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Dress for someone with huge norks and no waist?

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JennySense · 01/06/2013 22:41

Help!

I'm still looking for some smart dresses.
I'm thinking a-line, empire line or wrap in strong colours not prints, and size 18 to fit my norks and everything else at the moment

I'm finding that I'm looking awful in most of the current fitted styles - I've got 5 at home to return - only a Lands End wrap front fitted ok - and that has long sleeves :(

Starting to despair :(

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thebestpossibletaste · 02/06/2013 01:23

Watching with interest. I'd love done smart dressed for work, but seem to look like a sausage in them. I have no waist, chest 34FF and am size 14. Nothing seems very flattering.

Op, do you have link for the Lands End dress?

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Sonotkylie · 02/06/2013 08:07

I have that first Boden dress (well 2 of them actually) and I love it (when it is warm enough ...)
I am 30G and have a long waist so usually can't wear dresses as the 'waist' is in completely the wrong place, but these work for me. I know they didn't work for other well endowed ladies but its worth a try. Boden often have free returns and postage offers. Have you tried also thin wrap cardigans or tie ones to give an illusion of waist without too much added weight? Or a lighter/ brighter cardi over a dark dress?

Having said all this, I have completely given up on dresses since these and now do skirts and tops as loose dresses just hang off the boobs like sacks and fitted ones don't 'fit'. So I feel your pain!

orangeandemons · 02/06/2013 08:18

Try Pepperberry. They do dresses for large of nork

JennySense · 02/06/2013 10:17

www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Lands%27+End+Women%60s+crepe+jersey+wrap+dress/D369916,default,pd.html
This is the one - it's saved by the empire line I think

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JennySense · 02/06/2013 10:52

Thanks for the suggestions I had been looking at Boden but had missed those.

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thebestpossibletaste · 02/06/2013 10:58

Thanks for the link. It's a nice cut but too dark for me. Not sure about the Boden ones.

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