Do I need to be skinny to wear this for a wedding?

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Is it boring? It's cheap but will it flatter a big bust? www.zara.com/uk/en/woman/dresses/flared-short-sleeved-dress-c269185p2032569.html

I'm a size 8-10 and take 34 bra. It happens!

It does minkah, an awful lot, is almost invariably a result of bad fitting at M&S. Under bust measurement = band size (and has for years) at an 8-10 I'd be amazed if you actually measure 34.

I have this one - may be your colour?
It's Pepperberry, but v flattering and silk and not expensive.
I've also got it in black
I'm a size 14 34G boobage after a bra interventions, previously 36DD

Then I love being unconventional

And wearing a bra that supports my boobs under the band rather than all the weight being on my shoulders

What's your budget?

how about something like this?

Not pink but lovely

2nd one looks like a man (or indeed woman) with blue paint on his (her) hands has tried to grab norks from behind and missed.

Sorry, Tethers!

First one is good.

I can't look at it without thinking that now!

Also this could be good.

I not bothered about the colour I just can't do pastels

Sorry, was confused by the pale pink Boden dress

any good?

Love the ASOS dress

The boden link would only show the pale pink colour

What should I wear with the green ASOS dress?

Depends...what's your colouring?

Tethersend, your first post beautifully sums up the big boob dilema I've been trying to articulate for some time !

Agree that the first dress is a NO for big boobs.

Your head will look like it's been abandoned to die in the pitiless boob tundra wastes.

I also have boobage and find that wrap dresses really don't suit - sorry!

Like the Furstenberg one and the Reiss Garbo one.

God Cromer, I'd die of boredom if I thought I had to wear a v neck every day. Some days I want to cover up. SOME days, I even wear a polo neck

< faints > at thought of tethers norks in a polo neck

I think the colour is gorgeous but it could look matronly with that neckline. A huge statement necklace could work wonders though and they are quite fashionable at the moment.

A few people on this thread need to pop into bravissimo I used to wear a 34dd, U am actually a 30f and the difference wearing the correct size bra makes is amazing!

I think the trouble might be not only chest size but overall scale. The model is young with a bird-like frame. I have similar-scale friends who (unintentionally, of course) make me feel like a flipping giant. So did one of my best friends at school. I'm tall and hourglass and have had bigger bones than the lassie in that photo since I was about 12 years old. Even if I were skinny, I'd look like I'd dressed up in 'little girl' clothes if I wore that frock. Tis a nice colour, however, and I like the pleats.

So to answer your question, if you're (say) 5 ft 2 in and slightly built, you could be quite curvy and get away with it.

That reiss one would not flatter me at all. I aintca size 8

Because the bra intervention rules don't work for everyone. I've tried it and I just end up buying extenders to make the stupid things comfortable. To get the tiny bands they suggest to fit I'd need F Cups at least. The cups aren't even 1/2 filled and I can't wear most of my tops because the cups stick out the top.

Anyway OP I like the first dress, the Boden ones are frummy and totally over priced.

ElephantsNeverForgive cups being only 1/2 filled and too high for tops suggest a style issue do rather than size. Did you try half cup and balconette styles?

Wrap dressss make big tits look huger. Like two torpedoes split by a line. It's like wearing a cross over bag

Balconette styles have rigid cups, much as I like them, I'm left with room to stick a iPad mini as well as my phone in them.

I only wear Balconettes and none of them have rigid cups. You can buy all styles with moulded (rigid) cups but they are tricky to get a good fit with. Have you tried any of the Freya or Bravissimo half cups? What about the Cleo unpadded styles (Marcie, Bella etc.)?

No, infact I think you'd need to carry a bit of weight for the dress to look good. To be honest the dress just hangs on the model.
It's a lovely dress.