I shall go to the ball...help me traceybath et al!!

[JustBeachy]

Help!

I am 32, 5ft 8, size 12, 34DD with a decent waist but a bit of a mum tum and bum!

I need an evening dress for a charity black tie Christmas dinner/dance and I NEVER get to go to anything like this so I literally want to look like cinderella for the night!

Has anyone got any suggestions for dresses? I suppose my best features would be cleavage and waist so no high necks or sacklike shifts. If short skirted I would only go to just above the knee unless opaque tights were possible. I have to be able to wear a bra. I look washed out in nudes but like colour/sparkle/embellished things. Would prefer not to go with black unless it has something extra iyswim? I have an aversion to one shouldered things but am willing to try to overcome it if something is really lovely.

Budget up to £200 (must be resellable after though!!)

Help me!! I spend my life drooling over beautiful eveningwear but now I need to buy something I don't know what I want!!!

not sure about these dresses ladies

honestly i think you might receive the tail end of a gale of sniggering

karen millen too short?

i quite like this not sure about your norks from wallis

Oh I like that Wallis one rannaldini not for the party but worth a try on for general family christmas stuff...thanks

another wallis

nice but boring?

if you must with the 50's thing

rannaldini is right.
acksherlly i have lots of invites

I think the vivien stuff is your cup of tea or not.

Its not for me but I know quite a few people on here love it.

This is also a black tie occasion so people will be dressing up won't they

My husband would have nightmares about those shoes as would I. Sorry.

Not keen on vivien either... Bit too much heartbeat/ fancy dress esque for me.

LOL it is a black tie event, it's not cocktails.

Vivien is purely a matter of personal taste. Personally I wear LBDs and heels during the day so would feel a bit underdressed/wallflowerish in one for a big night out. Bit like the beige, minimalist house decor thing, so not me.