ok style gurus - i have a challenge for you!

[purplemonkeydishwasher]

I got my acceptance letter for my British Citizenship (HOORAY!!)
I have to go to a swearing in ceremony. I want to look really nice as it's a big deal for me. I have about £100 to spend on an outfit and shoes. BUT if i could get a pair of shoes that would do for regular use that would be better.

Here's the details:

I'm 5'8", size 12/14 on the bottom, 14/16 on top. fairly good sized norks (DD). dark brown hair.
I love greens, browns and some blues. and i'd like a dress or skirt.

can you help me? or should i just go out and find a nice sack to wear?

I'm hunting now for you!

Dress
too much?
quite plain but could be worn loads after
skirt and top to match

Sandal but might be limitd to when you can wear them again
Gorgeous
More doable for the rest of summer
Smartish and lovely colour

What do you think so far?

You are a star!

i quite like the stuff from great plains. still not sure though. I love that one from debenhams but i think i'd like something shorter.

and i love those little green sandaly shoes from faith.

you have lovely taste!!

Ooo ta

I love that first Monsoon dress.

Bit floaty
Smartish again and theres shoes on the same page to match
Similar to the first one

do you think if i wore this with a cardi it would be too dressy?

Where is your ceremony being held and are you going out after?

not sure where it's held. some council building i presume, and i'm planning on having a party after

Sorry to hijack your thread, monkey. Congrats first of all!! I am considering applying aswell, am a German living in the UK with a british husband and two children. What was the process you had to go through?
Cat me if you want!

Have fun at the ceremony! I'm sure the ladies here will find you something gorgeous to wear!

Oh well then, the M&S one wont be too much then.

michaelad - i assume you have indefinite leave to remain? if so you have to write the life in the UK test, then send in your application.
if not, then you need to get your indefinite leave to remain first. and you have to live here for 3 years. It;s a HUGE PITA but worth it#!

Indefinite leave to remain?? Errm..do I? No one's ever asked me that before. I just assumed because I'm from a EU country and am now married to someone British and the children were both born here, that I can stay!
Got a link for the Life in the UK test? Is it difficult?

oh right! EU! i'm canadian so it's a different process.
nationality info

Sorry about the hyjack again. Michaelad, if you are German you can't apply for british citizenship because you can't get an official indefinite leave to remain because you automatically have that, being from an EC country. I wanted my dd to have a british passport but because both me and dh are from an EC country she can't. Even though she was born here and dh has been living here for over 12 years and me for 9.... Silly, isn't it?

Really, both my sons have british passports! And I have just been told by the German embassy that they can (and actually should) have German passports too!

Who told you this??

Let me just open another thread, so we can stay out of this one!

just have...it's in the language and bilingualism topic and is called "dual citizenship"

went uptown. realized (again) that falkirk is not the fashion capital of scotland. yikes.
tried on three dresses. a world of no for all three. although i think i've figured out that i like the wrap over style top. but most of them have floaty type skirts that make me look big in the bottom. and i;m not.