Apparently some girls, especially girls in the "big leagues" of pageantry do not share their pictures of the gowns they try on. I on the other hand, believe that it's not just the gown but really the woman and how she wears the gown that is important. That being said here are the 5 dresses I tried on before my friend and I got desperately hungry (I need better planning for next time I know!)
We went down to Dolce Bleu in Sodo District of Seattle. It's a cute boutique with many prom dresses but lots of gorgeous on-trend 'pageant gowns'. The staff were helpful and friendly but not overbearing what so ever which I really appreciated. The pageant is 7 months away and I'm still raising money for the entry fee; I can't afford a dress from a boutique right now. Although I wish I could have because they were having an amazing sale! 50% off! Say what?
I know for a fact that a majority of my friends don't like pageants and that watching me shop and try on gowns is not on their list of things they want to spend their time doing. Probably not even in their Top 100 list. For that reason, I really appreciated my friend coming and shopping with me. She has great taste and lead me to some amazing gowns I'm not sure I would have picked out. After we picked the gowns they put them in a dressing room and I had to borrow shoes. They must think I'm a poor candidate going to a nation pageant and not remembering shoes while trying on gowns...
I'm a complete gown shopping noob. I only ever went to 2 semi-formal events in high school and I decided to go about a week before both which ended up with me buying an awful black dress I settled for. To this day I still cringe looking at the photos. The other time I just borrowed a dress from a friend who I'm positive had never missed a single school dance and had a wide selection. These experiences resulted in me having absolutely NO clue on what size I am. That being said, the gowns look nice but I look forward to trying them on in the proper size.
At Dolce Bleu, the have a lovely couch area in the middle with a red carpet and a 3 fold mirror (check out their instagram to see). Another pageant girl was their trying on gowns but she was competing really soon in the Miss America system. It was great seeing her try on dresses, make comments, and help each other out. It's amazing the diversity their is in pageantry; especially when all you see in the media are women who all look the same and where televised pageants focus on the aesthetics while so many decisions are based off interview and "About Me" sheets.
At one point, we actually got a picture together in front of their new Jovani background for photo-ops. It felt so glamorous and boy do I need to work posing and body awareness! The woman taking the pictures was very kind and knew how to make us smile. I cannot wait to go back and try on about 20 more dresses! The next time I'm bringing my boyfriend and then getting input from my dad. They both have very good taste!
We went down to Dolce Bleu in Sodo District of Seattle. It's a cute boutique with many prom dresses but lots of gorgeous on-trend 'pageant gowns'. The staff were helpful and friendly but not overbearing what so ever which I really appreciated. The pageant is 7 months away and I'm still raising money for the entry fee; I can't afford a dress from a boutique right now. Although I wish I could have because they were having an amazing sale! 50% off! Say what?
I know for a fact that a majority of my friends don't like pageants and that watching me shop and try on gowns is not on their list of things they want to spend their time doing. Probably not even in their Top 100 list. For that reason, I really appreciated my friend coming and shopping with me. She has great taste and lead me to some amazing gowns I'm not sure I would have picked out. After we picked the gowns they put them in a dressing room and I had to borrow shoes. They must think I'm a poor candidate going to a nation pageant and not remembering shoes while trying on gowns...
I'm a complete gown shopping noob. I only ever went to 2 semi-formal events in high school and I decided to go about a week before both which ended up with me buying an awful black dress I settled for. To this day I still cringe looking at the photos. The other time I just borrowed a dress from a friend who I'm positive had never missed a single school dance and had a wide selection. These experiences resulted in me having absolutely NO clue on what size I am. That being said, the gowns look nice but I look forward to trying them on in the proper size.
At Dolce Bleu, the have a lovely couch area in the middle with a red carpet and a 3 fold mirror (check out their instagram to see). Another pageant girl was their trying on gowns but she was competing really soon in the Miss America system. It was great seeing her try on dresses, make comments, and help each other out. It's amazing the diversity their is in pageantry; especially when all you see in the media are women who all look the same and where televised pageants focus on the aesthetics while so many decisions are based off interview and "About Me" sheets.
At one point, we actually got a picture together in front of their new Jovani background for photo-ops. It felt so glamorous and boy do I need to work posing and body awareness! The woman taking the pictures was very kind and knew how to make us smile. I cannot wait to go back and try on about 20 more dresses! The next time I'm bringing my boyfriend and then getting input from my dad. They both have very good taste!