Do i dress like an old lady?

I think the colour washes you out and the thin straps doesn't really work with the big boobs. A more structured dress or one with thicker straps would look better, and pick a different colour. It's hard to say without seeing your whole hair but maybe an icy blue, bright white or purple would work better.

Summer dresses are so hard to find for the larger boobed ladies of which unfortunately I am one

I’m old and I would only wear that dress with the spaghetti straps if I was on holiday in a hot climate as it would reveal far too much arm and neck for my liking.
It looks lovely on you,especially in this hot weather!
Maybe the colour is a bit old
lady, my mum loved that colour and wore it in her nineties!
I think a sweetheart or V neckline would be more flattering.

IMO it's a too small. It looks over stretched and skimpy. A better bra and a size or two up would give a more flattering silhouette.

as for the age thing - I'm in my sixties and think it's a bit dowdy.

It is OP who is asking the question Do I dress like an old lady?
The very fact you are excusing her shows how normalised the contempt for older women is .

They do where my DM lives!

You have a decent figure. But those shirred dresses don't do us well endowed women any favours. There is way too much fabric in the skirt part, making you look hippier than you are, and the colour is a bit meh.
Sorry. It's also too long. So no, definitely not old ladyish. Just not ideal for your figure and height. I do know its really hard to find nice stuff out there at the moment.

It’s not OP being rude.

Her friends were rude to her, she was just repeating what they said.

You have a large bust so that type of dress is not the most flattering. A v neck or one with a ruffle would suit more

Isn't the dress pale blue?

Doesn't look grey on my screen

I sympathise OP I am the same as you...slim, but with big boobs. The right bra can make a difference though. Good luck with your bra fitting appointment x

The dress is fine but I think it would look 100 times nicer and more interesting in just about any other colour than grey - it's just a very unsummery colour.

Well it’s quite boring and shapeless but I sometimes opt for boring and shapeless too, I don’t think it matters what age you are to be able to wear a dress like that.
You haven’t accessorised it (I don’t accessorise anything, I find it a bit much!) - it looks cool and like it serves a purpose of you not getting too hot.
A lot of people have said it’s not ‘flattering’ and I deduce that it means it’s not pulling you in at the waist or whatever. Not everything has to flatter your figure in order to be able to wear it!!

I think you look cool and summery
l would team it with some espadrilles, a shrug or denim jacket if weather cools

You look beautiful, ignore your mean friends, the dress looks great.

I don’t think it’s “old lady” but I’m not sure the style or colour is doing much for you. Lots of grey around at the moment but I’ve yet to see anyone on whom it’s a flattering colour.

I wear exclusively Toast these days. My closest friend tells me I dress like an extra from ‘Deliverance’ and makes banjo noises when I enter the room. At lease she’s honest!

It's a perfectly fine dress and you look nice.

Well I am 71 and don't like pastels. We are all different.

It’s a boring dress for someone of any age

Harsh.

Nothing to do with age. That cool colour is wrong for you. Try it in a warm shade.

The dress is functional. A bit dull. I’m mid 50s and wouldn’t have picked it up in the shop. I don’t think it’s anything to do with age. You look ok in it, but I’d say it’s an inoffensive dress. I’ve got big boobs and find I always look better in a structured dress.

"old lady" is a style (or lack of), same as "mumsy" is a style, or "frumpy"

Not really related to age itself 😂
and people know exactly what you mean

The dress is okay for any age, but it does nothing for you at all

I’m another old lady who resents the insinuation that because I’m over 60 I can’t dress nicely or stylishly. Why is casual ageism so acceptable. All you younger women will be my age at some point so you should be helping to get rid of the dreadful stereotypes around older women .
The dress isn’t particularly flattering . It’s ok but you could probably get something much nicer