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HazleNutt · 19/02/2012 16:19

Help - I love to wear dresses for work but it's so hard to find anything appropriate. My office dress code is business casual and this year I also have to spend a lot of time at our headquarters where the dress code is business (suits and ties etc). I want something that would be appropriate without a jacket or blazer or without wearing an extra layer underneath.

And here is my first problem - most dresses are sleeveless. I need sleeves. I have the LK Bennett Davina for example, which is a great dress, but the sleeves are just too short.

I'm also 32FF. This rules out many dresses, most because I can't squeeze my top part in. or if I can, the cut is either unflatteringly high or too low with my cleavage on display, which is again not appropriate. (ps don't recommend Pepperberry, have tried, all too low cut and also too short)

Any ideas? Budget-wise I can be quite flexible.

OliviaMumsnet · 19/02/2012 16:52

Also if you are big of nork you may find that some school run type jersey dresses (more casual than LK Bennett/Hobbs style) would fit round the bust and still work in a business environment if you smarten them up with fab shoes.

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