I just realized how predictable Lindsay and I truly are.

Every time we go shopping together, it’s guaranteed that we’ll each be looking for, by and large, two things: elegant bridesmaid dresses elegant bridesmaid dresses something we need – either because the season is changing, our other one broke, or we just have this craving – and shoes. (We’ cheap mother of the bride dresses cheap mother of the bride dressesre always looking for shoes.)

However. This post isn’t about shoes, it’ pink cocktail dress pink cocktail dresss about the other thing. The thing we need, want, whatever. And recently, affordable evening dresses “that thing” has been a litany of summer dresses .

This weekend, Lindsay and I went thrifting. There’s a whole big debacle of a post coming about said thrifting (mostly because we’ve always been inept at it but we&#8217 puffy chiffon mini petticoat ;re learning, okay?) but let’s focus on the issue at hand: as we were thrifting, we found ourselves gravitating toward all the dresses on those side and back racks. (Why are thrifted dresses always hidden away? I don&#8217 fall wedding dress ;t get it.) And before we were thrifting, we were using my upcoming vacation to Mississippi as an excuse to find me a cheap new dress on Ebay. And before that, we were hunting for dresses for yet another awesomely great reason that you all will hear about soon. (Oh, sneaky!)

Anyway. This whole diatribe is mostly so I can tell you that right now champagne wedding dress champagne wedding dress, red formal dresses Alloy.com has all of their dresses on sale, for up to 25% off.

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Harper Ruffle-Front Dress:
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Alloy’s clothes aren’t the high-end quality I’d like them to be, but they’re not cheap, either. They’re similar to what you’d find at Fred Meyer or Target (but without Target’s anti-gay funding).

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Farrah Cold Shoulder Dress:
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Their images kind of suck, though. Sorry about that. Dear Alloy: affordable bridesmaid dresses high-res is your friend, especially with cute patterned dresses like this one. Thanks.

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Emerson Striped Romper: orange cocktail dress
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Silly romper, you are not a dress. What are you doing here?

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Marie Floral Dress:
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To quote Lindsay: Free belt. (I love the pattern and cut on this one.)

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Annie Maxi Dress:
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My criteria for dresses mostly falls to, “Can I wear it to work?” This would transition from the office to the beach so well.

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Mariella Maxi Dress:
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Lastly: my current obsession, personified. Hello, beach. Hello, modest and feminine floral dress. Hello, windswept hair and Vitamin D.

Along with their huge dress sale, Alloy is also offering free shipping for orders of $25 or more with code ANFW25 . They’re good at the whole “incentive” thing.

What one thing have you been fashion-obsessed about lately?