On how many occasions have you found yourself wearing a ballgown?

[progmom]

I once asked my male then-boss about appropriate dress for a function I was attending in NY, and his response was: "Well, I don't think you'll need to wear a ballgown...."

[billyskank]

1. None yet

:hi:

[progmom]

3. thank you for your earnest response

:P

:hi:

[billyskank]

6. If I had, you know I'd tell you

:rofl:

:loveya:

[sundog]

2. once a week

[Magrittes Pipe]

4. When my balls are chafed.

:shrug:

[Misunderestimator]

5. Nearly every time I was on stage.

:bounce:

[sundog]

7. do you still have some stored in a cedar chest with mothballs?

[Misunderestimator]

9. Nope.

I threw them out along with all my high heeled shoes. :D

[lildreamer316]

42. Should have sold them to me!!

I could use them...AND the shoes!!

[dolo amber]

8. Way more than I'd like

x(

[MrCoffee]

10. Halloween...I went as the Prom Queen...it was kick-ass

I didn't shave for a week beforehand.

[NewWaveChick1981]

11. If you count the dress I wore to my senior prom, then once.

It was by no means a fancy ball gown---it was mid-calf and blue with a matching wrap.

I can't believe your boss said that to you! :rofl: Like you have a closet full of ballgowns just waiting for the right occasion....

[johnnie]

12. Only once

Hey, I needed the money :blush:

[Deja Q]

13. I always wear underpants.

:rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

14. Once if my junior prom dress counts. Senior prom I wore a tux.

[yvr girl]

15. Do all full-length dresses count?

If so...
Grad
2 Rounds as a bridesmaid
Christmas party (one time)
New Year's Party (one time)

[RevolutionaryActs]

16. None.

And I'm really depressed about that. :evilfrown:

[SOteric]

17. Not nearly as often

as matcom has been Photoshopped into one. :hi:

[flamingyouth]

18. I was in a sorority all through college.

So, quite a few times. I still have one of them, it's a tea-length one and it's very pretty. I'm quite sure I could never fit into it, but I'm still keeping it for old time's sake.

[progmom]

19. no kidding?

that's kind of cool.

[liontamer]

20. How are we defining ballgown?

I often wear long, full, ball gown type skirts with corsets or other fancy tops to parties. I like to dress up. But I rarely have occasion to wear a one piece full ball gown, in disney princess fashion

[arwalden]

21. Taffeta, Darling!

[bridgit]

35. Taffeta, Sweetheart...

:rofl:

[tjwmason]

22. Never

but a couple of times I've been at events where the ladies present wore them.

[rug]

23. Once, but I was drunk.

[khashka]

24. Only once

and only because my boyfriend insisted.....

Khash.

[Ramsey]

25. A couple dozen times

Let's see, the prom - five or six times (my school for 10th-12th grades, my dates schools), numerous other formal functions over the years, my wedding (I didn't wear a wedding dress). I own about 8 long gowns right now in fact! I have a gorgeous long black velvet gown with a train that I bought to wear to John Kerry's inauguration. OK, well that was my excuse for buying it. Sadly, I haven't gotten to wear that one yet.

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. Never. Prom dress...yes. Choral dress...yes. Bridesmaid...yes.

But no ballgown duty for me.

[terrya]

27. Not even the mercifully ONLY time I've ever done drag.

And trust me, the world thanks me for NEVER attempting that again. :scared:

Best to leave drag to the professionals.

[Crabby Appleton]

28. approximately zero

however my pants are so tight, they remind me of a cheap hotel....



no ballroom

[Debi]

29. Several

Proms
Weddings
Formal holiday gatherings
Formal political gatherings

I have about a dozen of them in my basement if you want to borrow one (Mom sent me hers as well because she decided that she'll never wear one again...yeah, right).

[skygazer]

30. I'm not even sure what the definition of "ballgown" is anymore

But I used to belong to a Hunt (as in foxhunt and, no - we didn't kill foxes. We just hunted a scent) and we had a formal, black-tie event every year so I wore a (different) gown to each of those. Whether or not they'd be referred to as a ballgown I don't know.

[Katina]

32. that was my question too

I used to work on a lot of charity black tie events, but I wore evening gowns most often. I think I only have one that could qualify as a "ball gown," a brocade dress with full skirt.

[Debi]

34. If you can stand Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_gown

If they were floor-length or tea-length then they probably qualified as ball gowns

[Arkham House]

31. Only once--for my date with J Edgar Hoover...

...yes I'm joking--probably...:evilgrin:

[RebelOne]

33. I have only worn a ball gown at a prom or

or for a formal occasion, I have worn a long dress.

[reyd reid reed]

36. Maybe twice?

Maybe? I can't be absolutely sure...

[greatauntoftriplets]

37. I went to a very formal wedding almost two years ago...

My dress was a long pink and white gingham check silk taffeta ball skirt with an apple green underskirt, and a silk knit top. Very plain, but with some crocheted edging and a few dangles hanging at the waist.

I felt very elegant.

:)

[bigwillq]

38. My golly, never!

:)

I don't think I would look good in drag! ;)

[Sanity Claws]

39. Old-fashioned term

I think people say just gown or full-length dress. I can't remember the last time I heard "ballgown."
I've worn gowns twice,at a high school prom and a fancy charity event.

[Broken_Hero]

40. uh, never....:) nt

[lildreamer316]

41. Twice.

Marine balls. Now; I'm not talking the big poofy ones-princess style; I'm talking the beaded-within-an-inch-of-their-life ones I got at Cache for about $500 apiece. Beautiful; they were..'till someone stole them. Ah; well.

[havocmom]

43. Not as often and the penguine suit

and I don't mean a tux...

[yellowdogintexas]

44. technically, a ball gown is the really full skirt, much like is currentl

in fashion for a wedding gown.

the more generic term formal is a long dress made of the dressier fabrics, like satin, silk, taffeta, velvet, brocade, etc.

However I once had a formal made of linen, with an embroidered batiste bodice and it was really pretty. The next year it was too big for me and my mom took the skirt off and made a sleeveless dress with matching jacket from it.

I went to 3 proms, two formals in college and was in one formal wedding, plus I had a very formal wedding gown for one of my weddings.

OH yeah, I was a flower girl in a wedding and we had a piano recital every year, and those required long dresses. I had a new one every year, all made by my mom.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

45. Once...

For high school dance... :shrug: :hi: