is THIS the School run dress?

[ElizabethHoover]

for vintage mumsnetters ONLY who understand the raison d'etre of a school run dress.

is this it?
www.next.co.uk/g30104s4
( or too short? would have to try, model presumably amazonian)

Noddy - like the shape of those a lot. I want plain tan and ideally with a bit of squidginess in the sole, but still looking flat if that makes sense. They don't exist, sadly.

I like the Esprit one, but the website is a bit rubbish and doesn't tell you the fabric composition? I'm a fan of drop waist, I'm a bit pear shaped and I think it looks youthful and relaxed, I don't like waisted dresses as it emphasises my bum.

I have a Dorothy Perkins drop waist cap sleeve denim one I copied from Belinda's blog last summer, it's ace, can't wait to crack it out again. I went for petite so it's nicely bum skimming. I have a navy jersey dress from Primark in exactly the same shape that always gets loads of compliments.

I lusted after this Current Elliott one last summer too but sold out everywhere (and £££ even when it went on Outnet)

Ballroom I love the Esprit one too, if you hover over 'more info' it shows 100% cotton... I reckon it's a winner!

www.jonesbootmaker.com/ladies/sandals/brown/jones-bootmaker-sandals-fashion-sandal-2604223239

www.schuh.co.uk/womens/schuh-vacation-tan-sandals/1732216220/

www.schuh.co.uk/womens/schuh-strawberry-sundae-tan-sandals/1735516220/ Gold buckles

I actually LOVE the stripy perroona one, Remus. Worried that if I buy I'll see lots of Nans out and about in it tho.

These htreads take off don't they?

I like the finery dress on the last page noddy. DId you try it on? I wonder is the neckline a bit high? Nice sandals too. Must have a root around their site.

Ballroom I've had lots of great wear out of that Dorothy Perkins dress, too. I only ever look in there for cotton summer clothes, as most of their stock is awful.

Toast Mori dress

I'd buy this if I didn't already have something similar and had both more ££ and legs in a fit state to see the light of day...

I just bought these sandals in my Tesco shop. Much nicer irl, v comfy.

like tesco and vacation

Has anyone linked to this yet? Does it have to be denim?

I would love that dress, coolcadbury. I got ever so excited that it was in a petite fit, but only size large left. I would need a small, or even extra small, as I find that gap petite comes up big.

The dress could be improved with a collar, I think. And if it wasn't Linen, especially not gap quality linen. Then it would be THE school run dress for me.

Yup I agree hiawatha - it would look much better with a collar. I bought a similar petite one but in cotton with a collar last year from Gap. Shame they did not leave it alone.

denim optional

im not a belt person

This thread has amused me. Especially the matching dress and earrings as a marker of style. Excellent.

Remus I have that black TS denim dress and it is a civilised length on me - mid-thigh, so may be worth a punt for you?

A long one; and a shorter one from Peruvian Connection. Not cheap, but beautiful and comfortable.

I need to hear more about this thing of earrings to match every dress-have I been doing fashion wrongly all these years?

bloody lOVE the earring thing

AND 12 BAGS

this was my SRD last year. I was a little bit pregnant and it was brilliant for over bikinis on holiday.

Am short though!

Yeah, you bitches got told.

Dresses are just so difficult - every year I too hunt for that elusive schoolrun dress but they are either too smart or too beachy.

This thread has totally cheered me up though

we do meet up on the odd thread de temps en temps...

Have had a mega look round shops today and a bit of a spend! Denim dress returned just too many of them and I know I'll get bored and not wear. Zara Gap and HM all nice stuff

NODDY WE NEED RL RESULTS