Shopping disaster

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Please help oh wise ones...

In true form I have left it until the last minute to find a dress for a restaurant lunch with the dreaded 'smart casual ' dress code.

I went shopping today and found absolutely nothing. Will try Boden tomorrow but am I not hopeful.

What do I wear?? I am 5'8 size 12-14 depending on cut, big of hip & boob but flattish of stomach. Am fairly fussy about quality of material & prefer casual to smart.

www.tkmaxx.com/dresses/sleeveless-brown-silk-dress/invt/30288363

www.tkmaxx.com/womens-summer-and-day-dresses/belted-polka-dot-dress/invt/30263620

www.tkmaxx.com/womens-summer-and-day-dresses/womens-printed-dress/invt/30155856

www.tkmaxx.com/womens-summer-and-day-dresses/ladies-shirt-dress/invt/30288966

budget?

www.tkmaxx.com/dresses/black-dress/invt/30286324

www.tkmaxx.com/dresses/black-occasion-dress/invt/30104110

this?

www.tkmaxx.com/womens-summer-and-day-dresses/black-jersey-dress/invt/30286059

Lovely print but do you want more structure?

Love this

To dress up a bit with accessories

Lovely in navy

Pretty and simple

Oh, you have large norks. Sorry. Love this and it's a better shape for you

Gorgeous

Love the pattern on that woodland one. Sory to hijack thread but was anyone watching lewis last night and knows where the woodland looking blouse was that a woman was wearing?(she was hen in 4 weddings and a funeral)

r*

Wow! Thank you will start checking the links - budget upto £150 I suppose, but only if it is a dress I love and will get lots of wear out of it

Remus like the 3rd & 4th Cos items - although prefer the green.
allthingspretty liked the polka dot.

Can't be too short as have dodgy knees, don't want to look 'mumsy' not 'muttony'

Hate dress codes - they make me twitchy ( there are a lot of y's is this post, sorry)

Should I just hit the town again and avoid Boden?

What sort of shapes do you particularly like/suit and what shops are available to you?

Tried several times to answer that Remus, but failed.

I feel like a man in drag when I put the wrong dress on - or like a little girl dressing up.

Suppose I need straight, but not shapeless. Some sort of sleeve.

I want a dress that I feel good in, looks fairly up to date & not frumpy, that looks suitable for fairly posh restaurant but still wearable for other occasions.

I am after the Holy Grail of dresses.

[whispers] Me&Em.

Don't like this, but this sort of style looks ok on me

Pardon?

Check out phase8 sale.

Lots of dresses this shape.

Oohh!
Love this

Sorry this

carrie74 I love that site - I have at least 4 dresses now that I want to order thank you!