HUGE UPDATE PEOPLE! If you haven’t heard yet, Filene’s Basement is going out of business. They recently filed for bankruptcy and will begin closing their stores soon. Keep an eye out for going-out-of-business sales.
Previous post about their Running of the Brides:
We’ve all seen the sitcoms where a bride and all her friends attend a bridal gown sale that results in hair pulling, ripped clothing, and bruises. It also normally ends in triumph for the sitcom heroine.
While not quite that dramatic, Filene’s Basement holds an annual bridal gown sale in strategic locations. Luckily, Chicago is one of those locations!
I actually attended in 2009 to help my niece find a gown. We deliberately arrived an hour after the sale began because we didn’t want to be a part of too much craziness. We wore matching t-shirts (black with dripping smiley faces–very easy to spot in the swarm of pink around us), stared at the gowns strewn all over the store, and noticed the security guards enjoying their jobs as women stripped down in the aisles to try on gowns. Some customers were rude and obnoxious (acting possessive over gowns they’d already decided they didn’t want, but would only relinquish if you had something good to “trade”) while others were helpful (asking what you were looking for and telling you where they last saw a gown of that nature)– if you go, be a helpful one. It took about two hours, but her mom came through for her and my neice found the perfect gown for about $250.
The Chicago event will be held on 16 September 2011 beginning at 8 a.m.
If you have friends in other cities, those events are as follows:
30 September: Elmsford, NY – 295 Tarrytown Road
14 October: Washington, D.C. – Mazza Gallerie
28 October: Westbury, NY – 695 Merrick Avenue.
If your wedding isn’t for another year, keep in mind that they have a LOT of these throughout the country in the winter and spring. If there currently isn’t a location scheduled near you, keep an eye out for future dates.
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