Help me please!! Wedding outfit

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Going to a friend's wedding at the end of May. Small, fairly casual do.

Had a day off without kids today and thought 'Hooray! I can shop uninterrupted!' Well, I'm so disappointed. I genuinely couldn't find a suitable dress in any High St shop - they are all, as a rule, absolutely vile. Horrible polyester fabrics, dreadful patterns or awful ruffle-y bits...what has happened to fashion?! John Lewis was awash with highly flammable, godawfulness...

Anyway, you're a 5ft 5 curvy size 14/16 (large arse, small waist) and ideally, you don't want to spend more than £100. Where can I shop? Im 40 this year and don't want to look like my mother. Help meeeeeee....

Have you tried Phase Eight?
I really like the dresses in there and have recently bought two for weddings and other events I am going to this year.

Can I blatantly placemark. I have a wedding end of May, not overly formal. Size 14/16 fat arse small waist, slightly taller...... can't find anything...

This made me smile. After weeks of looking in everyshop (including Germany) asking on here, looking online I've finally found a dress for a wedding.
Good 'ol M&S.
Knee length - (If I liked the dress it was always 3" too short)
Sleeves - needed these to cover psoriasis.
It may be polyester but I feel comfortable and confident and it didn't break the bank, probably only wear it once.

Ah, I only had a cursory look in M&S - I'll have a browse.

I've been looking at some of the 50s stuff on Lindy Bop (I def have more of a 50s figure ) but have no idea about fit or quality. Anyone know?

Look at oasis maybe? Or if you can get a ted baker dress in the sale or on eBay I find the thick material they use is very flattering to highlight a waist but hide tum/bum

What about a vintage shop for real 50s dresses if you like Lindybop? Much better made and more stylish, and at 5'5" you're not too tall for them.

Lindy bop isn't the best quality really. You could try 20th century foxy and Nancy mac.

theprettydresscompany

good choice of styles

I just bought a Lindy Bop large size from eBay. Im a size 14 with a fat arse and round stomach. It's ever so slightly too big but very comfy and I wouldn't fit in a medium. I'm 5'6" and it's just below knee length.
They have a sale on right now too.

That should say 14/16!

I'm placemarking for a wedding I'm going to in 2 weeks and desperately searching for an outfit for !

I quite like this M&S dress 98% cotton but - of course - polyester lining

And this linen blend shift dress could be accessorised beautifully to be lovely too

This Joules dress has a cotton lining and a lovely shape

LK Bennett do lovely dresses. Hobbs too. Jigsaw may have casual/smart dresses. I also think M and S has a few worth looking at.

This cotton dress is lovely if the blue works for you