It may be almost 2011, but the problem we face is age-old — finding a plus size New Year’s Eve dress that is fun, sexy AND doesn’t cost six times as much as non-plus-size versions. It wasn’t easy, but we discovered there are at least five hot New Year’s dresses out there under $50 — compared, of course, to the first, like, 600 we found for “average” sizes. Sigh. Our picks after the junmp:

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