Another Dress Thread!!!

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I think I may have finally found the dress I want, but it is a lot bit more £££'s than I was planning, so wanted to put it to the MN S&B gurus before I click buy now.

It is here

What I would like to know is:- what is the quality of Coast like, how do their sizes come up, and is the style nice or no? What do you think of the lurex panel? I plan to wear it over Xmas and New Year - parties and Christmas Day.

Any advice gratefully received, but if it is a resounding no, then please find me an alternative

I love all of coasts clothing. Unfortunately, I put on 4 stone since having children and can no longer fit into their wonderful clothes.

The quality, in my experience, is very good. Their sizes are accurate. I've never needed a size up or down from my normal size.

It's a great dress and you should get years of use from it! Sexy!

www.coast-stores.com/olivia-sleeved-jersey-dress//coast/fcp-product/2224794280

This one is nice too. (It shows up better if you look at the red or blue dress)

Thanks, Toofat, the Olivia is lovely too, but I think I still prefer my one.

I wonder if anyone already has it? I'm wondering what the gold lurex panel looks like in the flesh.

Honestly I'm not a fan of one boob sparkly other one plain.

I would go for a nice black jersey dress and accessorise -- you would get a lot more use out of a non-lurex panelled dress.

Updating for the benefit of anyone else still looking for a dress. I went ahead and ordered the dress, but was very disappointed. Firstly, it was too small . But I also thought it didn't lie right, and wouldn't have done even in a size up, and the material was alot flimsier than I anticipated. It also had a zip down the side which was too heavy for the fabric, and made a strange wavy shape on one hip - not a good look!

So, I sent it back, using the Collect + servive. Here I was impressed! I dropped the box off Wednesday morning, and first thing on Friday morning ie when I checked my phone at 6.30am, there was an e-mail from Coast to say my return had been processed and I had been refunded, and another from Paypal confirming. I thought that was very quick!!!

Today I had some time sans toddler, so I went in to town and tried on loads of dresses. Monsoon, House of Fraser, M&S, - experience with Per Una dress here.

In the end I purchased this dress and am delighted. It is very flattering on, though maybe a little long on me, as I am a short-arse - it come to below the knee on me!! But it is very forgiving to all my lumpy bits, which many of the dresses I tried on today were definitely not - so can definitely recommend!

But having tried on so many dresses today, I think I got the right one in the end!