DH, Anita Rani and the see thru dress

Um, guys? You know this is a windup, right?

@DontShow OP I think the issue is WHERE you want to wear it. It just isn't suitable for a ball. Whether it's right or wrong there are dress codes.

Just my opinion but I don't think anyone looks good dressed like that. Even if you have the best figure, I think you're going to look much better with solid fabric that skirts the curves nicely and shows your figure that way. This just looks like a confused mess to me.

And that aside, it's not appropriate for a family event. There's a good chance your child will get a good ribbing forever about this. I think Hollywood can get away with this in some contexts, but not everyday contexts. By all means, wear what you want, but it just can't look good (in my opinion).

I’m with your DH OP I really dislike the trend of this type of clothes. You could have an elegant or sexy dress without showing lingerie.

sorry but this
I don't see too many men wearing see-through clothes

This

Look if the husband isn't happy to escort his wife, it says something.
This is not about age.
This is not about girl power.
This is about respect for where your headed.
The shower curtain is so spot on.
Why would anyone be willing to embarrass themselves, their husband, their child and their friends.
Plus what a waste of money.
Show the dress to a friend in real life and see if they would wear it too a ball ....

Would you go to the ball wearing old jeans and a t shirt if that's what you felt like wearing? It would be disrespectful to the hosts/ organisers if you did. You want to wear something gorgeous and special that isn't restrained or copies the royal family. That's great, but maybe dial back on the sheer fabric - showing too much body is as disrespectful as showing up in jeans. I don't think Rani wore this to the after party, only on the red carpet.

Ah so it’s mainly male attention you’re after. You really are a bit sad aren’t
you. Bless.

If you're on there enough to know that, presumably you're in the second category yourself then?

Not a single post here has said that she’d too old - they’ve all stated that it is not an appropriate dress for a school ball, that she will make an idiot of herself, that her kids will have to live down the embarrassment and that they agree with the DH, that its a bit sad.

If 20 year old second wife (since she couldn’t be the mother and be that young) came to a school ball dressed like that, it would be even more inappropriate.

And by the way, you shouldn’t wear a crop top and shorts to a school ball either. HTH.

Oh man. I wish I wasn’t so poor and that my children went to ONE OF THE BEST private schools in the country because I would love to see you do this OP.

Kudos on your fantastic figure. I hope all the husbands want to bang you.

Age is irrelevant. It's completely ridiculous and inappropriate to wear to a school ball.

The picture in the OP shows someone who would clearly look fucking marvellous in anything they chose to wear, wearing probably the only dress in the world ever, that doesn't suit her even a tiny bit. And I don't think that particular example would suit anyone, anywhere, it's just not a very nice dress

IMO

Anita Ranis ex DH must be sighing with relief that he doesn’t have to be seen out with her dressed like that.

Do you really think that dress is appropriate to wear to a ball at your childs' private school?

The comments here! Jesus fucking Christ.

Nobody would bat and eyelid if a younger celebrity wore that dress, the agism here is shocking.

We aren't doing that 'youre too old to wear that.' shit anymore. Ask anybody under the age of 35.

I actually don't even think it's that revealing. I see people talking around in crop tops / bralet tops and shorts all the time when the weather is nice.

Op wear what you like don't let anybody else stop you. If other people don't like it then that's on them.

I wouldn't really care who she was dressing like that for, the effect would still be that she was wearing something inappropriate for the event, and that makes her look like an eejit.

The people who wear stuff this revealing on the red carpet (not just women) are doing it for themselves too. They're doing it to be noticed, to gain attention, to stay in peoples minds so that they can further their careers.

Even if OP isn't specifically aiming for the male gaze, she's still doing it to be noticed, because she wants people to pay attention to her.

She looks fantastic and it's a lovely dress ... for the occasion that she's at. It's not a school ball dress (regardless of if you have the figure or not).

Well since the OP has made it clear she’s aiming the outfit at the men, saying:

Sorry, but some men like a woman who struts around with not a lot on and think she looks good.

That doesn’t really apply here.

Most teens are mortified if their mum stands out, especially if they are then subjected to several years of ‘your mum’ jokes afterwards.

Doesn’t mean mums can’t dress up sexy and have a wild night out from time
to time, does mean keeping those outfits for occasions that don’t come
with a high likelihood of your kid’s mates seeing the photos/hearing the after event gossip.

Aha! You have a cunning plan to raise school fees by inviting people to pin money all over you to form an actual garment? Or will you be selling sexual services? Trashy, but resourceful.

There's no way I'd escort you anywhere in a dress like that. I suppose DH could hire a professional to play appropriately-attired wife and mother of DC for the evening.

Sorry you aren't getting the validation you wanted as it looks like most of the votes are with your Dh. Maybe he really does have a point.

It's the type of dress that would be extremely unforgiving of the slightest wardrobe malfunction. You're only ever one dodgy stitch away from a nipple in the fondue. You'd have to fake your own death to escape the notoriety.