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I think I like this dress but I may have lost the plot. Opinions please.

28 replies

eleven59 · 06/07/2016 10:14

www.a-n-a.com/shop/en/Dresses/Print-Dresses/ana-alcazar-Colourful-Dress-Aerany.html

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NattyGolfJerkin · 06/07/2016 10:17

I like shift dresses, so I say if the colours are good on you and your arms can take sleeveless, go for it.

AbyssinianBanana · 06/07/2016 10:19

I like it, but it does depend on how you wear it... I can see it both looking frumpy or extremely elegant. It's the kind of dress I see a really elegant woman wear to dinner in a resort town with flat sandals and I think...wow, that looks amazingly sophisticated with her tan and her blue suede handbag... But if I saw it on someone in the office in April (while we are all at our pastiest shade from the great British winter) ... It might make her look washed out and a bit ill.

burnishedsilver · 06/07/2016 10:52

I don't like it myself (probably because I know it would look terrible on me) but I wouldn't go so far as to say you've lost the plot. If the shape and colours work on you it could look fantastic.

StressedOutB2B · 06/07/2016 11:00

I really like it but think it will only work on someone with slim limbs and a tan! (Not me Blush)

fattyfattytoadgirl · 06/07/2016 11:03

I like it - it's very 60s/Boho style.

Wish I had the figure for it.

Vixxfacee · 06/07/2016 11:04

Frumpy

ZaraW · 06/07/2016 11:29

It's also polyester you could find a dress made from much nicer material for your budget especially with the sales at the moment.

ephemeralfairy · 06/07/2016 11:31

I love love love it!! If I could afford I would buy it right now.

If those colours suit your skin tone then it will look gorgeous.

eleven59 · 06/07/2016 11:47

Thanks for the replies. I am tallish and slimish and have a tan, and will have more of a tan by the time of the August wedding that I want it for. I'm surprised at myself liking it as I normally don't go for patterns.

Any other opinions, keep 'em coming.

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polyhymnia · 06/07/2016 13:24

I like it. I'm in Milan at moment and can certainly imagine an elegant woman wearing it here with stylish but understated sandals, etc.

polyhymnia · 06/07/2016 13:27

And I do t even like pink or orange!

eleven59 · 06/07/2016 16:54

Ok I've ordered it. I'll post a pic when its here for honest opintions. I can always send it back.

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handslikecowstits · 06/07/2016 17:27

I hope you really like it because I think 159 euros for a polyester dress is ridiculous.

amarmai · 06/07/2016 17:34

Love the dress .. Can see it with a minimal pair of flat sandals and a frame top handle bag not matching the Colours of the dress , maybe tan.

polyhymnia · 06/07/2016 18:30

I've paid similar for dresses not made in 'natural ' materials in my time and loved and got lots of use out of them.

eleven59 · 06/07/2016 19:12

Yeah me too Polyhymnia...

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eleven59 · 06/07/2016 19:15

I rarely see a dress I like so if it looks good on, I'm not too bothered what its made from.

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MitzyLeFrouf · 06/07/2016 19:26

150 euro for a polyester frock! They have a bloody cheek. Anything that's made of 100% polyester just feels cheap and horrible. And will be very sweat making.

JapaneseSlipper · 06/07/2016 19:58

I like it too!

Iamthegreatest1 · 06/07/2016 20:21

I'm also quite interested in the quality of the clothes on the website. I looked at some of the jackets on there and they all look like very cheap stuff. I once ordered from a similar looking website (advert came up on whilst on MN) what i thought looked like a gorgeous dress, but when it arrived it was the most godawful cheap thing i've ever seen. So bad that i cant bee seen out in it. But the styles on the website look lovely if only the materials used were high quality. So what I'm saying OP is be careful.

eleven59 · 06/07/2016 20:25

I'll see what it likes when it gets here. I know this brand is stocked in a high end department store here so I am assuming it'll be ok. If not it can go back.

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eleven59 · 10/07/2016 18:23

Its arrived and I really like it. Looks and feels nice. Looks great with the wedges and clutch I've already got so I'm keeping it.

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polyhymnia · 10/07/2016 18:46

Excellent.

CoolCarrie · 10/07/2016 18:52

Glad you got it, it looks lovely imo, and enjoy wearing it. 😀

LaConnerie · 10/07/2016 20:30

Ew no. It's another vulva dress! Grin

What is it with all these fanny patterns? Or is it just me?

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