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find me a plain blue maxi dress please

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poppym12 · 05/06/2017 11:42

I've looked at so many websites I think my eyes are going to fall out.

I want a simple strappy maxi dress, gathered waist rather than straight fit, totally plain (I hate patterns on me) in a deep muted blue colour, not cobalt or navy, more a mid denim blue but not actually denim or tencel.

Please help me oh wise ones.

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Kennethnoisewater · 05/06/2017 11:50

Either of these any good?

find me a plain blue maxi dress please
find me a plain blue maxi dress please
poppym12 · 05/06/2017 12:05

I've got the one on the left here at the moment kenneth. Colour is nice but the fabric is horrible. Crinkled, creasey horribleness so it's going back. The one on the right is a bit too navy but might be ok. Where is that one from please?

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poppym12 · 05/06/2017 12:06

Blush should have looked at the top of the picture. Apologies. Will search for that one now.

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Fruitboxjury · 05/06/2017 12:08

Boden have some lovely plain maxi dresses in

bitofabelly · 05/06/2017 12:22

Could you find one in the style you like they you could dye the colour you want?

poppym12 · 05/06/2017 12:29

I've found a black one on the boden website fruitbox. any idea what the sizing is like as I've never bought from there?

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StrikingMatches · 05/06/2017 12:42

How about this from Bravissimo?

find me a plain blue maxi dress please
StrikingMatches · 05/06/2017 12:43

Oops sorry you said not navy.

poppym12 · 05/06/2017 12:54

I'm beginning to think it doesn't exist. I bought the perfect one last year from h & m in black and I've worn it a lot. They've changed the design this year and I can't find anything blue that's not cobalt, denim or navy.

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chloechloe · 05/06/2017 15:23

I have a black one from Boden from last summer and would suggest sizing down. I have it in an 8 even though I am a curvy size 10 with DD/E boobs!

Fruitboxjury · 05/06/2017 18:49

Would agree sizing is a half size too generous with boden

ISpeakJive · 05/06/2017 19:54

It's cheap stuff but have you tried Boohoo?

poppym12 · 05/06/2017 21:36

I've just found a possible on boohoo. Very reasonable so if I'm sure it would do for something!

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dottyaboutstripes · 05/06/2017 23:24

I'm pretty sure I've seen some on Lands End

poppym12 · 10/06/2017 18:14

Thanks fruit. It's nice but a bit too dressy with the deep v back.

I haven't found any plain ones on land's end dotty but I've seen a couple of t-shirts I might order, thanks.

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Fozzleyplum · 11/06/2017 09:28

The White Company have done a plain maxi dress for a number of years. This year's is navy, here.

I have a mid blue version from a previous year, which I bought off Ebay. This might be a solution if you don't mind second hand; they sometimes have new ones too. I just searched against "White Company maxi" then selected dresses in blue, and these came up.

poppym12 · 11/06/2017 11:44

Thanks fozzley. I'm really after a spaghetti strap one, or maybe scoop veck vest style.

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