Dress

[Mariammm]

http://www.jjshouse.com/?gclid=CIKjysXVg64CFUJMpgodRCqC3A

spent endless hours drooling over these dresses ... and i'm a jeans and t-shirt chick

oooh nice!

They are stunning but might be OTT for the occasion ...
Isnt it a little early for a formal though ?

[s.ay]

mmm perhaps haha. Yeah our formal is in March actually! So I'm just looking around atm

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oh wow, march is early. my formal is in july and i thought that was early haha. our coordinator wanted to make it right after mid-yr exams to 'celebrate' us completing midyrs.

[s.ay]

haha thats very uh considerate of her? Yeah we are rather backward

[Interficere]

If you're into sort of a vintage-y style (god, it kills me to say that...goddamn hipsters) then you could try Miss Patina. They've got a pretty small range of formal dresses (like, very very small), but I doubt that many people know of them, so it's improbable that someone else will show up in the same dress. Also, FREE SHIPPING!

Or you can be really hk and like, get a legit vintage dress, except that they're usually 80s taffeta nightmares. So actually, for the good of the universe, please don't.

[eeps]

My two suggestions for dresses: this one or as a second option, this. /end of my contribution to this thread.

[Mariammm]

My two suggestions for dresses: this one or as a second option, this. /end of my contribution to this thread.

Wait ... I'm confused ...You're joking right?
What is it with meat-inspired dresses ... Hamburger, really??

[Mariammm]

Are you disrespecting those dresses? Why would anyone joke about this kind of thing?

Now I hope you're joking ... :S

[chimpy400]

It's quite obvious he isn't kidding, dresses are serious business

[saheh]

If you don't mind online stores modcloth.com ships to Oz and has some really good unique dresses including vintage style ones

modcloth is the shit
i got my y10 formal dress from there and it was so cute!
i recommend looking at the size charts + comments/reviews etc first considering it is all online
and they have soo many

[Mariammm]

It's quite obvious he isn't kidding, dresses are serious business

Guys, stop messing with me like that ...Once again, I apologise for my lack of respect to the hamburger dress ...

[xdecay]

Our formal was in late November, the night after the last exam, because the committee screwed everything over and realized we didn't have enough funds a few months into the whole planning process, so we had to postpone and spent the rest of the year doing bake sales and stuff. It worked wonderfully though.

Props to whoever mentioned Bariano on Bridge Road - they have relatively good quality dresses there and basically have stuff for different styles and body shape. Another area other than Bridge Road + Chapel Street I'd recommend is Sydney Road in Brunswick (easiest way from the city is to ride up the 19 tram pass Melbourne Uni). They have quite a fair few shops that stock unconventional fashion. I got a really lovely secondhand dress and it was only for $30. Also, there's a MASSIVE boutique that sells shitloads of formal dresses ($200-600) from all kinds of different designers. Not sure about the details as it's been a long time but if you have time to browse around the entire Sydney Road then you'll see it.

Good luck!

[JinXi]

I reckon you'll get the most attention if you just rock up in your school uniform

[funkyducky]

For the love of God don't buy a dress from GASP, they're horrendous. As for Bariano, chances are someone else at your formal will have the same dress as you. Go for a walk down Bridge Rd, there's this really nice formal dress store called Cocktail, where myself and a friend got our dresses. There are some other stores along there worth checking out too.

[Stick]

I know there's a lot of expensive stores, but do have a wander around High St Armadale, as well as Malvern and Toorak Roads. There are a lot of nice clothes and you may find a bargain! It might also be worth checking out Mailing Road in Canterbury (although the street itself is just weird :S).