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Help me find a dress for a "big night out" in a pub!

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Shineliketruthinallyoudo · 02/06/2017 23:50

My friend is having her 40th birthday celebration in a local pub and has invited the girls out - the plan is for us all to dress up and go out for cocktails and prosecco. I'm not really a dress up person outside of work, more a jeans with nice top and shoes type. If I was to dress up I'd wear Coast, Ted Baker, possibly Phase Eight but these all seem a bit ott for a pub! I wear lots of dresses for work (mainly from Oasis) so have a real "work" and "not work" opinion on dresses which really isn't helping me find anything. Friend loves Lindy Bop (??) and is a real girlie girl. Any ideas? I'm 5'2 , size 12 and hate my legs and arms so nothing too short or strappy just to add to the mix.

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Shineliketruthinallyoudo · 03/06/2017 13:20

Bumping for daytime folk

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CurlsLDN · 03/06/2017 13:24

I think I'd go for a plain skater dress, eg like these from ted baker

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Worn with simple strappy shoes and hair down - you'll look polished but not overdone next to 'normal' pub goers, but glam enough if you move on to a smarter bar

DianaT1969 · 03/06/2017 13:57

As you don't want to show legs and arms I doubt the Ted Baker dresses above are what you are looking for (although if I could get down to a size 12 again I'd def be showing both!Smile)
It's slim pickings out there. How about this, but with more edgy sandals? m.zara.com/uk/en/woman/dresses/midi/printed-tunic-with-knot-c718502p4560524.html

Help me find a dress for a "big night out" in a pub!
Shineliketruthinallyoudo · 03/06/2017 14:41

The one advantage of my weird body is that I have the body of someone 5'6 so some short dresses are ok as it's my legs that are short Grin
I do like a skater dress.
And had forgotten avout Zara!
Thanks

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Jaimx86 · 03/06/2017 19:20

What about this?

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