To be a bit desperate for this final dress!

[Bumblebee907]

Posting for traffic, and hopefully help!!

I have five events to go to over summer, each needing a different dress, I have a garden party event to go to, and some fabulous neutral shoes, which should go with anything.

Complete disaster! The dress I thought would be my final dress, dress number five, is absolutely huge!

So I have had to go back to the drawing board, I prefer natural fabrics, and I'm looking for something in a mid length, I'm only 5 foot three, I have a small waist, but reasonably large hips and bust, currently based on all the dresses I bought I would be a small size 8, possibly a size 6 in a brand like Hobbs, i'd definitely be petite,

I feel like I've seen every dress on the Internet, which can't possibly be possible! I'm looking for something with a V-neck, to show a little bit of cleavage, I think, and very nipped in waste, but then generous fabric on the hips, I guess maybe fit and flare? Nothing too radical, something classy and floral would be fine.

Please help, does anybody have any ideas, I feel like I've been absolutely everywhere in the Internet!

Up to 100 is my budget!

Thanks if anyone does help!

when is the event?

There is a gorgeous dress in the thread "Is this an acceptable wedding guest dress" - would that be any good?

In a week 🫠🫠🫣😱

If it's relevant, the forecast is 30c for the event thoguh!

Oh! I'd love to see it, will try and find the thread

https://www.freepeople.com/uk/shop/rhone-maxi/

https://www.freepeople.com/uk/shop/vintage-romance-midi/

Looks like this one can be worn in different ways:
https://www.freepeople.com/uk/shop/selena-maxi/

Not sure abut the materials of these though:
Floral https://www.stories.com/en_gbp/clothing/dresses/midi-dresses/product.tiered-maxi-dress-yellow.1226606001.html

Block colour
https://www.stories.com/en_gbp/clothing/dresses/midi-dresses/product.gathered-sleeveless-midi-dress-black.1161556003.html

You sound a similar shape to me (though I am sadly definitely not size 6-8!) I've had some nice stuff from Pretty Kitty Fashion - any of these any good?

https://prettykittyfashion.co.uk/collections/dresses/products/mint-floral-print-v-neck-crossover-top-empire-waist-swing-dress

https://prettykittyfashion.co.uk/collections/dresses/products/pink-floral-deep-v-neck-capped-sleeve-swing-dress

Managed to hit send before pasting the last one

https://prettykittyfashion.co.uk/collections/dresses/products/forest-green-floral-vintage-a-line-crossover-capped-sleeve-tea-swing-dress

Learn to see and your never have this problem again as you can create your own dresses or alter new or secondhand ones.

I would look on www.freepeople.com/uk/?ar=fp-us,fp-uk
as already suggested.

why don’t you use one of the 4 dresses you have for events later on in the summer?

you don't need a new dress every time you go out - you've already bought 4 dresses, you probably have several in your wardrobe that - shock horror - you've worn before.

If you have 4 dresses you like wear one twice. The sky won’t fall in. There’s no point buying something you don’t really want for the sake of it.

Yabu to think you need five different dresses for five different events. Especially if they’re all new. You must have something in your wardrobe, or just wear one of the other four dresses!

Surely you can wear at least one of the dresses twice?

What kind of colours suit you OP?

What do you think of this? I like the teal but the neutral could be nice depending on your colouring

https://www.marksandspencer.com/linen-rich-button-through-midi-shirt-dress/p/clp22588782?color=TEAL#intid=pid_pg1pip48g2r5c1%7Cprodflag_Online%20Only

Why does each event need a different/new dress?

Unless they're all things that are going to have high media presence and the gossip/fashion people in the media would recognise you and rip you apart for wearing the same thing twice, you probably already own something that would be suitable and would look great.

An alternative, if you absolutely have to have something new, could be to hire rather than buy - it's more sustainable than buying something brand new just to wear it once.

Sorry can't get past the needing 5 different dresses
Curious to the reason now.

If the final dress is huge, could you just try the bangle/hairband hack? If you google bangle dress hack it'll show you how to do it.

Can you not buy the same dress in a smaller size? If it’s sold out, try EBay, Vinted, Depop.

This is why the planet is drowning in unwanted clothes. Wear one of the 4 new dresses you already have or something from your wardrobe.

I’m assuming the dresses must all be related to one big event, like a wedding, and OP is in the bridal party/family or something and will be in lots of photos. Some kind of five related events with photos. How about this, OP?
https://www.stories.com/en_gbp/clothing/dresses/midi-dresses/product.belted-linen-midi-dress-blue.1155917001.html?

Show us the one that's too big so that we can see what you're aiming for.

This is a good point, however I'm hiring and borrowing!

Was hoping to buy this one and reuse!