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"   Depending on the source, the average cost of a wedding gown these days is somewhere between $1,075 (Brides.com) and &amp;quot;There is no budget&amp;quot; (Platinum Weddings). Now, never having been a bride on the hunt for that perfect dress\u2014maybe there&amp;#039;s something I don&amp;#039;t get that one day I will\u2014but from where I&amp;#039;ve always stood, the thought of dropping four-figures on a one-off gown does not compute. That it needs to be in the white/ivory color family, fine; that it needs to be more elegant than anything currently hanging in your closet, I get it; that this is your only chance to see your cleavage outlined with Swarovski crystals and you want to take advantage of it, totally cool. But unless money is truly no object, why not take this generous dress fund, go to Barney&amp;#039;s or Net-a-porter.com or the Lanvin boutique in Paris, and, as ridiculous as it may sound, make a more multipurpose purchase?  As we&amp;#039;ve seen on the red carpet recently, with Ashley Olsen in an all-lace Alexander McQueen at the Art of Elysium benefit, Rihanna in a Victorian-inspired Elie Saab haute couture at the Grammy&amp;#039;s, and Kate Hudson in a backless Emilio Pucci at the SAG Awards, white is hardly just for weddings anymore. And thankfully, designers like Derek Lam and Halston&amp;#039;s Marios Schwab, among others, have further put to rest this tired tradition by including in their fall/winter &amp;#039;10 collections a stunning selection of timeless gowns that could easily transition from a walk down the aisle to any ol&amp;#039; black-tie night out. \u2014Johanna Cox, ELLE Junior Editor   The best white-dress offerings of fall/winter &amp;#039;10, courtesy of (left to right): Derek Lam, Rodarte, Halston, Rachel Roy, and Magalis Garcia Images: Imaxtree "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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