To wear a mid thigh tight velvet dress when i am 39?

[h20]

Well, thoughts please?

Depends on your arse (& other potentially dodgy bits).

All depends on legs, how low the neckline is, what kind of hosiery & shoes, I think.

Look in the mirror. Do you look good in it?

I would and I'm 45... Well, with very high heels anyway.

if you happy to wear it, wear it and fuck what anyone else thinks! its your body! x

Well, I'm 38 and I wouldn't have an issue with wearing a LBD. Not on the school run, though- that might look a bit odd

Tbh-I think it may be a bit too short? Sorry! We are basically talking a mini. Think just above the knee is more elegent.

I would - with a bit of stomach and bum control, but the rest of me isn't too bad for almost 42.

Go for it, girl.

Why shouldn't you???

Are there "rules"?

Wear what you like, and if you look good in it, so much the better...

My figure is better now than it was when I was a teenager - frankly, I'd say it's a bit nippy at the moment for short skirts, but if you're going somewhere warm :) , then why not?

I think your dress sounds rather nice. More details please - colour, style etc. Choice of footwear?

Legs - the most important part. If they are good (and they are the last "bit" to deteriorate) then go for it. After all, if 40 is the new 30 etc. then why not? Mid thigh is hardly that bad ..... is it?
I'm a bit past it now but I had good legs once upon a time and I would still have gotten away with it at your age (over 10 years ago).
And velvet is so "plush" and gorgeous - keep everything else understated and you'll be fine!

I am 38 and wore a mid thigh dress recently...I wore it with black tights and heels....looked great!

It's fine!

Do it, hope you have a lovely time.

Mind you..make sure there are no toddlers with you who demand that you pick them up!

I had to do the "Bunny dip" about twenty times and that's not easy when the getting up bit involves carrying two stone of angry kid!

I'm 41. I would wear mid-thigh but not tight, and with opaque tights. DH people say I have good legs

Yes, shanahan, I was just thinking that! I had a LBD last year, that I wore on Hogmanay when we had a couple of friends over. From the front it was lovely, but I hadn't realised it was split up the back, and had a complicated underskirt, which you needed to rearrange after loo visits- cue my dad and Dh sniggering madly at my exposed stocking tops when I bent down It was thereafter known as "the misbehaving dress" and never worn again

It is deep pink, scoop neck and back, sleeves to the elbow so not too much on show, but it is too short to wear hold ups with without exposing the lace if I do anything spontaneous! Was thinking with blck tights and stilettos, but maybe I should wear leggings instead under it to make it more casual/decent. It's a work Christmas party....

Jooly you actully wore STOCKINGS with it?

I couldn't! Not with a short skirt!

h20....try getting some of those thinner leggings...more like footless tights...thicker than tights but not as thick as leggings...mind you, you will need to wear boots then.

Shanahan- yes, I know!! I really didn't realise it was going to ride up at the back so much, and I knew I wasn't leaving the house, so thought I'd risk it (for DH's sake!) Lesson learned, and thankfully only in front of family/ close friends- never again!

We do a lot for our DH's sake!

Go for it. My 50 year old sil wore a very short tunic with black tights and heels on her birthday recently and looked fantastic.

It always come down to your figure. By the sounds of it it wouldn't be appropriate for anyone over UK size 12.

I would def wear it - sounds really nice! But as the rest have said, needs to be with understated everything else.

I would wear it if I had the figure for it. Go for it if you have :-)