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any reccys for a dress for dd's 6th form leavers do?

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brimfull · 16/05/2010 19:28

size 8/10

she keeps giong for body con type ones
any other suggestions

not £££ either

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janeite · 16/05/2010 19:33

French Connection have some lovely ones but I always think they are quite expensive.

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scurryfunge · 16/05/2010 19:35

What colours would suit?

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brimfull · 16/05/2010 19:36

she's dark haired /blue eyes

suits blues/greens etc

she has been eyeing up nudes but not sure if they will suit her

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cyb · 16/05/2010 19:38

lol @ eyeing up nudes

dirty mare

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cyb · 16/05/2010 19:38

oh sorry it was your daughter doing the eyeing!

I retract

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brimfull · 16/05/2010 19:39

lol

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janeite · 16/05/2010 19:41

This?

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cyb · 16/05/2010 19:41

gah!

FWIW I look like acorpse in nudes and nI have similar colouring to your dd

Somehting stronger

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scurryfunge · 16/05/2010 19:42

price is good

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cyb · 16/05/2010 19:43

too grown up?

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brimfull · 16/05/2010 19:51

janeite-nice but too £££ for her and she said too long

scurrfunge- not eveningy enough shedid cats bumface to that one

cyb-she loves that one but unsure about sharks fin but good price
she would suit the black better I think

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janeite · 16/05/2010 19:52

DD loves this but it is a) mad and b) hideously expensive!

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blondie09 · 16/05/2010 19:54

www.missselfridge.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=true&catalog Id=20555&storeId=12554&categoryId=124049&parentcategoryrn=63749&productId=1677543&langId=-1

this one?

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brimfull · 16/05/2010 19:55

I like that one janeite
she's not keen on the feathers or the price

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scurryfunge · 16/05/2010 19:56

not cat's bum face this time?

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brimfull · 16/05/2010 19:56

blondie -colour is lovely on that one
but it is a tad dull

god she is hard to please

laptop taking eons to load pages

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janeite · 16/05/2010 19:57

If I was v skinny and tall and didn't mind polyester I would have this it is very cheap and could well be hideous irl Comes in silver too.

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brimfull · 16/05/2010 19:58

scurryfunge -even tighter cat's bumface on that one-lol
she is only 5'3 so want soemthing short

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blondie09 · 16/05/2010 19:58

have a look at other dresses on there, not too expensive. Also get dd to try asos.com, lots of choice there. Hope you find something

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janeite · 16/05/2010 19:59

very cheap indeed

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scurryfunge · 16/05/2010 19:59

Ah ok....back to the drawing board!

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scurryfunge · 16/05/2010 20:03

maybe?

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traceybath · 16/05/2010 20:08

Warhouse

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brimfull · 16/05/2010 20:09

nice scurry, thanks

janeite- it's a no for both of those

nothing flowery as her name is Rose

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scurryfunge · 16/05/2010 20:13

this is classy

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