<p>Look around in normal, non-dressy stores. That way, you’ll find cheaper dresses that you can wear for multiple different occasions. For example, I got this dress in white and a few similar ones from J. Crew last year. This one was definitely good enough for graduation, but it’s also good if I need to dress up for something else. It’s not floor length but you can see what I’m talking about:</p>
<p>[Halter</a> Embossed Beach Dress - Summer Dress Shop - Women - JCrew.com](<a href=“http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod81992381&catId=cat180145]Halter”>http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod81992381&catId=cat180145)</p>
<p>Here’s some more. A few of these are floor length: [J.Crew</a> > women’s sale petite > dresses](<a href=“http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/category.jhtml?id=cat90236&navAction=jump]J.Crew”>http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/category.jhtml?id=cat90236&navAction=jump)</p>