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Dress for November wedding? (Guest, not bride)

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OPeaches · 30/10/2013 20:09

I want the impossible, I want a flattering, fitted
Dress that is forgiving over the mummytummy, has a wee bit of sleeve at least, and shows of my best feature, my legs. I also want it to less than £100. I'm 5ft 6 and a size 12 with biggish boobs. I dress for the age I like to think I look, which is late 20s.

Sooooo style and beauty geniuses. . . help?!

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Clargo55 · 30/10/2013 20:14

I am no help (sorry), but was about to ask the same thing. So will be watching with interest. Have BIL's wedding to attend in December.

tethersend · 30/10/2013 20:16

How about something like this?

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OPeaches · 30/10/2013 20:21

That's a nice dress tethers, but not for me. I missed out in my OP that I am Goblet shape - wide shoulders, which along with my boobs means anything that hangs loosely makes me look hugely fat. I need fitted yet forgiving!

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RudolphLovesoftplay · 30/10/2013 20:25

OP, you could be me!! This is exactly the thread I was just about to start when it popped up in active convo's Grin

tethersend · 30/10/2013 20:27

Fitted, ok- will look.

Is something like this too long?

Oblomov · 30/10/2013 20:30

I love that portals dress. I don't have the figure for it, but I love it.

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OPeaches · 30/10/2013 20:32

Rudolph, in that case you need this lipsy dress. It looks better on me than on the model, and that's not something I could say easily! (I usually feel like I look like a tractor in ribbons in a dress) If I hadn't worn it to the last two weddings I went to I'd be wearing it again. Next stock it online if you have an account.

Dress for November wedding? (Guest, not bride)
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OPeaches · 30/10/2013 20:36

Not keen on the bumfles of fabric at the top of the Mary portas one, but love the stomach-hiding bumfles.

I am too hard to please.

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OPeaches · 30/10/2013 20:40

If you do buy lipsy Rudolph, size up, it's small made.

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tethersend · 30/10/2013 20:42

This?

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OPeaches · 30/10/2013 21:34

Is this hideous? I like the cut but I've never worn animal print. It looks quite subtle though?

Thank you all for your suggestions, but nothing is jumping out at me. I'm horribly fussy :(

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tethersend · 30/10/2013 21:36

I like that, but I wouldn't wear it for a wedding.

If you're happy with that length, I will have another look.

PrimalLass · 30/10/2013 21:37

No I like it but at 5'6 it looks more like a long top than a dress.

tethersend · 30/10/2013 21:42

This would be lovely dressed up with heels and clutch.

ALittleBitOfHalloweenMagic · 30/10/2013 21:46

November weddings are so hard !! I have one in 3 weeks and I have no idea what to wear .

tethersend · 30/10/2013 21:47

This also nice.

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OPeaches · 30/10/2013 22:01

I like that second mango one, although it would need a lot of accesorising, and that would be a whole other pile of angst! It'd be nice for work too.

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tethersend · 30/10/2013 22:30

I'd wear a hat with that one for a wedding.

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OPeaches · 02/11/2013 18:09

I've gone for this. Thank you to everyone for your suggestions.

Rudolph, have you found anything?

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