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I need a knockout dress for my 40th birthday party!

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user1477249785 · 06/04/2017 01:59

I'd be really, really grateful for any help or suggestions.

Criteria as follows:

Short
fitted but not clingy (tight is fine but I need structure)
budget anything up to about 250 pounds.

I have very toned shoulders and arms so would like to show them off. I'm slim (size 6 usually, sometimes less) but I can't do dresses which cling to my bum which is def my worst bit….

Has anyone got any suggestions? I really want to look and feel great….

Thank you!

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user1477249785 · 07/04/2017 00:03

Hopeful bump

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Neverknowing · 07/04/2017 00:09

Ooh exciting I love a thread like this!
Could you post some pics of dress styles you usually like or even colours you like?

Neverknowing · 07/04/2017 00:11

Also what kind of occasion is it? Do you need a night out dress or an evening more formal dress?

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user1477249785 · 07/04/2017 00:26

oh great! thanks for your interest! So DH is throwing a big party. I'm really looking for night out kind of dress. Let me try and find photos now if the kind of thing I like...

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user1477249785 · 07/04/2017 00:30

Should add, I don't like fit and flare and I am short...

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user1477249785 · 07/04/2017 00:37

struggling to find photos of dresses i like. But i really like halter necks, or strapless so long as they are fitted and not clingy...

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Twinkie1 · 07/04/2017 00:40

Get a Herve Leger bandage dress off of eBay. Classic dresses that will make you look amazing and there are always xs ones on there.

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user1477249785 · 07/04/2017 00:46

I often look at those Twinkie and really like them. But I worry that they would just cling so much to my backside. I am slim but the weight I carry, I carry there and gravity is taking its toll….

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bialystockandbloom · 07/04/2017 00:47

Maybe worth looking at the Outnet site? I got an amazing Diane von F dress on the Outnet recently - not the usual wrap dress but a cocktail dress. Fitted but not clingy, and beautifully cut. There are some good bargains to be had if you search.

Twinkie1 · 07/04/2017 00:48

They are magical dresses. Seem to just yank everything in that needs yanking in, I'd not be concerned about your arse. Could always get the Spanx that mound it into a peachy shape and hoik it up too.

NewPantsforaNewYear · 07/04/2017 01:16

Bombshell dresses, which I heard about on here, are fantastic and very flattering.

AteRiri · 07/04/2017 04:15

I'm so jealous - I'd love toned shoulders and arms!

If I have your figure, I'd wear these: