Would you wear this dress for work or for casual wear?

[weirdsister]

here

[NattyGolfJerkin]

Casual but that's because I have to wear a uniform for work [zero help emoticon]

[NicknameUsed]

I love that dress, but wouldn't wear it to work.

[Ludways]

Not for work but I can't decide if it's too casual or too dressy, it's definitely too something, lol

[AdoraKiora]

My work dress code is smart casual, but I wouldn't feel right in a maxi dress, i dont think.

[MrsLettuce]

BestisWest yeah, I can see that could be a problem. Policy is probably more like 'strongly discouraged excepting for cultural reasons'.

[BestIsWest]

Good point, I hadn't thought about that. Hmm. Must check the policy again next week in case I imagined it (easily possible).

[weirdsister]

Bestiswest - what about burkas?

[HeirOfNothingInParticular]

My colleague work a maxi dress to work yesterday and she looked lovely. She is plus size and never usually wears dresses. We are more of a smart casual office and it looked fine.

[BestIsWest]

No idea weird, it's in the dress code along with shoes with no backs. It might be because of skirts getting trapped under the wheels of chairs, I guess. I might have ignored it once or twice

[BikeRunSki]

here weirdsister

[weirdsister]

Will have a look thanks.

[BikeRunSki]

Casual

Lands end have some nice Capri length cropped chinos.

[weirdsister]

bestiswest - has there been an incident?

[weirdsister]

I usually wear jersey dresses, but knee length. I'm not getting my legs out this year though!

I have one long tshirt dress from hush which is good as it's not too dressy or beachy. Keep checking their website as I'd buy another, but they have none in this year yet.

Will take a look at those shops on the links though - thankyou.

[BestIsWest]

Maxis are banned where I work on health and safety grounds.

[MrsLettuce]

Depends what sort of style you're after, they're all over the place ATM. What sort of thing do you usually wear?

asos is never a bad place to start, or the department stores.

[Ceilinglight]

Maybe monsoon. Might not be plain enough though

Or Phase Eight

[andadietcoke]

I had a lovely jersey maxi skirt from Joules last summer. Wore it with everything.

[weirdsister]

Where could I get a nice maxi skirt from?

[MrsLettuce]

A maxi skirt and a top is usually easier for casual-but-not-beachy than a maxi dress. Button through maxi skirts are very teachery indeed in these parts.

[trinity0097]

Work when it's consistently over 25 degrees all day (am a teacher)

[weirdsister]

Yes I don't think I'm tall (or elegant) enough to pull it off at work. Will think again.

[BipBippadotta]

I think it would look less beachy / more worky in a darker colour and in a material other than jersey.

I think you don't see many maxi dresses at work because if you're curvy they make you look a bit hippyish, and if you're curveless like me you look like a child in a nightgown. They look perfect, I think, on women with long legs and perfect ankles and moderate boobs with a knack for finding just the right accessories.

[TheGardenOfEdenExists]

You could wear it to work with flip flops and a cropped denim jacket at my place.

Although a bloke once wore a onesie to an office I was working in and no one batted an eye..!

[Orangeanddemons]

I wore a maxi dress to work about 5 years ago as a teacher. Wouldn't wear one now though for anything.