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It's holiday party season which means it's party dress shopping time. It's no fun to wear the same look to fête after fête—or, worse, to wake up realizing you annihilated your dress with spilled drinks and a poorly timed taxi door slam—so save your cash for great shoes and pick up a bunch of inexpensive dresses instead.

After the jump, we've mapped out ten stores perfect for non-committal party dresses including the biggest selections at the usual suspects (H&M, Zara) and some shops you might have overlooked.