Can you recommend an LBD and the best opaque tights?

[CeliaChristmasFete]

I'm looking for a dress for dh's works do. He's the boss, so I have to take off my tracksuit look the part. Can you help?
I like the sort of dresses Claudia Winkelman wears - long sleeves, chiffon, embellished etc. with opaques and heels.
I have a pair of opaques, but they're a bit sheer in places so I'm looking for a quality pair.
Budget is not fabulous, around £50 would be amazing!
I'm 5'6, dark hair, pale skin, size 10-12.
Can anyone help?

I like this but it's not in my size. Grr.

Thanks, insert, the New Look dresses are a bit tight and short for an old biddy like me (41 ). Thanks though.

Monsoon Fusion?

25% off code on Monsoon homepage

10-12 but my stomach sticks out, so I'd avoid clinging fabrics and anything too tight all over. Also anything too short!

Thanks, I've had a look at Phase Eight, but there's nothing dressy enough within budget.

John Lewis do great tights

Is this shop.mango.com/GB1/p/mango/clothing/dresses/sheer-sleeves-dress/?id=53441659_02 any good?

asos?

Cream would look great with black opaques and shoes

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JL tights awful IME- M&S very good.

I love those choices, thanks! I had a search on the Oasis site and found this. Thoughts? Not sure if it's too young for me?

Hilarious.

I was going to link to that one, but didn't think you'd want lace

Celia, I had you down as blonde and 5ft funny how you get a pic in your mind of someone.

slightly over budget

Like the second one Tethers has linked to... Hang on I am sure I have a order between 9-5 today code which will deliver tomorrow and free delivery..

No code, just select next day delivery at checkout. Valid between 9 and 5 today.

I love the chiffon sleeved one with the Peter Pan collar, what a fab price! Just looked again at the lace one and didn't like it as much so I'm going for This one Thanks everyone! Next dilemma - Does Oasis come up big or small? I don't know if I should order the 10 or the 12?

How lovely is that dress! At that price, you could order two sizes to try and then send one back.

Grrrr! Got to the checkout and it's flipping sold out . Back to the drawing board...

Bellavita, sorry I missed your post - A 5 foot blonde? Ha! Sooooooo not me. But you're right, I've got a mental image of people in my head that I'm sure is completely wrong.

Oh no Celia, do you have a store near you? Perhaps you could ring them?

M&S Autograph opaques are brilliant. M&S also do 100 denier sucker-inner ones which are the bee's knees.

Nope, no store near me. They have some on ebay but not my size. Rats. The search is back on!