Is this dress a goer?

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Dinner in smart London restaurant with a group of well heeled and a bit blingy colleagues of DH.
I'm 5' 9'' with a big tummy and well upholstered hips, decent legs.
Already own great shoes and bag.
Is it suitable or too dressy and what would I wear as a cover up?

Alternative is cigarette trousers and a nice top (up for suggestions)?

Thank you.

Photo?

https://www.coast-stores.com/p/ali-bardot-dress/1918220

I like that. I'd wear it taking a wrap with me.

How smart a restaurant? The dress is quite formal so it depends on exactly where I think.

Agree, lovely dress but might be a bit formal just for dinner, even if it is a smart restaurant. I think your cigarette trousers idea might be better.

Lovely dress but too formal for just dinber

Trousers will be better

I think it's fine actually. I don't like to be overdressed, but the fabric doesn't look sheeny/shiny, and the flared skirt brings down the 'dressiness' just enough for me. Just don't wear a 'statement' necklace or a big wafty wrap. I'd wear a really nice little cashmere/fake cashmere cardi.

I like it OP.

Lovely dress but I suppose it depends where your going and how formal the restaurant/dinner.
I think the cigarette trousers nice accessories and getting your hair done might be a better look.

My heart sank when I saw "bardot" but that is actually lovely.

I think it's a gorgeous dress and perfect for a nice dinner. Personally I would rather be overdressed than underdressed. I'm tempted to order that myself!

I thought posting affiliate links where earn commission would be frowned on here?

Hardheaded as far as I know it is Mumsnet who benefit so nothing the op did

But mumsnet didn’t post, OP did? Do Mumsnet edit posts replacing normal links with affiliate links?

Perfectly fine. Just don't wear any jewellery beyond plain vold/silver earrings.

Lovely dress and I think will be just right for a smart restaurant. I'd take some kind of wrap/pashmina type thing to drape round shoulders.

I just copy and pasted a link from the website, apologies if I broke any rules.
I actually saw in on JL but my size was out of stock.

I'm dithering now that I'll be a bit overdressed. Don't want to look like a country bumpkin glamming up for the capital which is what I am.

Cropped cashmere cardigan - black or red? Boden have nice ones (I'm same height as you and they work well with dresses like that).

There is nothing wrong with the link OP posted. Links like that are posted all the time.

Nice dress OP!

Lovely. Take a wrap though or in the recent weather, stole. Enjoy!

How old are you if you don't mind me asking?

I think it's very dressy for dinner, do you know which restaurant you are going to to?

Please don't wear a wrap!

I'm 50 Marmalade, so have the potential to look matronly.

I think that if you chose the right low-ish shoe/sandal with a square-ish heel, deffo cardi instead of wrap, no jewellery and relaxed hair, you'd be fine. The flared skirt helps.

The dress could go either way though. A wrap, statement anything, high heels or 'done' hair and it would be too much possibly.

I second not wearing a wrap. They are a bit out dated these days.

Not too dressy ( and I hate to be over dressed). Really lovely actually, quite understated. Minimal accessories and a cropped cardi .