Is this dress too young for me?

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I'm a (so I'm told ) young looking 40.

I showed a friend this dress and she said it's a bit mutton dressed as lamb.

I like it, dh says it looks great but now I'm a little paranoid.

That's not me btw.

I like it! Definitely not too young for you!

You like it - you wear it!

Of course it's not -it's lovely!

It's gorgeous, wear it with your head held high!

Yay!

Hmm maybe it was just a bit of a jellyfish comment then. (Is that the term?)

It's hard to find clothes after having ds. I have a massive stomach still and big bum but decent legs so this kind of thing suits me best.

I would say it's too young, sorry.

Fucks sake you have the right name Buzz lol!

I love it (and bought a very very similar one in primark for £6!)

Haha! I thought that too!

But S&B is for honest opinions!

If you like it and it looks good on you then do for it! Clothes don't have age ratings

Sorry I think it's more of s teenager dress. Agree a bit with the mutton dressed as lamb comment..
Sorry!

No I appreciate all the opinions.

Dh doesn't count because he'd say I look nice in THAT M&S dress bless him.

It's not mutton, just depends if it suits you. It wouldn't suit everyone eg me.

I think it's just awful full stop. Sorry

It's lovely. I'd wear it and I'm 38 and a few months. about 140 months.

Mutton dressed as lamb! Not heard anyone under 70 use that phrase.

It's a bit shapeless... it only works on model as she's skinny. If you are wearing to cover up bigger belly and bottom it might not look so good...

I love those dresses but at 45 I find them impossible to pull off, and I've tried hundreds of them as I'm desperate to have one!

Of course you can wear it! I need fitted clothes, but would love to wear a summery dress like this. If you've got good legs, it'll be perfect on you.

As my very glamorous MIL always says - better mutton dressed as lamb than mutton dressed as mutton.

What is a 40 year old supposed to wear?

Don't worry what other people think. It's only an opinion afterall. Wear what you like and if you feel good in it then buggar what anyone else thinks. Absolutely no-one has any right to tell you what you should wear and what you shouldn't! According to a lot on MN you should wear the bloody awful saltwater sandals and hush ruched skirt. Many people like these sandals and skirt but personally I think they're bloody awful and they're not something I'd wear. I wouldn't judge anyone who chose to wear them though.

I love that that dress and would wear it. I'm nearly 50. I really don't give a toss what anyone else thinks, if I love something I'd wear it and if someone else doesn't agree then that's their issue not yours ☺️

I think it depends on where youre wearing it. It would be lovely on holidays in a sunny seaside place going out for the evening and age wouldnt matter. But around home it mightnt be great.

I think on hols or a summer bque it's fine but shopping in Sainsbury's too much

I won't wear it to Sainsbury's.

I always go out with the 'fuck em all attitude' then after a funny look get all self conscious and scurry home.

It looks like a dress for a 20- something to me, but that's no reason for a 40-year old not to wear it.

I tend to think tent-like items look better on the ridiculously slim and that people carrying extra padding need a bit more structure (see apple-shapes in tunics), but that's just me.

If I loved something and wanted to wear it, no way would I ask for opinions on here!

Ignorance to other people's thoughts and opinions - which don't count for jack at the end of the day - is truly bliss when it comes to stuff like this.