Where can I find this dress, no longer in stores?

December 8, 2010 4:55 AM

Where can I find a dress that was most likely from last Winter/Spring? This dress (scroll down to the blue and grey dress, blog title "pretty as a blue jay") was recently featured in a repeat of What Not To Wear (repeat 12/3/10, original air date 4/14/10) and I'm interested in finding it.

I know that it's a Jones of New York dress, but its no longer available on their website or at Bloomingdales, where this shopper purchased it. Any ideas where to go next? At this point I don't even know what sizes it comes in, but would love any more information on how to find it. Its just too fabulous not to pursue :)

posted by moshimosh to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (7 answers total)

Usually your best bet for tracking down previous season stuff is Ebay, but in this case, even that's not coming up with any hits. You may have to resign yourself to something similar but not the exact same dress. Adrianna Papell has a few dresses with a similar tier motif.
posted by litnerd at 6:04 AM on December 8, 2010

This Alice and Olivia dress is also similar, if the reason you like the first one is the sheath shape, the blue color and the detailing.

If you like the gradual fading of color the most, a word that will help in your searches is "ombre."
posted by rmless at 6:41 AM on December 8, 2010

Short of contacting a buyer at Bloomingdales, I'd keep trawling eBay or places like Overstock and 6pm.com. Here are some nice dresses that, though not identical, are "in the spirit of", the original JNY item.

Tadashi navy ombre shutter pleated dress

Nicole Miller midnight shutter pleated sateen dress

There are also tailors in China who claim to be able to make dresses from photos. Never used one, but they are an option.
posted by wowbobwow at 7:05 AM on December 8, 2010

why don't you email jones n.y. with the photo
posted by wurly at 9:16 AM on December 8, 2010

It looked like a bandage dress to me, so you might try that search as well. Here's what I turned up.
posted by pinky at 6:23 PM on December 8, 2010

Response by poster: Thanks for all your suggestions. I'm considering emailing Jones NY and I'll keep an eye on ebay, etc, but might just have to accept this as a lost cause.
posted by moshimosh at 5:21 AM on December 9, 2010

Hey moshimosh - I know this isn't the same dress, but it is definitely inspired by it (Jones Wear seems to be a less-expensive division of Jones New York) and if you are misses' 4 or 12 (or a petite 4 through 12) you might find the shape of this dress appealing. I was just looking through the site, saw the dress, and thought of this thread :-)
posted by pinky at 5:49 PM on December 13, 2010