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Nooooothing to wear...

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doggiesayswoof · 16/03/2007 15:10

Please help me, oh style gurus.
I am going to a party on sat night.
I never go to parties - eek. It's a 30th birthday but they are all young 30s IYKWIM - hardly a mum among them. What shall I wear?

I'm thinking dark jeans, heels and a nice top - but which top? And which heels?

Any alternatives to jeans?
TIA

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MamaG · 16/03/2007 15:11

Def wear jeans - but NICE jeans, not trainer school run jeans.

What figure like? Do you like wearing heels? How tlal etc?

nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:12

do you have skinny jeans? that and a nice tunic top and boots

or leggings? with boots is nice and you can get loads of tunic tops in dorothy perkins and top shop

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doggiesayswoof · 16/03/2007 15:21

My nicest jeans are gap long & lean - dark wash. NP I am a bit scared of skinny jeans/leggings as I am quite big-thighed

Mamag I am 5'7", pear shaped. I like heels, esp wedges.

tunic tops sound interesting

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MamaG · 16/03/2007 15:21

oh yes then tunic top, nice jeans and wedges with great jewellery sounds good

lots of nice cheap costume jewellery in the shops at the mo

nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:24

doggie you can hide thighs with leggings and tunics honest

ill try some links

nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:25

do you ahve a budget?

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doggiesayswoof · 16/03/2007 15:27

Budget, hmm - £40 for top and jewellery.

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doggiesayswoof · 16/03/2007 15:28

Actually I couold spare another £20 for leggings if I try some on and am convinced...

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nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:31

tunic

another

and another

jeans

but i thinkyou could try leggins with boots

plain boots

am doing this with 5 4yrolds running around so bear with me!

nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:31

leggins and tunic are great - once you try you will love them! i even have a glittery pair from TS that i wore at xmas [blsuh]

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doggiesayswoof · 16/03/2007 15:33

Thanks NP, I love the first tunic - the black and lime. Still nervous about skinny jeans but I have never even tried a pair on so maybe I should...

Is dottie p's also good for jewellery? was pissed off with principles as I got some quite pricey sotume jewellery in there and it fell apart really quickly

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doggiesayswoof · 16/03/2007 15:34

sotume = costume

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nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:36

skinny jeans are not generous with sizing but dont let it put you off. i have a pair from next that i really like (but im 5' so its irrelevant)

dot p's are ok for jewellery but its pretty cheapy

for costume jewellery i like topshop, accessorise/monsoon and wallis

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doggiesayswoof · 16/03/2007 15:37

thanks again for tips np, I think I may be off to the hated braehead tomorrow morning...

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nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:37

with a tunic a nice long line necklace can be nice or long earrings

and you can try belts if the tunic is plain

french connection have nice belts

nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:38

enjoy the party!

(ps i didnt know you were in glasgow)

FoghornLeghorn · 16/03/2007 15:40

Can I also second the leggings - I am quite thighy, not lost all baby weight and have always suffered with big thighs but I brought a silverish dress from oasis with black leggings and the black slouchy boots like NP's link but that laced up the back and I felt brilliant - Thighs didn't bother me one iota.

I brought a lovely necklace and bangle from oasis too. I also like alot of Miss Selfridge jewwllry, v. cheap

Gobbledigook · 16/03/2007 15:41

I'm going out tonight and I am wearing:

Nice jeans
either these or these - not decided yet
and the shirt on page 7 of womenswear

There is a gorgeous silk tunic in Monsoon at the moment - it's in Red magazine but I can't see it on the website - £55 and it's red with a pattern on. It's stunning - on my 'to buy' list

Agree with others - nice jeans, tunic top, wedges, jewellery (Accessorize great for jewellery - bought a load yesterday!). You'll look fabbo.

Gobbledigook · 16/03/2007 15:41

Oh, I'm attempting to look a bit more 'trendy' by wearing large hoop earrings tonight. Not tried it yet but hardly ever take out my diamond studs so really 'going wild' tonight

FoghornLeghorn · 16/03/2007 15:42

this is the dress - reduced from £50 to £30.
Get cheapo leggings from H&M if not sure

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doggiesayswoof · 16/03/2007 15:44

Ooh foghorn that outfit sounds really lovely - bet you looked fab. you lot are inspiring me to try leggings - I think part of my resistance to them is because I wore them last time round when I was a student.

I remember an outift consisting of an oversized Cure t-shirt, red leggings and a pair of doc martens [shudder]

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nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:44

long pendant

this sort of thing in any colour goes with tunics

long long pendant

next have ok jewellery occasionally too

Gobbledigook · 16/03/2007 15:44

look at this - I tried this on yesterday and it was lovely. In the shop it has a black belt with it though. THe only reason I didn't buy it is because the one I tried was too big and they didn't have the smaller one. It's nice and trendy though!

nailpolish · 16/03/2007 15:45

topshop have the best leggings and only £12

(ps leggings in the 21st century take much much longer to go baggy at knees!)

prawnsmum · 16/03/2007 15:45

Primark has black leggings for £7 at the moment and a lovely blue swirly coloured tunic for only £8 try there first if your going to breahead