Evening dress help!

[TheTravellingLemon]

I am going to a party in a couple of weeks and urgently need help! I used to be a size 10, but since having DS, I'm now a 14. I'm not used to being this size, so I don't know what will suit me.

I'm about 5' 6" and am looking for a floor length dress and post breastfeeding boobs need a bra so no skimpy top halves!!

I don't want to wear a floral maxi dress - I'm looking for a proper evening dress, maybe navy but don't mind. Budget about £150

TIA

What sort of shape are you, what would you say are your problem areas and good bits?

I am curvy with a gigantic bum! It's hard to say about problems bit because I pretty much hate all of me at the moment .

Just been shopping with no luck unfortunately!

Where did you shop? I've been shopping for a prom dress for DD recently and there were lots of dresses there which I'm sure you'd look great in. The best one was a place better known for hiring out men's tuxedos and formal wear. Also bridal boutiques have a good selection.

I just popped into TK Maxx and Debenhams as I had a grumpy DS with me.

Maybe I could try a bridal wear shop, don't want to look like a bridesmaid though, or worse, a bride!!!

House of Fraser, ignore the website and see what your local branch has.

I'm a 16 and they had a choice of several.

Debenham's is worth a look, but it can be a bit teen bridesmaid/prom market.

A bridesmaids dress is only an evening dress, with a bow or a flower and demure pearls, rather than some diatomite trim and some sparkly jewellery.

Given all senior schools and many sixth forms have proms/balls and universities do too, I'm sure a bridal shop can manage either if there are ££ in it.

A little bump for the evening traffic. Links welcome!

Damsel In a dress blue but over budget

V flattering Biba dress

You could always bling the Biba dress upp with lots of Diamante

I like the biba one, but it raises the bra issue. I'm a DD cup, so can't go braless!

Biba dress is gorgeous.

This might be worth a look too. I have a smaller cup size (b pre mn sizing intervention thread, d post intervention) and I can never fill the front of a km dress.

www.karenmillen.com/jersey-draping-maxi-dress/dresses/karenmillen/fcp-product/103DR30601

this is a bit boring but you could bling it up..

Ha ha! I've never been brave enough to venture onto those intervention threads. I dread to think what they'd make of my ginormous bazookas!

Slightly over budget but very pretty?

m.coast-stores.com/michegan-maxi-dress/all-dresses/coast/fcp-product/288522

It's strapless but you could wear a strapless bra, or a bolero to cover straps?

Or this?
www.lunadress.co.uk/charming-v-neck-sheath-column-chiffon-summer-prom-party-dresses-g4492.html

OMG, how much photoshop has the photo of that Luna one been subjected to? There has never been a human being who is that shape.

Maybe that human Barbie nut job, but nobody I have ever met blue!

It's a worry! It would be more helpful to see what the dress looks like on a normal size woman - even if she was 5'10" and a soze ten!

If you zoom in on the pic, you can actually see on the left side where it has been meddled with!

Nobody is that shape! Certainly not me. Would be good if, when you select the size, it showed you what the dress would look like on a person of that size. But I guess if they did that, I'd never buy anything!

I like the Coast dress, would definitely have to try it with a strapless bra though.