress is Ann Taylor. I bought it just two days before the cruise!

 

I looked for it on Ann Taylor .com I couldnt find

it :(:mad: Its beautiful

[cruz4evr]

Lovely picture of a lovely family!

 

We have never had formal portraits taken on board. May I ask, on which ship was this taken, and was it taken in front of a staircase or in front of a photo of a staircase or a green screen? How do ships ordinarily do backgrounds? Do they take a few shots and then insert whichever background you like? I'd love a blow-by-blow ("flash-by-flash:)") explanation. Thanx!

 

 

The background used for CheckersMidwest's picture looks like a Carnival ship...but I could be mistaken.

It's always fun to walk around the ship on formal/elegant or any night and pick out the background and color that compliments with what you are wearing. Most of the ships will always offer to take a picture by one of the staircases or you can just choose a backdrop. You are never charged for posing for a picture, just the ones you decide to purchase.

Edited June 4, 2013 by cruz4evr

[LEXIpoo]

I was looking at a pair of Coach flipflops at Nordstrom ... $99. I went to Neiman Marcus Last Call where they were 30 percent off and started to bite. Then I went into Ross at the same mall (Sugarloaf Mills, for all you Atlanta-area ladies) ... they had them ... for $39.

If you're patient and willing to hunt ... Ross is a major score. I bought a Michael Kors blouse there for $30. It was $159 across the mall in NMLC.

 

I just discovered Sugarloaf Mills....I'm in love with that mall, even though I got lost lol

[blonde1981]

Well I checked out the other Ross near my house and found some cute stuff but at the end put it all back. I just didn't *love* it. I did find a blue jean skirt from Express over at Marshalls for $11!!

 

I also popped over to Loehmann's and found a few things including my faux leather jacket (they call it vegan leather) for $31, a teal and silver BCBG short jersey dress, another teal shirt, and a cute black dress- of course none of them are online.

 

And while looking online for the photos of the above items I found my 2nd formal dress for the Baltic cruise.

 

 

and a few Dinner dresses:

 

[Scrapnana]

 

And while looking online for the photos of the above items I found my 2nd formal dress for the Baltic cruise.

and a few Dinner dresses:

 

 

Great choices. I really love the purple gown!

[blonde1981]

Hi Blonde1981, we are going July . Not long to go now , I will have to think about all the ironing and packing now, we are really looking forward to it:)

 

Ooh you will have to let me know how it is and how people are dressing when you are over there. I am almost 2 months out and can't wait!

[blonde1981]

Great choices. I really love the purple gown!

 

$60 on loehmanns.com if you need one. :D

[jcgld62]

Blonde1981- Love the purple! One of my favorite colors :)

 

I stop by our Ross store a couple times a month, but we have a smaller version I think because we are not a big city. It also feels kind of empty because the racks/shelves look almost bare. I seem to find a better selection in some of the bigger towns close to me. I always make a couple of road trips before my cruise! :D

[bottomfeeder]

Blonde1981- Love the purple! One of my favorite colors :)

 

I stop by our Ross store a couple times a month, but we have a smaller version I think because we are not a big city. It also feels kind of empty because the racks/shelves look almost bare. I seem to find a better selection in some of the bigger towns close to me. I always make a couple of road trips before my cruise! :D

 

I went to both my local Beall's Outlet and local Ross a few weeks ago and they were both bare like that. I wondered if they were both about to close down, they were so empty! But maybe I just hit them at an off time? I also live in Florida and as I'm sure their business is much slower during the summer months, it may be that their inventory gets cut back from spring-fall as well. It was very disappointing.

[blonde1981]

Both locations I went to have been packed. The one last night much more packed. I think it depends on if you hit them when a truck or two have stopped by as well as the store location. The one last night was right off the interstate near a shopping mall. The other one was hidden in an urban area.

 

A long time ago I asked TJ Maxx/Marshalls about deliveries and I was told their trucks tend to come on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. So Friday is when to go for the best selection. Not sure about Ross.

[Scrapnana]

Every time I say I am never going into Ross again I read about all of the great finds on here. I am going to go to a different Ross than the one near me and see if that makes a difference.

[blonde1981]

Every time I say I am never going into Ross again I read about all of the great finds on here. I am going to go to a different Ross than the one near me and see if that makes a difference.

 

It should help you out. I notice the differences in Marshalls & TJ Maxx in Houston based on the area of town. In the "rich" part of town the TJ Maxx has a designer area carrying Fendi/Gucci/Prada/etc. There is another one close to Anthropologie and you can sometimes find Anthro items in that one.

[jcgld62]

Yes, it is hit or miss at all of these stores. But thanks for the tip about what days the trucks come ;).

I also love checking out Dillards 'additional 30% off already reduced merchandise for card holders' sale, which is usually on Wednesdays here.

[Gingee]

We have two Ross places to open soon. One about two miles from me and the other about ten miles. They have been working on them forever.

[DDCruiser1960]

I for one, LOVE to check out our local Second Hand Stores for the Formal Wear attire.

This dress (which I call my "Glitter Dress") I found in one of these stores and ONLY paid $15.00!!!!! :eek:

I receive SO many compliments and I feel SO good knowing that it not only fits well....I saved a bundle!! PLUS it packs very well!

 

(Sorry..the tiny picture does not do it justice!)

 

Diane :p

[blonde1981]

I recently started looking at second hand/resale places but I have yet to see any fab dresses for cheap. Again I think it is the section of town I live in. I'm too close to the rich people with their fancy designers. I will have to venture out to the suburbs one of these weekends.