DP and I are hosting a ceilidh for friends and family to celebrate 25 years together. He'll wear his kilt but I fancy a new frock. Maybe? I hardly ever wear dresses and don't feel comfortable in anything very feminine. But a nice swooshy skirt to spin around in while stripping the willow would be fun.
The event's in the summer and I always get really hot dancing so it needs to be cotton or mostly cotton. I really like red, but also other bright jewel kind of colours (not royal blue though). Not floral patterns. I'm a classic Winter and have a triangular body shape - no curves to speak of, tall and slim, shoulders are my widest part.
These dresses look great on the models but I think would look rubbish on angular me. And also are too feminine, except maybe the Anna Adorable striped one. I really like Mod style dresses like this but they kind of definitionally don't come with swooshy skirts.
Any suggestions? Either for specific dresses or for styles of dresses? I guess I could buy a swishy skirt and wear it with a black sleeveless vest, which would feel normal for my top half if strange underneath. But a dress feels more special for what is, after all, quite a special occasion.