# Ladies What's The Most You Ever Paid For A Single Dress? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 8, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514 "2010-10-08T16:49:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/1 "2010-10-08T16:49:49Z")
Or men if you bought it for your wife or signficant other? Or yourself 🙂 I was watching _I Love Lucy_ and Lucy buys a Don Loper dress and doesn’t get the price and it turns out to be $500.00 (I wonder what that is in today’s money). Lucy also did the same thing when she went to France. And of course Marge on _the Simpsons_ spent like $3,000 on a Chanel dress. So my question is what’s the most you ever spent on ONE single dress. And if you care to explain the type or label or designer. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/2 "2010-10-08T16:53:34Z")
I’m a piker. The most I spent was $150 for a green silk dress/jacket for a high school reunion. I wore it once and sold it for $125. So I guess I spent $25 for it. I don’t remember the label. Bought it at Nordstrom. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/3 "2010-10-08T16:59:10Z")
I said $0-99, but that was for standard dresses (which I rarely wear and never spend much more than $60 on). If you count wedding and bridesmaid dresses, it goes up to about $200. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/4 "2010-10-08T17:06:43Z")
$350.00 on sale from 850.00. For my brother’s first Wedding. It was a gorgeous silk number with pleating and hand-made lace, and was absolutely stunning. My normal shopping mode however, includes business sutis under $99.00. I just don’t go for the expensive stuff, I prefer things that can go in the washer! ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/5 "2010-10-08T17:07:57Z")
Shoot, I checked the wrong box - I spent between $1000 and $5000 on a competition ballgown. (It was worth over $5000 new, but I got it for less used.) ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/6 "2010-10-08T17:10:06Z")
I attend quite a few charity balls because of my husband’s position, and I’ll spend up to $250 on those dresses. Normally I try to spend $100 or less. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/7 "2010-10-08T17:24:09Z")
My wedding dress was $1700 (eek). Other than that, I’m sure I’ve never gone over $250. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/8 "2010-10-08T17:33:34Z")
I think the most I’ve ever spent was a few hundred dollars, but I’m generally a bargain shopper- I like to get Chanel and Versace at outlets for a few hundred, not a few thousand. ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/9 "2010-10-08T17:36:55Z")
I worked for the Los Angeles Opera and Philharmonic for a while and needed to dress appropriately for gala events. One day, in Nordstrom, I tried on (for fun) a couture gown that had been priced at $3,800 and was marked down to $900. It fit perfectly and needed only a little shortening of the hem. I bought it and still cherish it. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/10 "2010-10-08T17:39:28Z")
I am not counting my wedding dress in this. It cost $1000 but that included shoes, headpiece, and all alterations. The only thing I had to buy was the fancy slip with the ruffles; I tried to forgo that because I am so cheap, but I tried the dress on without it and it really made a difference, so I went for it. The most I have spent for a dress other than my wedding gown was about $125. Navy silk formal with a matching stole. I am soooo cheap. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/11 "2010-10-08T17:48:13Z")
$200 for a bridesmaid dress, $140 for my wedding dress. The most I’ve ever spent on any other kind of dress was $50 or $60. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/12 "2010-10-08T17:50:27Z")
$175 for my wedding dress; it was off-the-rack and not from a bridal line. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/13 "2010-10-08T18:15:25Z")
$180 on a gorgeous Banana Republic dress that makes it look like my boobs are going to fall out any second. Yes, I think that’s a good thing. I bought my wedding dress on ebay for $25. In retrospect, I wish I’d spent more. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/14 "2010-10-08T18:25:35Z")
Well, my wife’s wedding dress was £4000, soI guess I had to select “over $5000”. Regular dresses I have no idea how much she spends! Knowing her, more than she should. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/15 "2010-10-08T18:28:14Z")
$350, I think it was, for a gorgeous fuchsia and black silk dress which I wore for years. I bought it at some boutique or other in downtown Los Angeles around 1985. ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/16 "2010-10-08T18:30:27Z")
My wedding dress was $800. But that was 5 times more than I have ever spent on any other dress, though… ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/17 "2010-10-08T18:34:08Z")
My ex-wife’s wedding dress was about €2,000, or around US$3,000 at the time. Ordered to Ireland from Australia. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/18 "2010-10-08T19:06:33Z")
I said $0 to $99, but I’d forgotten about my wedding dress. It was about $130. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/19 "2010-10-08T19:07:11Z")
My wife’s wedding dress was $800. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514/20 "2010-10-08T19:11:44Z")
Seeing as I buy everything at thrift stores and yard sales, I doubt I’ve ever spent more than $20-$25 on a dress. I’m 50% cheap and 50% recycler. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-whats-the-most-you-ever-paid-for-a-single-dress/556514.md?page=2)