Dressing Up Mom

Dressing Up Mom

September 13th, 2010 @ 5:29 pm by Mrs. Argyle
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It’s amazing how sidetracked you can get when you’re nearing the final days before your wedding. So what have I been up to? Craziness, I tell you (minus all the stress).

And, that includes getting a dress at the last-minute for Mom Argyle.

We looked. We looked and looked and looked from the day I got engaged. We looked online, and Mom ordered several dresses, but returned them. Then, we shopped some more.

Okay, you get the point. But, it wasn’t easy. My mom is literally my size, other than the fact that she’s two inches taller. She’s a younger mom, and prefers modern dresses, so a traditional Mother of the Bride gown was out. We found a few contenders, but after really looking at them, we decided they just weren’t right.

Until, we went to Nordy’s one Saturday in the hopes of finding SOMETHING.

A glimmer of hope was all we needed. And, a glimmer of hope we found. Mom walked away with this beauty (of which I would like to borrow in the future):

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Yes, it looks quite short on this model, but she’s over 6 feet, and Mom is 5’4″. Anyway, Mom looks great in this dress, and I love how chic it is. She’ll look great on wedding day, and I know she’s happy to have this one crossed off the list!

How hard was it to find a dress for your mom? Did she want something different than a traditional Mother of the Bride dress?

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23 Responses to “Dressing Up Mom”

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babebabe06 (message) 861 posts, Busy bee

ahh me and my mom are also having a hard time finding the MOB dress. they are all so frumpy !!!! fingers crossed we find one soon!!!

9/13/10 @ 5:32 pm (reply)

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Miss Earrings (message) 2,481 posts, Buzzing bee

love it, very snazzy. my mum wasnt into anything traditional either- she wanted a pretty swishy dress

9/13/10 @ 5:32 pm (reply)

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bridecat (message) 355 posts, Helper bee

Very cute… your mom will look great!
Yeah the models legs look like they were stretched to twice normal length!

9/13/10 @ 5:36 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Lemonade (message) 274 posts, Helper bee

I love the dress! My mother went total traditional MOB and while very pretty, not entirely chic. Your mom is gonna look fab!

9/13/10 @ 5:41 pm (reply)

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SandraMarie_1986 (message) 1,363 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, that is a beautiful dress. I would like to borrow it too. lol j/k

9/13/10 @ 5:54 pm (reply)

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MissCatherine (message) 278 posts, Helper bee

Gorgeous! Definitely one to borrow

9/13/10 @ 6:11 pm (reply)

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Miss Sand Dollar (message) 1,305 posts, Bumble bee

Love that dress! She’ll look fantastic

9/13/10 @ 6:13 pm (reply)

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Knubbsy-Wubbsy (message) 2,395 posts, Buzzing bee

My mom is in the same boat yours was in. While she’s the normal age bracket for having a daughter my age, for a MoB she’s young and hates what she calls the “Marmy dresses”. So for now she’s been looking at bridesmaid dresses and planning to add a jacket or something.

9/13/10 @ 7:12 pm (reply)

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MissMedic (message) 348 posts, Helper bee

What a gorgeous dress! I’m sure she’ll look great in it!

9/13/10 @ 7:21 pm (reply)

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Miss Socks (message) 1,323 posts, Bumble bee

I love that dress! What a modern, fun piece–I’m glad she found something she loves!

9/13/10 @ 7:38 pm (reply)

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teamboddye (message) 94 posts, Worker bee

Shortly after I got engaged, I asked my mother what she wanted to wear to our wedding. Her answer surprised me - she wants to wear a skirt suit! She wears dresses and sweaters to work all of the time, so I imagine the suit will be a nice change, and we’ve been able to find some really nice, special-occasion ones as well

9/13/10 @ 8:49 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

Love that dress!

9/13/10 @ 9:01 pm (reply)

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tiffinapit (message) 227 posts, Helper bee

That dress is cute! I have no idea what my mom is going to wear, she normally wears men’s clothes and has zero ability to dress herself in a dress or skirt (not trying to be harsh, its just true lol. Mom’s a total tomboy and shes ok with that).
I hope to go shopping around xmas or spring break and I want to take her to try stuff on. I don’t know what she wants to wear, though it would be cool if she would wear a chinese dress in keeping with our theme. Plus they are cheap on ebay. This is one chore I do NOT look forward to lol.

9/13/10 @ 9:07 pm (reply)

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LittlestBirds (message) 2,626 posts, Sugar bee

I left it entirely up to her, so thankfully I was out of the stress of that decision! Same with MIL, who actually bought a handful of dresses and didn’t pick one for certain until after she’d arrived in town for the wedding. It’s a good thing I didn’t care much, or that would have been anxiety-inducing!

9/13/10 @ 10:12 pm (reply)

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Miss Glasses (message) 2,741 posts, Sugar bee

Gorgeous dress! I would love to help my mom pick out her dress but she be old and our tastes are definitely not the same.

9/13/10 @ 11:12 pm (reply)

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amyrose (message) 40 posts, Newbee

We found my mom’s dress at the Nordstrom’s in St. Louis too! They for sure had the best selection in town!

9/14/10 @ 9:54 am (reply)

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katymarie (message) 10 posts, Newbee

My mom had a hard time, because she didn’t want a frumpy mother of the bride dress but she also wanted a long dress — and MOB dresses all seem to be beige with jackets and fabric like sofas! She ended up trying on bridesmaids dresses and choosing this one by Wtoo in indigo blue: http://watters.com/product.php?coll=wtoo&showid=2427

I love it and so does she!

9/14/10 @ 11:25 am (reply)

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Miss Ostrich (message) 1,948 posts, Buzzing bee

stunning! this gives me hope that my mom and i will be able to find something equally stylish for our little beach wedding
my lovely and amazing mother has been my style inspiration since i was a little girl and the traditional, matronly MOB styles are a fry cry from her personality. wish me luck!

9/14/10 @ 12:05 pm (reply)

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red_pepper_gal (message) 795 posts, Busy bee

My mom found her outfit within my being engaged for a week. It’s an Anne Klein silver beaded dress that was on sale for 75% off after Christmas (regularly $600 - go bargain finding Mom!). She refused to even look at traditional MOB dresses.

My FMIL, however… that could be interesting.

9/14/10 @ 12:12 pm (reply)

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The Eveningwear Guy

Mother-of-the-Bride/Groom fashions are tricky, in general. It’s important to make your mother happy though it’s equally important to assist your mother in selecting a style, size and color that will be most flattering to her. Too often, either the bride or mother has a vision for “the” dress that is unrealistic. I say start from scratch and begin with a color scheme and then dress style (long, short, mid-calf) and then move to fabrics. This can take a bit of time, but the results are always satisfying.

9/14/10 @ 9:00 pm (reply)

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