When I think of Neiman Marcus, "thrify" isn't exactly the first word that comes to mind. So I was super surprised that while browsing through their formal dress section (just for the fun of it), I came across a $350 dress that looked almost exactly like a Pnina Tornai dress (from Kleinfeld's of Say Yes to the Dress fame).
If you're not familiar, here's an example of one of Pnina Tornai's dresses:
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| Pnina Tornai |
Most definitely not my style, for the record. Still though, I was pretty excited when I found something like that for so cheap. It wasn't this exact dress and I'm kicking myself for not taking a picture, but here's a similar one:
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| Jovani 1531 |
This dress is no longer available online, but inspired by my find, I starting hunting through the Neiman Marcus website for other evening dresses that could work as wedding gowns. It's no secret that tacking "wedding" onto anything instantly increases the price, but it's still shocking how many thousands of dollars cheaper white evening gowns can be. (Edited to add: While hunting around the website, I did notice that some of these dresses were also included in a "bridal" section, but I don't think these were manufactured to be bridal gowns, hence the lower price.)
