Need a dress for a millionaire work do - on a shoestring budget - help me!

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Would really appreciate any pointers. I have a work client do, drinks and dinner at a house of a very wealthy family. I live most of the time in jeans and warm clothes out in the middle of countryside.

So it needs to take me through drinks and dinner and look professional. And needs to be under £100 - £150 at an absolute pinch but I'd need to then be able to wear it to every evening do for the next ten years.

I'm size 10-12, 5ft 7, fair colouring. I'm happy with most of me apart from my tummy and upper arms - so would love something with bracelet sleeves/three quarter length sleeves. Has to be fairly respectable in terms of length and cleavage.

And as I'll be surrounded by women in extremely expensive designer clothes it needs to look more expensive than it is! So really a bit complicated. Please help me - we don't live near any shops so I need to find something online and need to start ordering now as it's in 3 weeks time so i have time to send stuff back if it doesn't fit..

Thank you!

Oh wow, might have to keep looking at all these links this evening! Thanks so much to everyone who has helped, I really appreciate it - some definite contenders. Started looking at outlet and have fallen in love with a Chloe dress about £400 over budget - will have to restrain myself!

outnet even, not outlet. need more caffeine.

What about designers att Debenahams? Gold range (designer) at TK Maxx. You could go to att professional dress maker and try and see if they could knock you up a frock for your budget. High end charity shops in your area or even dress hire shops if you have any near you. Good luck

TK Maxx has some beautiful tailored Calvin Klein dresses. V plain but just stunning. My sister got a grey one for her graduation and looked effortlessly glamorous.

Sorry for any repeats, not checked all links:

Malene Birger

Vivienne Westwood

Max Mara

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