Wedding in Central Park in August - Help!

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What on earth should one wear to these things
Outdoors (i'm sure) NYC in august
I am;
Sz 16,
5ft 8
Hourglass figure - boobs, waist curvy bum n thighs.
good shoulders - arms coyuld be better - bad legs.
Long dark hair and olive skin
Am thinking Maxi dress?
don't know whats appropriate. guests will be English btw.
Help oh stylish ones!

please?
live on a small island so window shopping 'round here is a bit limited I'm afraid - HELP

Get your self down to London!

Book yourself a shopping assistant in Selfridges, Harvey Nicks and Liberty.

They will find something GORGEOUS for you!

Also a few mumnnetters have talking about a very flattering dress from Hobbs.- with great cleavage and dolka spots, very flattering for the curvy body!

Check the website - it coudl suit you!

Goooooood luck!

oooh thanks Chelseamum - will have apeek.
actually, been thinking about flying over for weekend (ooh how glam do i sound) would save the airfare on british bargains as opposed to marked up tat here!

anyone seen any maxi- dresses with straps?

Have a look in Hobbs or Phase Eight , or maybe Principles

Maxi dresses v hard to get right IMO, esp if you are tall and curvey - too tentlike.
Heels will make the most of any calves.
If arms are doubtful better to go for something sleeved.

I had a fab wedding in St John in the Virgin Islands but that was a hippy one!

I agree with the fact that Americans make a more of an effort than your average Enlgish wedding.

Think upper class British wedding - you are on the right path!

You have to be also veeeery well groomed- hair, manicure, pedicure and great skin!

You lucky thing.... New York!!!

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you're just showing off! Find your own dress

Better you than me.

August in NYC = fucking hot

I hope that you are wrong and that it's an indoor wedding. You will be sweltering!

Don't stay at the HUDSON HOTEL is shiiit!

Bloody Philiip Starck and Ian Shrager hotel.... bloody shit!

I agree with pinkspotty. Was tempted to say "parp" but don't want to sound too like upper-middle-class mumsnet-ite. Obviously I'm just at your invitation but really wonder sometimes at mumsnet whether I'm in fact posh enough to join in!

Central Park in August? Outside??? You will need a size 16 coolbag

What does 'parp' mean? I see it quite a lot and I still haven't figured it out

About 1-2 days in 7 it won't be humid, if it helps

We lived on Long Island for a while and I commuted into lower Manhattan during July, August and September one year; the humidity used to build over a few days until we got a crashing thunderstorm, and then it would be bearable for the next 1-2 days before it started building again. If you are lucky the wedding will be on one of the fresh days

wellies, it's the sound of the poster's internal siren stopping them posting on a thread that will only make them angry / rude / sweary

Hey there, I'm back!
I know its gonna be hot, thats why I'm thinking maxidress (with straps)
I live on a small isalnd and although there are afew high street names here, its been 18mnths since the last vist to the UK, - don't have aclue whats out there at the mo!looked at the hobbs website - not really me i'm afraid - perfect for work IMVHO - no offence, really.
no American guests present (THANK THE LORD)
and I think it will be around tre time ceremony

sorry, pants typing tonight.
I meant 'tea-time' ceremony.
have been to NYC before yes, but I just want to avoid looking like one of those women you see at Carribean weddings on the beach, sweating like a ...... (fill in as desired)

Oh it really is, Kerrymum - it's the heat output from all the A/C