Please help my mum feel attractive!!!

[farrowandballs]

My mum (60) is going to L'Enclume for a slap up dinner and is having a complete breakdown over what to wear. She's 60 years old, a size 16, 5'6'', great boobs, curvy, very very beautiful face and hair in a bob. She likes Boden, Jigsaw etc. She needs a dress she feels glamorous in but that can accommodate (and hide) a belly growing through a 7 course taster menu and masses of wine.
Mumsnet S&B experts PLEASE HELP HER!!!

navy
jade
purple
Any of those? Does she have a pattern/plain colour preference? What's the budget?

Thanks FauxFox. I think the purple Windsmoor is most up her street - she tends towards v necks rather than high necks - she has 32J boobs so hi necks don't love her. My only worry is that I can't see her going for polyester...

Budget wise I reckon she'd go up to £150 for the right dress.

She's not afraid of patterns, in fact she loves them, and she's had her colours done and she's a summer, so colour wise you're spot on with your choices.

Any more for anymore?

This one is lovely too purple

www.coast-stores.com/JULES-LEOPARD-PRINT-DRESS/Dresses/coast/fcp-product/2334352915

My mum is 58 and has just bought this dress, it's fab on-any good?

And you sound like a lovely daughter by the way!!

Your mum and I are a similar size and build. I always find loads I love in Hobbs. Here's a sample:
Olivia dresss
Gershwin dress
My personal favourite

Wow thank you all so much! will forward these links to my mum, see what she thinks - thank you all!

could she get an appointment tab John Lewis with a personal shopper maybe? They'll give her style ideas to suit her shape and height.