fecking NORA maxi sundresses

[lumbago]

ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH of your horrible elasticated floral shitbags.
i hate these things

Strapless ones invariably look cheap

One needs one that allows bra straps

Yup. 5'9 and size 10

But you know a lot of women hate their legs because of veins but they have lovely slim bodies and legs so maxis do look fab on them.

I just don't get this hatred of any item of clothing.

love The flowery ruchey strapless halter cheapy primark ones with big jazzy print are a different ball game. You HAVE to be skinny

Loads of people round here wear those strapless maxis (with the ruched bust) with a bra underneath, so you can see the straps. Who told them that was permissable.

I don't hate the items themselves, but they really don't suit a lot of people, including me. Too short and tubby. But I see an awful lot of shorter and tubbier people wearing them anyway. Those strapless ones with ruched elastic that should really only ever be worn on the beach. Shudder.

I tried a jersey stripey one on last year just to see.

It looked all right but when I walked it was really restrictive, I may as well have worn a hobble skirt from circa 1910.

Thing is if I was the 5ft10 18 year old size 6 - like hell would I wear a maxi - I'd be in denim cut-offs and a string bikini.

You need splits GOML - my barganous DP one had side splits so I can do my very best Angelina

I remember my gran buying me a dress from C&A when I was about 8 with that ruched/smocky elastic bodice. It made me cry. I would feel the same about wearing that kind of thing now.

I have seen some women wear them, with the right shoes & accessories and look bloody fantastic.

I have also seen pensioners on the high street wearing maxi dresses with their M & S cardigans over the top and pulling shopping trolleys. That's not such a good look in my opinion.

Oh yes side splits so I can stand there arms and legs akimbo. That might change my mind.

I saw more of a lady on friday than I cared to, when she stood on her dress and pulled it down.

It's the sundresses that are the problem, especially the cheap ones with the strings in the centre of the chest that tie around the neck. I haven't seen one person wearing one that looks good, not one.

I think that actually the high street doesn't do that many styles of summer dresses really. Many are just too formal - what we all need is the perfect school run dress

Or GOML - splits mean its a dress you can walk rather than hobble in.

poor DH still hasn't recovered

I hate badly fitted vest tops as well, some women seem to be in love with their boobs, and want to share them with everyone else.

Ah.... Clockhouse at C&A - that's where I got my first maxi skirt from back in the '70s.

Now that WAS floral shite!

the nation will soon bore of them, the same way they bored of gypsy skirts and those leather disc belts

What about palazzo pants? I agree that there are some proper shockers out there in terms of strapless maxis...bright red shoulders all plump and emerging from the smocked bit at the top...yak.

I have palazzo pants so they're ok

I look lovely in mine my head

Oh yes MrsCB - I know, I just have pleasing mental images of me doing an Angelina pose. My previous post looked like I was being a sarcastic ratbag, wasn't meant.

I'm short and have never been skinny so never had them before as they're so unforgiving.

But now I'm pregnant I love them! Cool comfy and make your belly look big