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Hey ladies! Going on a first date to a upscale Italian restaurant and need opinions on this dress!

16 replies

ForeverHopeful3 · 26/07/2025 05:03

I am going on a first date to a pretty upscale restaurant tomorrow night (has dress code, price range $$$$) and I decided to buy this little dress that I found at the first store I tried!

But I need some opinions... is it too revealing??

I was going to try to find a black shawl to take with me in place of a jacket b/c we're also going to the movies after.

Also was going to wear simple, strappy black heels with diamond earrings and my hair up in a ponytail.

What do you guys think?? This is a first major date I am feeling excited about after a terrible breakup a few months ago, and I am just unsure about if I know how to act/dress/do the dating game again at 33 years old lol :)

Hey ladies! Going on a first date to a upscale Italian restaurant and need opinions on this dress!
Hey ladies! Going on a first date to a upscale Italian restaurant and need opinions on this dress!
OP posts:
Yellowbirdcage · 26/07/2025 05:22

The photo hasn’t worked. Shame as I wanted to see the dresss!

ForeverHopeful3 · 26/07/2025 05:26

Yellowbirdcage · 26/07/2025 05:22

The photo hasn’t worked. Shame as I wanted to see the dresss!

I have a message on the post saying the images are under review! I guess we have to wait for a mod to approve them first :(

OP posts:
Laughlikeadrain · 26/07/2025 06:00

Lovely dress. Wear it!

where are you OP? I’m in London and first dates much more casual there.

but this is a dress you can dress up or dress down, so could wear it to anything with the right accessories

Mammyloveswine · 26/07/2025 06:46

I can’t see the dress

ForrinMummy · 26/07/2025 06:48

The links work on your other thread!
The dress is fab.

Maybe you should get the thread moved to Style and Beauty?

Cavello · 26/07/2025 06:50

Posting in anticipation of the dress. DH and I are coming down to London today on a date!

Eastofnowhere · 26/07/2025 08:09

Do you feel comfortable in it, or are you going to feel self conscious? I think you look fabulous and I'd definitely wear it if I was you, but you need to be able to focus on being your brilliant self and not being worried about what you're wearing.

Bbq1 · 26/07/2025 08:29

You look lovely, Op. Wear the dress.

helloquitty · 26/07/2025 08:29

You look great. I would chuck on an oversized denim jacket or a black bomber to keep it chic but fresh

Sparkletastic · 26/07/2025 09:41

it is lovely but possibly a little much for a first date

Cavello · 26/07/2025 10:44

Lovely dress and perfect for an upscale Italian restaurant, a pashmina would work really well! Have fun, let us know how the date goes!

Yellowbirdcage · 04/08/2025 19:37

It looks great. You should feel confident in that as you look gorgeous. Agree a more casual jacket would be good.

SunnyPrague · 04/08/2025 19:39

I personally think it’s a bit revealing/ suggestive for a first date.
For a first date I’d go for something just a bit more modest/ classy/ reserved.
I’d save this dress for when you’re in a relationship with him.

DeLaRuiz · 17/08/2025 14:45

How did the date go?! Did you wear the dress? You look lovely in it, in these pics.

pambeesleyhalpert · 17/08/2025 16:37

SunnyPrague · 04/08/2025 19:39

I personally think it’s a bit revealing/ suggestive for a first date.
For a first date I’d go for something just a bit more modest/ classy/ reserved.
I’d save this dress for when you’re in a relationship with him.

How on earth is it too revealing!? JC. You look great OP! Hope the date went well!

WeirdyBeardyMarrowBabyLady · 17/08/2025 16:41

you look great in it and I imagine it will make you feel really confident. It’s definitely not too revealing!

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