Please help me find a particular dress for my niece...

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My sister needs a dress for her dd for a wedding...she wants a white or pale blue or pink dress...cotton...empire line with shorter sleeves for age 11-12...all we cana find is heavy satin etc....she wants a floaty one if poss...she loves swiss dot type fabric....any help please geniuses of MN?

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Beautiful and very like what you describe

They are stunning but none are Empire line sadly... Thanks for trying though!

My 12 year old niece would go postal if she was expected to wear one of those ...

This sort of thing? Sold out in XS though

Herman she's 8 but much bigger than her peers.

Monsoon dress but not cotton

www.notonthehighstreet.com/tulipnettle/product/princess-party-dress

Ah...we love the Tulip and Nettle stuff UML thank you but they're too narrow on the chest.

What is your budget?

Here is a very pricey (but not cotton) dress from harrods, which is quite elegant:

www.harrods.com/product/harrods/lace-dress-4-12-years/000000000002614544?cat1=children&cat2=girls-flower-girl

It may even be worth getting one made by a seamstress.

Try tkmaxx, they have some nice things in there, a bit hit and miss sometimes though.

Lovely but I think the collar is too young really...I was looking for a seamstress UML and think that may be the way to go...but HOW ridiculouus is it when you can't find a cotton, classic dress for a child in age 11 to 12? Only Tulip and Nettle do one!

Is she in women's sizes yet?

Yes, I found it very strange too... would expect monsoon or laura ashley to have some at least...

no sleeves but chunky straps

blue stripe corsage dress

Thanks Gnocch but that blue dress is the wrong shape...empire line is when the waist begins VERY high up...and the fabric needs to be floaty...and no, she's in age 11 to 12...she's not developed or anything, just tall and broad...she's as biig as the junior girls...gorgeous...but needs to be dressed appropriately for her body shape and empire line suits her beautifully.

www.lightinthebox.com/a-line-knee-length-empire-waist-flower-girl-dress-more-colors_p266469.html

maybe with a capelet to cover tops of arms?

that is so pretty heman but I should have been clearer...I meant a sort of Jayne Eyre dress..NO fullness at all..very a line and full length...with much less fabric in it.

not officially empire line but the lace makes it look that way

not fitting your criteria but it's worth having a look on etsy or contacting a seller to get one made

gnocchi's is gorgeous!

And I do think an 11/12 year old would be happier in it than some of the more 'traditional' dresses. Plus it could be worn again.

what about this one?

There is a site called just dresses, I would link but iPad is rubbish!

gnocchi -she's only 8yrs old

I love gorgeous?