Dress for 16yo girl - ds2 wants to buy his gf one - HELP!

[fortyplus]

Right ladies - I have 2 boys so I'm hopeless! Ds2 very sweetly wants to buy gf a dress and has asked my advice. She's 5'3" and has a nice normal curvy figure - not skinny. He only has about £25 to spend. Any ideas? Thanks

Oh what a sweetie!

Maybe worth looking in New Look?

Any particular occasion?

Is it a day dress?
A going out dress?
What is her style?

[[http://www.newlook.com/shop/womens/dresses/floral-tea-dress_214459349 cute tea dress]
To be worn with thick tights and biker boots!

ummm....might it be better for her to choose it?

what if he offers to treat her and takes her out, after telling her the budget?

it could all go so badly wrong if he gets the size wrong, don't you think?

darn try again

That's really sweet.

I think dresses are quite a personal thing, though. I think he should give her the money/a voucher and go shopping with her. Without getting bored.

Warning; she will probably decide to marry him.

Well you've obviously done a great job raising him, what a lovely boy I was going to suggest New Look too. I hope she appreciates him!

Gosh - thanks, ladies! He knows she's a 10 as she's already bought her prom dress. This one would be for parties at friends' houses or going out for a meal or something like that.

He likes the New Look one.

She's quite feminine but also a tom boy if that makes sense? Sporty, arty, musical and good fun. I think she's great.

I went round to collect him the other evening and she was lounging about wearing a cow suit from Primark!

Ps he baked some cakes yesterday to take to school for her and his friends - chocolate brownie cup cakes - but he did let me have one first!

He's quite the new man

BelligerentGhoul - she does sometimes wear a dreass with DMs

Joe Browns? Lipsy?

Thanks I'll suggest those to him too

fortyplus I hope my ds turns out like yours - what a catch!

awwww how lovely, when i was 16 my boyfriend gave me a bottle of lambrini! yuck! haha! yeah new look is his best bet for the price range, and you cant go wrong with new look!

i think they sound like a lovely couple!

Awww thank you for the lovely comments, everyone! He's such a sweetie if I say so myself! He does have his moments but if he strops off and stomps upstairs slamming doors and muttering then you can bet that half an hour later he'll be back down to give me a hug and say sorry for being horrid. I always tell him he's not half as horrid as I was at his age!

Update - I saw this in Dorothy Perkins which I thought gf would like and he says it's perfect!

That's fab! I bet she'll love it.