To have work this dress to work today?

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m.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/petite-drape-front-dress-5779849

Disclaimer: I'm short so it was maybe an inch or two above the knee, probably more like two actually. Certainly not as high as model though! I wore it with black flats and tan tights. I work in a bank and think I completely misjudged it - have been wearing it a lot recently though as don't have much workwear 😖

I think it looks fine, especially if it isn't so short on you.

What makes you question it?

For a formal work environment it's a bit north of the knee on her maybe, not particularly shocking though, what makes you think you've misjudged?

It's fine, I've worked in financial services and we all wore similar.

Well you didn't have those god awful 70's porn block heeled monstrosities on with it, I so I bet it looked lovely

If you've been wearing it a lot recently why are you now questioning it?

I think on someone shorter it would look really nice & perfectly fine office wear. Did someone say something! like your Mum

It looks absolutely fine to me. It's a young style but definitely a work dress. It might be too short on someone taller.

I think it would suit someone who was slimmer more than someone who was heavier.

That is the sort of dress I wear to work. It is absolutely find IF it fits properly. What looks terrible is when something doesn't fit right, either being too tight, too short or a style that just doesn't compliment your body type.

I can't believe you can buy a whole dress for £39

My boss has this and looks lovely in it and very professional. She wears it with black tights and heels.

She's about 5'3 so it's not short.

Don't worry about it!

Apart from the length, it looks like the sort of dress I would wear to work in a bank. You didn't stand there gawping with your mouth open like the model, did you?

Looks entirely appropriate to me, bet you looked lovely.

That is way too short on the model and would definitely raise eyebrows where I work! Might just about get away with it coupled with opaque tights.

But if it's an inch or two above the knee on you, then perfectly appropriate.

I can't believe you can buy a whole dress for £39

Well then Primark is going to blow your mind watch out for the poor folks though

It is short but then I'm old!
I would probably wear it with black opaque tights rather than tan.
But it's fine.
A lovely dress.
Wear it as often as you damn well like!

Thanks OP, I might go try that on actually, I need a few new work clothes for after maternity leave.

I'm 5'3" and skinny so a lot of serious work type dresses swamp me.

So basically unless you're tall it's absolutely fine as a work dress.

I think its fine, I would wear with black tights though I think it would look nicer

It looks fine to me if it's longer on you. The shoes the model is wearing are really weird!

what £39 is too expensive a dress for me

You must know the replies are going to vary based on posters' workplaces? Only you can know the answer.

The dress is fine but I am not sure what you mean by tan tights.

I agree about the tan tights. I'm not a fan of those very thin fake skin tights. If you feel a bit exposed, go for thick dark tights.

The actual dress has "work wear" written all over it. Very demure.

My tip if you're struggling with a work wardrobe is to invest in a fitted jacket. You can then smarten up most outfits by adding it.

Looks too short to be work appropriate on the model but if you are petite enough for it to max 2ins above the knee, then it's fine. I'd have gone for black opaques though, rather than 'tan' (flesh/natural coloured?) tights.

Is this the second thread you've started about this? Sounds very familiar

I might be surprised because I'm a guy and the shirts I wear to work cost more than that let alone a suit, I'm probably not taking in to account other items you would wear.