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Ask BB: Cheap Cute Dresses for a Winter Dance

Being one of your younger readers, I'm looking for a nice dress for an upcoming winter dance. Obviously my budget is pretty low (under $100 at the max, but even preferably under $50). … I am an XS and it gets pretty hard to find stuff that fits, but I'm hoping you can do it! —Amanda

Have I mentioned how much I love Twelve by Twelve, Forever 21's "luxe," fashion-forward line? Look no further:



Some of the styles are kinda out there but the site updates their inventory every couple days so keep checking back. If you can make it to a larger Forever 21 store, you can try these frocks on in person (the smaller Forever 21s only have a few pieces from the Twelve by Twelve collection, but the big stores dedicate an entire section of the store to it).

Thanks to Twelve by Twelve, you can score an almost one-of-a-kind, designer looking, luxe, feminine fabulous dress for under $50. And you won't have any trouble finding a dress that fits as sizes range from XS-L.

Now, go work on those dance moves!
Comments
Wow, I wish I had a winter dance to go to so I could score some of those. They are really cute and cheap!
#1 Lizzy (Homepage) on 2009-11-11 13:41 (Reply)
Twelve By Twelve is one of my favorite places for dresses! And what's great is you don't need to have a special occasion to wear any of these--I dress some of the dressier ones down with an army or denim jacket and boots, or turtleneck or big cardigan and heels.
#2 taylor (Homepage) on 2009-11-11 14:02 (Reply)
Do you know if the Twelve by Twelve brand is better quality than the regular stuff at F21? I avoid that store because their garments fall apart quite easily and the stitching is always horrible, but the 12x12 stuff looks so cute....
#3 annette on 2009-11-11 22:14 (Reply)
Cute dresses, BB, but these seem a little too skimpy for a winter dress, and I live in Florida! I have a company Christmas party coming up in December - any suggestions that are hot (looking) and appropriate to wear in front of my bosses?
#4 RoxyRay on 2009-11-12 11:39 (Reply)
Check out The Limited, lots of great dresses on sale for under $50. Classy styles you can actually wear to work and beyond :-)
#4.1 The Budget Babe on 2009-12-03 22:35 (Reply)
Target has some very cute holiday party dresses by Merona for 39.99. Its worth checking out.
#5 Tracie on 2009-11-12 23:20 (Reply)
Thanks Tracie - I'll check them out!
#6 RoxyRay on 2009-11-13 09:46 (Reply)
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