Does this dress make you think gorgeous and autumnal or resembles a pair of curtains?

[ThroughTheLongNight]

I can't decide...what do you think of this dress please?

I quite like it. Doesn't make me think of curtains at all. Lovely rich colours. What were you thinking of wearing it with?

I don't like it, I think because it's velvet not the because of the pattern/colour.
But it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. If you like it, buy it.

Curtains. It is the combination of the fabric and the print.

It doesn't remind me of curtains, but it does honestly remind me of a 40 year old carpet my parents still have in their front room.

Though I am sure if I was looking at dress on a real live person without the 'curtain' reference uppermost in my mind I wouldn't think that at all. It's a really nice shape etc.

Oh but it does matter what people think, I don't want people saying ooh look at Through in her dress made out of curtains!

I am looking for a dress for a dinner party in a couple of weeks for very special occasion.

I would never look at you and think 'oh dear, curtain dress!'. I like a bit of velvet

Bit curtainy, but pretty. The trouble is printed velvet can look a bit cheap in rl. Might be an idea to see it in the shop before spending £79 on it!

To me it looks like an 'art teacher' dress, not a dinner party/very special occasion dress.

It definitely isn't a very special occasion dress. The cut is too girly.

That's a frumps-ville dress. Avoid!

The length- mumsy
The a line- yuk
The pattern/colour- love
The velvet- don't mind
The neckline- frump!

Have a look on lk Bennett or phase eight

This is quite pretty www.phase-eight.com/fcp/product/phase-eight/dresses/klaudia-dress/203199000

Thanks Nilby I don't really like ties at the back of a dress.

I usually hate phase eight, but quite like this.

That's the monsoon dress again!

Hmm, I don't know what it is about it but I think it's frumpy. Particularly the scoop back, trying to be sexy but failing.

Really?

I clearly need help. The monsoon one would be well below the knee as I am 5'4"

I think a lot of my wardrobe is mumsy/frumpy. I like A line.

I would think more sofa than curtains..

Oooh, now you see, I think the one nilbyname linked to is way more frumpy than the OP's dress! Horses for courses, I guess.

I quite like it, but do agree it's one to see/try on in store, as it might look cheap/frumpy off the willowy young model type (although you may fit that description for all I know, Through!)

Not sure it's right for the occasion you describe, either.

Well the phase eight one is a bit frumpy, but it's fitted which is better and the colours are more classic.

What size are you?

I am size 12 - 14 depending on the shop. I am Apple shaped so prefer dresses that disguise the mumtum.

Depends what your normal style is? I have worked out what it is about it that was so familiar - late 90's art college! I used to wear something very similar with battered DM's and my great-grandmothers floor length tweed coat! Not really special dinner party - id say it was more of a winter daytime dress.

I am neither willowy, young or a model type Music

Its very Riverdance.

Okay, I am hosting the dinner party for dh's 50th, in the country, so thinking floating around country pile rented cottage and curling up in front of log fire sort of evening. I think I made it sound grander than it is.

That style isn't great on Apple shapes - v thin or pear shaped would be better in that. Believe me - it will not disguise a mumtum at all. It's perfect for disguising a bum, but your waist/tummy is massively on show.