# Where to buy a classy, but not totally boring special-occasion dress? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 26, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-classy-but-not-totally-boring-special-occasion-dress/977141 "2022-12-26T22:39:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-classy-but-not-totally-boring-special-occasion-dress/977141/21 "2022-12-27T16:15:37Z")
There’s always Lane Bryant. Some of these are very cute **and** on sale: > **[Plus Size Women's Dresses | Lane Bryant](https://www.lanebryant.com/clothing/dresses/view-all/)** > > Shop fashionable plus size dresses at Lane Bryant. Find the perfect dress that will keep you cute and comfortable no matter the occasion. * * * @Ruken, that site [Gudrun Sjödén](https://www.gudrunsjoden.com/en-us/shop-by-style/swedish-design) is incredible! ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-classy-but-not-totally-boring-special-occasion-dress/977141/22 "2022-12-27T16:52:52Z")
> [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > Thanks for that! I do like velvet, but am debating what the weather is likely to be like. September in New England looks like it can be all over the place. Yes, that’s going to be a crapshoot - though evenings should be cool. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-classy-but-not-totally-boring-special-occasion-dress/977141/23 "2022-12-27T20:26:28Z")
Here’s a [selection](https://www.zappos.com/filters/alex-evenings-women-dresses/CKvXARDE1wE6AsYDwAEB4gIEAQIYBw.zso?t=alex+evenings&s=isNew%2Fdesc%2FgoLiveDate%2Fdesc%2FrecentSalesStyle%2Fdesc%2F&si=5875069&sy=1&pf_rd_r=902VW0G7JNWMJCKZF3HE&pf_rd_p=1972cf87-8e72-4206-afd6-7610a42084d6) from a seller called “Alex Evenings” who is marketing through Zappo’s. I see some pretty nice dresses there - enough to tempt me, who hasn’t worn a dress in ten years nor stayed up later than 8:30 p.m. for almost that long. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-classy-but-not-totally-boring-special-occasion-dress/977141/24 "2022-12-27T21:47:04Z")
[J. Peterman Company – The J. Peterman Company (jpeterman.com)](https://jpeterman.com/) ? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-classy-but-not-totally-boring-special-occasion-dress/977141/25 "2022-12-27T23:38:03Z")
I get the catalog and always look at it, mostly for the fun copy (written by Elaine Benes, of course), but I’ve never been satisfied with anything I ever bought from them. Those drawings are idealized. If you go to the website, sometimes they have a photograph of the item, and that gives a better idea of what the thing really looks like. But even on sale, their stuff is waaaay too expensive. My 2 cents. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-classy-but-not-totally-boring-special-occasion-dress/977141.md?page=1)