Panicking about imminent but rare night out- help!

[TheRedSalamander]

Tomorrow night dh and I are going out for dinner and drinks to celebrate a good friends birthday. Cue the panic. Not been anywhere vaguely smart since...well I can't remember. Local curry house doesn't count does it!

Had a major shop up today in Primark and am quite pleased with the things ive bought until I realise I've just bought casual stuff. Aaaargh!

If I'm not at work my "uniform" is one of my many girly patterned circle skirts with a fitted scoop neck t shirt and a little cardi. I like the 50's vibe. But this is daywear I think, I have nooooo idea what to wear of an evening.

Quite like the leggings/little rara skirt/ puffy shoulder cardi look but is this evening-y? Or even appropriate for a 34 yr old who is 4 stone overweight and possibly not as confident as she could be?

Help!

[Whoamireally]

I would not personally do puffy stuff if carrying extra weight. (which I am). This includes rara skirtage.

[Whoamireally]

Do you have (for example) a sparkly cardi amongst collection> that's what I normally do to turn day 'uniform' into hight 'uniform' and sparkly up my make up a bit.

Sorry for types been on the bubbly.

[TheRedSalamander]

No sparkles at all, not a sparkles person (sequins and suchlike make me look like a big shiny sausage!)

It's a chiffon rara though so quite flat if that makes sense. Plus I need something to balance me out, with having ginonorks and all.

But the fact that I am a bit reticent about it makes me think that I shall wear...a circle skirt. Surprise surprise!

[Whoamireally]

Well, I do thinkm wear what you are comfortable in otherwise you will spend the whole evening twitching. So that's your bottom half sorted now what about the top?

[polyhymnia]

As it's dinner, most of the time you'll be sitting down and so top (and jewellery, etc) will be all peple see. I always tend to forget this, concentrate on skirts, shoes, boots,etc and find at last minute I only have boring tops to wear!

[TheRedSalamander]

It not a full dinner, just a few tapas type things and then bars. Panic mounting think the dress code is glam- maybe tux trews killer heels and a longline off the shoulder fine knit jumper would do?

[TheRedSalamander]

Or what about a lovely semi satin pencil skirt instead of the trou? But like your point about the top half accessories- maybe will wear some monster pat butcher earrings ;)