Most countries are fine. There are differences, but that’s the whole point of her project: to study those differences (at a basic level at this point). Egypt is the next most difficult country from a linguistic point of view, but if someone realizes you’re speaking formal Arabic, they can switch over…kind of like how a Glaswegian can do with English people. But Morocco is a special case: furthest from the center of the religion (other than Indonesia, of course, but they DON’T speak Arabic in the streets), and in a relatively difficult-to-reach spot (over the centuries) for Muslims but not for other cultures, especially Berber, Tuareg, etc.
She was hoping her French would help, but it doesn’t really. It’s the Berber that’s insurmountable in a short time with no prior study.
She hasn’t explained to me what she’s going to do instead. I’m as in the dark as you are! But yes, from her texts and Snapchat story it’s clear that she’s having a wonderful time regardless.
We were looking at Rent the Runway, and she had found a seamstress that might be able to make the dress (albeit at a much higher price than I was hoping). I’d been trying to talk her into this Zac Posen from, of all places, David’s Bridal:
I saw several beautiful dresses with similar styling at Macy’s. They were, I believe, the BCBG Maxaria brand - in with the designer brands and not with the dress section. They were beautiful fabric, silk, and very simple designs.
For my daughter’s prom dress, we tried Macy’s first, but on the recommendation of friends went to a specialty dress shop. Many of the gowns are pre-order, but a lot are one of a kind dresses you can buy only in that size.
Weirdly, JCPenney’s has a really good selection of prom dresses.
We did see the ones at Macy’s, but up close they were REALLY poorly made and overpriced. If she wants a cheap dress at $50, I don’t care, but not for over $100. JCPenney was pretty much completely out of dresses; some of the high schools started having proms in April. We’re almost the last ones to have it.
Nordstrom told us they’re phasing out junior’s formalwear. They had zero dresses when we went in. They still have adult formalwear, but those dresses are anywhere from $300 to $7000 … as I found when I looked at the price tag on a particularly pretty dress.
Know what you mean. Shopping for this stuff is hard. A lot of the stuff is really crap quality. I ended up just opening up the wallet and being very fortunate to find a nice shop with enough selection.
I think the second dress is going to look a lot better on a small thin frame, anyway. You need curves and height for the first one. Although, don’t discount the strapless style on the top half of the first dress, which will look better on a small chest than the top half of the bottom one.
(I’m actually good at this stuff, I just don’t care about it as an everyday thing.)
Me too! I thought it felt very prom appropriate. No slit, though. I did find one quite similar to Ree Ree’s but it was $2k so I felt it was not a good option.
I also know this brand is nice, and tends to fit tight. That one is a size 2 so likely to fit here even as tiny as she is.
Though personally, I’d go with the Stella McCartney even though it is not traditional because… well, a $4,000 silk dress for $347 is always nice to have on hand (US2).
The neckline is nearly identical to the dress she originally posted (they are both by Stella McCartney) and I figure the back’s relative modesty makes up for it a little.
Depending on the school, possibly not even allowed.
