Me and em cap sleeve ruched dress

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Got one in the sale - grey - how do you wear yours and for what?

Just need to be sure it's going to be worn enough in case it's a mistake in grey ( and hence why in sale!)

I have it in navy. I wore it out to dinner at the weekend and wear it by day with flat sandals. It is quite a versatile dress. You could wear it to work with a blazer or cardigan. You can't go wrong, really.

Does it not look a bit odd with a cardigan? Even a blazer? With all that ruching I couldn't think what would look good over it. I have also looked at this dress about a million a few times and keep wondering what to wear over it. V tempting in the sale. Do they never make it with a bit of a sleeve? Even in winter?

Vhat is this dress of which you speak. I love a bit of ruching

Thanks for replies - I think navy would be probably easier but the grey is a nice soft colour and of course the sale price was what swayed me.
It looks good with my snakeskin shoes...

GOLD see link- I learned of it on style and beauty boards and have been coveting but couldn't justify full price!

www.meandem.com/sale/summer-sale/cap-sleeve-ruched-dress/products_id/1066/cPath/522_525_660

That is beautiful. I couldn't do it in the daytime though but I am a slob

You could dye it navy.

I tried it on but am only 5ft and was too much material for me.

Too dressy for ordinary daytime I think

Work, or night out

With flat sandals it's very casual as it's jersey. I wear it to the playground.

Decameron - if its not too nosy what size are you? I feel it might look less trussed up on someone younger and slimmer than me - I am a bit worried the ruching might be bulking me up and be exaggerating because I am pear shaped
For me it feels like the ruching is quite obvious and makes it look smarter.
Quite like the idea of dying it - no idea how effective that would be.

I'm size 12. I think Hopefully on the W&A thread dyed her dress successfully. I like it in the grey though.

I'm pear shaped and size 12. I think the point of the ruching is it hides the lumps and bumps. I haven't been brave enough to wear it yet really it's been too hot. I might break it out for autumn.

I've never come across this brand before. The clothes are beautiful. What's the sizing like? A pear shaped 14 - a 14 or a 16 or a 12? I'm 35-29-42

I'm normally between sizings in clothes (10-12), and went for the medium (12) which fits well.

I also got the grey in the sale, but it looked dreadful on me (5 3" size 8). I think there was too much ruching. I have a similar Anglomania dress which looks a whole lot better - skims rather than clings - so I sent this one back. If it had looked good I would have worn with heeled boots (knee and ankle) in winter, and low wedges in summer. I can't do flats - too short!

Right tried it on again earlier - am going to keep it as for the price I do feel it's a good buy - if I lose weight I will feel more confident in everything - and am making slow progress on that.
Agree hotness autumn may be better.
If the colour proves limiting I reckon I will try dying it.
Currently think I can wear it to work / work lunches and maybe smart days out if I ever have any while I am in toddler mode!

chubfuddler I don't know my measurements but I am currently a 12 top and a big 14 bottom - I got medium and fits well - you can pull it down longer to lessen the padding effect of the ruching.

Well I seem to have accidentally tripped over my credit card and ordered it in grey. Also the martini dress in that fawn sort of colour - they only had that in 12-14 so may well be too small but I do need to list at least another stone so it may spur me on.

And am both hurrah and oh crap that I have found this lovely lovely brand.

God, I love this dress. I have it in two colours - navy and the light olive, which I dyed a much darker olive. It is insanely flattering on me [modest]

Hope you like it chubfuddler you can hold me personally responsible for your 'accident' this board has prompted me to buy so many things - but I have to say most of them have been very successful.
I liked the martini dress too - it is a lovely website.

Thanks for another vote of confidence Hopefully - and good to know you are the successful dyer decameron mentioned.

And now I've gone crazy on the great plains sale site too. Whoops.

Don't tempt me!

I've ordered the Amy lace dress, Cora knit dress and copacabana maxi skirt.

Yes, well, the flipping ruched dress is now sold out. Fanks for that, mumsnet.
After agonising considering my decision carefully for the past while, I decided to go for it and buy it, esp given the dyeing success, and the sale price. So I went online, credit card at the ready. SOLD OUT, in cheeky capital letters popped up, capital letters like it was mocking my indecision.

That'll learn me to hesitate.

lurking I hate that!

chubfuddler am now on great plains!!

I love great plains built can only afford in the sale. Actually I can only afford most of the stuff on style and beauty in the sale! Did you buy anything?

I resisted buying anything ( for once) ! Starting to think about autumn winter wish list now