DH, Anita Rani and the see thru dress

She looks fine, but the wearing a see-through dress over is a crap trend. She looks like she should be at a beach bar not a formal event.

Average looking males would be savaged if they did the same thing.

How the hell are women supposed to ever achieve equality and equity in life when we treat each other like this? All anyone really needed to say was “I’m really, really happy for you that you have a body you feel comfortable in. If a dress like this makes you feel comfortable and empowered, you go, girl!”

We know it doesn’t matter what we wear. It’s going to be too sexy/frumpy/long/short/pink/sparkly/orange/see through/lumpy/conservative/tacky/showy/flowery/plain to someone else. One of the best things about humans is diversity. Accepting that others love what makes them feel great and being happy for them has nothing to do with your own tastes and ideas. Just love that for them and get on with your life.

I like AR alot, but that dress is awful on her. I assume you aren't serious a out wearing a see through dress to your child's school event though.

It's certainly not a classy look and Brits seem to be hung up on class so you'd stand out for all the wrong reasons, regardless of how confidently you wore it. The particular dress posted is also poorly shaped - being transparent hides how bad it is.

You can be smoking hot in a beautifully made, well cut dress.

Wouldn't it be better to wear something genuinely classy and have people think, "Wow, she looks great!" rather than, "What the heck was she thinking?" I'd be wondering what on earth was wrong with you that you thought that was a sensible choice for a ball. There are very few and specific places that you can get away with those transparent dresses. People won't notice how good you look, they'll just notice how weirdly you are dressed.

I wouldn't have said it was suitable for a ball, but have never been to a school ball so maybe they are more relaxed? If it's black tie, I would say it's unsuitable.

Frankly I think it looks awful on her.

The Princess of Wales would not be seen in an ensemble that looks like bra, knickers and a giant condom (with the possible exception of that university fashion show dress, bearing in mind she was then about 18 and had no other half to embarrass .)

You are far from 18 OP and it would look completely tragic. There is a difference for celebrities in that they are not really trying to look nice, but rather are desperate to get column inches, which is sort of part of the job. Anywhere but the red carpet you’d look deep ( very, very deep) in the grip of a midlife crisis and your DH is being rightly protective of you.

I agree with this.
The garment looks grim & reminds me of those bad dreams where you realise you are naked in public.
A see through panel or 2 might be ok but completely transparent and closely resembling nakedness is weird and cringe inducing.

It's just so uncool. This fashion for showing every crevice in skin colours is embarrassing as fuck.

This is hilarious, thank you.

Looks like something Kanye West would get his girlfriend/wife/zombie puppet to wear. It would look OK lined but there are so many gorgeous dresses out there to choose from, why not get one that draws attention to you in a good way ?

I don’t like that look and can see that a very young girl might want to wear it but have no idea why a 46 year old would dress like that.

I think you could find something that's more stylish

https://www.prettylittlething.com/olive-mesh-bardot-one-sleeve-maxi-dress.html

If you've got the confidence, then go for it. It's people that try to wear something risqué but lack confidence and end up having the dress wear them that makes everyone feel slightly awkward in these situations. Yes people will judge but if you're happy wear it (although as you say, not the same dress as Anita as that’s a weird colour & shape wear combination and it's that which lets her down rather than the transparent style)

It's at least in a pretty colour, and with an attractive pattern. Rani is a beautiful woman but the dress looks like it's completely pilled all over and the colour is dreary, although that can't stop her looking amazing.

I feel this has the same net curtains over control underwear vibe. Not sure it's an improvement.

Something like this would be better maybe? similar, but a little bit more suitable for a ball?

Good grief to all of this. I cast my vote then did a double take cos I couldn't understand the results.

Not about personal opinion on the dress or your intentions.

You are an adult woman, you can wear what you damn well please & makes you happy. You want to wear a similar dress with some biker boots? Go for it! Even if you don't have the figure but would be happy in the dress - WEAR IT!

Fuck all this judgemental bullshit, Jfc

46 is not old 🙄

Sorry they’re not sequins are they, they’re nasty little beads like on a kid’s toy handbag - anyway point stands, impression is OMG ( in a bad way).

I think the thread might have gone differently if you’d linked to a different dress, given that you say you don’t want to wear that one. Because that dress is HORRIBLE. The depressing beige-ey pink. The obviously unnatural fabric. The big plastic y scratchy looking sequins. The cut and drape, as a PP said, like a dirty old net curtain. Go as Vivienne Westwood or Liz Hurley as you like, but wear something NICE.

It’s an awful look

Sorry but it really isn't a good look - unless you're going swimming - and even more unsuitable for a school do, Surely you're not that desperate?

Wouldn’t something like this be more appropriate and less tacky

Anita you are a beautiful woman and you will always will be x