Hobbs Twitchill dress - yay or nay?

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I'm looking for a formal dress for a night at the opera and a wedding, so I found this one:
www.hobbs.co.uk/product/display?productID=0114-5411-3819L00&productvarid=0114-5411-3819L00-DK%20PASTEL%20BLUE-16&refpage=promotions/sale-highlights

What do you think - elegant or mumsy? I'm 36, size 10 and don't want to look like the mother of the bride yet :-)

Thanks for the feedback ladies! Will look for another nice dress under 100 GBP - ideas welcome!

what about this one
www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Eliza+J+Cap+sleeve+lace+dress/190492002,default,pd.html?cm_mmc=Criteo--Women--Dresses--Cap+sleeve+lace+dress&$ja=tsid%3a45091%7ccid%3a11371.583275

Toast dresses can be nice, expensive but there is always ebay

like this

I don't think that Toast one is an opera dress - and the House of Fraser one is way 'mumsier' than the first. It looks horrid fabric and the length is neither one thing or the other.

No it depends on your style, but it's just an example of things that come up.

I bought this dress. Amazing colour, super comfortable and flattering. Would work well at the opera. I wore it to Ascot and dressed it up with hat and snakeskin bag and shoes. In the sale now.

m.hobbs.co.uk/product-detail?productid=0114-9074-1185L00&productvarid=0114-9074-1185L00-RAIN BLUE-14&refpage=nw3&view=2&searchpage=1&pagesize=150

I think it could be very breakfast at Tiffany's if styled right.

I think it's formal enough for the opera. Deep ds where you're going though.
Where are you going?
Fine for ENO and Covent Garden, but not for Glynebourne.