Up for a challenge?! Cocktail dress for a 5ft tall 40smthg sultry winter dramatic gamine!

[Houseofmaidens]

Size 8. Runners calves but decent neat hourglass shape and good boobs (well, its all relative)! Budget pretty healthy.
I traipsed round town today and came back empty handed and desperate. Actually tearful in the JL changing room. Pathetically. Can you help?!

I think it also depends what you would normally wear and how old you are. Are you firm enough for something unlined or do you really need something that covers minor wobbles?

leopard

one shoulder

Haha! Low 40s! If i breath in and dont eat then I can do close skimming but a lining and more structured fabric definately better! I wouldn't do drapey jersey for example.

Also, how much do you actually need something in a petite range?

One shoulder shape is good (will have to sort the spotty back though..bacne at my age! Grumble). Need black, cobalt, fuschia though ideally.
Tethers, do you actually know the entirety of the active fashion stock! You are quite amazing! Thank you
So hers a quedtion...How "bad" do legs have to be before they ruin a dress? And can I do black opaques in April?

Just looked at House of Fraser and it's all so horrible.

This is cute for someone petite, though - would emphasise good waste and cover back
www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Coast+Lori+Lee+Short+Dress/216352328,default,pd.html

I'm not a dress wearer - don't even own a skirt, but I'd only wear black opaque tights with a similarly dark dress, for this sort of thing.

No I am not a dress wearer! But that one is lovely! Great color. Worried its just a bit young though? [gimmer]

I think you can wear it!

Ooh, you're nearly me except I'm 30 and 5'4. Let me have a look!

Karen millen is good for me - how about...

Leopard?

Fuschia?

Green?

Blue?

Magenta?

Black? I tried this one and it was FAB

By nearly me I meant I'm a size 8 sultry winter DG!

Made me laugh....I have tried on two of those already..close but no cigar! We are definately in the same zone! What size are we in Reiss, Amber? I was an 8 in coast.

That Reiss dress I tried an 8 and it was a good fit. Also an 8 in coast.

I also get a lot of my dresses from Helmut Lang - this one is next on my list. They are simple admittedly, but the cuts tend to be fantastic for me and with the right accessories they can look really glam.