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Always Buy Your Formal Dresses Used

Most of us have few opportunities to wear formal dresses. As I write this post, we are in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020, with few opportunities to attend a wedding, a gala, or any other more formal event. This too shall pass, and I suspect that opportunities to get out and dress up will rebound. Meanwhile, what better time than now to score a couple of nice dresses? Here are some dresses I've found at Goodwill and worn to some formal occasions in past years: I wore this most recently to a friend's wedding last year. I also wore it to my high school reunion two years ago, which is always a quite formal affair. It's a Banana Republic dress that ties in the back. I don't remember what I paid, but the typical cost for a dress at Goodwill is $12.99, and I likely paid under $20.00. I intend to keep this dress for a few more years. The necklace, a simple sterling silver strand, was purchased new. I got this dress for an audition just prior to the pandemic shutt