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Size 18-20 top, 14 bottom. Need a dress for a posh wedding in the Summer. Help.

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:33

Or am I going to have to go for skirt/top which is what I always do. Any ideas welcome.

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RubyRioja · 18/02/2009 12:33

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samsonara · 18/02/2009 12:35

What colour style do you like for your top and bottom or dress and what's your budget?

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:35

Hi Ruby, I looked and there wasnt much in my size. The ones that are, are very dark and not summer weddingy.

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RubyRioja · 18/02/2009 12:36

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:37

I tend to go for blues, browns or red/white/black type combinations. Happy to try something new.

I am only 5'2 though.

Budget is not too much of a problem as DHs family and I need to be very presentable. Ideal budget would be about £150 as then I could afford nice shoes and accessories.

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Lizzylou · 18/02/2009 12:37

Would a stretchy jersey fabric work?
That way it could accommodate your chest?

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:38

I always have to wear a vest top under wrap dresses.

Oh and my colouring is brown hair, blue eyes, very pale skin with rosy cheeks.

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:39

I could go for stretchy fabric as long as he overall look of the dress was posh

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samsonara · 18/02/2009 12:40

This may not be to your taste but just using it to illustrate the sort of dress style that could probably cope with a difference in size on top and bottom, it looks like the pleating may hold more in the top,
here

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:40

Oh and when I say 18-20 top, I have only just discovered this. I have been wearing size 14 tshirts snugly for some time . It is all norks though as opposed to everything iyswim.

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RubyRioja · 18/02/2009 12:42

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:44

samsonara - gorgeous dress. Not something I would usually go for and i would be very nervouse about they gapey front but. I do see what you mean about the gathering being more accomodating though.

Ruby - lol @ Miss Piggy. I had thought about getting bottom half altered if I found something I loved. I am yet to find something though.

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samsonara · 18/02/2009 12:45

this style may also work, as it can be altered in the waist area if needed
here

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Songbird · 18/02/2009 12:47

You sound a bit gorgeous there EV!

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:48

samsonara - I like that dress quite a lot. Only downside is tie neck (I can feel MILs frown already) and it is black which I was hoping to avoid as is mid-Summer.

Really appreciate your help though

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Lizzylou · 18/02/2009 12:50

What about something like these:
This

Nice style and would be easy to alter bottom

This one should be forgiving on boobage

Love this, could work

Literally loads on Monsoon, you need a good try on sesh!

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:50

Thank you Songbird Feel like a bit of a lump at the moment and I'm panicking that I will not cut the mustard when it comes to ILs wedding.

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:52

Lizzylou - top one is a bit bright for me [nervous emoticon], 2nd one is a bit plain. Love the 3rd and 4th.

Dress I found last night was [[http://www.phase-eight.co.uk/fcp/product/fashion/Dresses/Garland-Dress/200686700?colour=purple this one from phase eight} but their size 18 is a bit small for me. Norks are 112cm.

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:53

try again

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Songbird · 18/02/2009 12:54

Ooh Lizzy those are gorge! Monsoon are good for the curvy among us - lots of v-necks for boobage. I don't know about their dresses but I find their trousers too long, even the 'short' length. EV is a 5'2" pocket rocket!!

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Songbird · 18/02/2009 12:56

Mmnn, bit little girl summer dress, that one EV. My faves are spotty pink (could tone down with a wrap) and choc/turq monsoon numbers. Mind you, if I got the pink dress I'd have to have the matching mac!! If I had the money and legs of course, this is purely hypothetical

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 12:59

Lol Songbird @ pocket rocket.

I do tend to play safe and I'm a bit too mumsy these days.

The turquoise monsoon dress is my fave so far.

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Lizzylou · 18/02/2009 13:14

I like the bottom two Monsoon ones as well.
Can you get into a Monsoon to have a try on?
You could get some great accessories for both, I am similar colouring to you (no rosy cheeks unfortunately, always look v dull and deathly), and those colours would look good on me.

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Lizzylou · 18/02/2009 13:18

OOh, doing more fantasy shopping

LOVE this one

Not sure about colour and pattern but style is great

Maybe not dressy enough, but style could work for you

I just wish I was shopping for myself!

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EustaciaVye · 18/02/2009 13:19

I have a monsoon not too far. It is quite a small one but I can definitely go and see.

If I did go for either of those dresses what shoes/accessories would go with it? Silver for the turquoise? Or would that be naff?

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