I'll admit it - I've been very slow to embrace the purple trend. In fact, purple has been one of my least favorite colors for a long time. But Jessica Biel, Carrie Underwood, and Jennifer Garner all look so fetching in their purple party dresses that I'm starting to come around.

Here are a few cheaper dresses that I've found...

Floral Paisley Lace Strapless Dress with Dropped Waist ($96 @ Rampage.com)
http://www.rampage.com/page/items.deptid.25.itemid.9863

LaBelle Stretch Satin Sheath in Plum ($68 @ Macys.com)
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=207092&CategoryID=26...

Trixxi Two-Tone Dress with Sequin Trim in Plum/Magenta (on sale for $44.99 @ Macys.com)
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=221891&CategoryID=26...

Necessary Objectsâ„¢ Lace Babydoll Dress ($62 @ Nordstrom.com)
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2924404/0~2378467~2378483~2377032~6008190?me...

Chiffon Babydoll Dress (29.80 @ Forever21.com)
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5...

Empire Dress ($22.80 @ Forever21.com)
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5...

Divalicious in Electric Purple by Lush ($27.50 @ LulusFashionLounge.com)
http://www.lulusfashionlounge.com/products/Divalicious+in+Electric+Purpl...