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Help me find a nice summer dress?

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Cliveybaby · 30/06/2018 17:29

Hi All,
Please can you help me find a nice summer dress or two?
I have finally found my groove with winter clothes, but a bit stumped on summer...

I am late twenties, 5'8" so quite tall but not a giant, 12-14 size, high-waisted hourglass kind of shape and strange proportions, with a very short body and long arms and legs. Don't like wearing anything shorter than just above the knee.

I like colours, and am an autumn, with golden blonde hair. Don't really like novelty prints, so I wouldn't wear something with eg. pineapples or bunnies on it!

I saw a lady in aldi the other day with a pale blue dress, it was kind of a sleeveless skater dress, with a little betl, in broderie anglaise type fabric, which I loved. Also saw something similar in white in the charity shop, but it was too small and couldn't find anything like it online.

Any help appreciated! My go-to is normally dorothy perkins, but haven't seen anything nice. Also I'd prefer cotton to viscose etc.

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Cliveybaby · 30/06/2018 17:30

Just read that back and I sound very demanding, sorry!
This is obviously why I haven't found anything :(

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GrumpySkintCow · 30/06/2018 19:48

What’s yoyr budget? What about this?
uk.monsoon.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/mon_13.44/4458080210

PlantsOfPerspective · 30/06/2018 20:00

I love this one:

www.whitestuff.com/womens/dresses/agave-teal-print-georgia-printed-dress/

They have it in an plain blue / grey colour too.

Racecardriver · 30/06/2018 20:02

If you have a high waist you would look great in Seasalt which fits lovely summer dresses.

Cliveybaby · 30/06/2018 22:02

Ooh thanks :)
@HeyDolly I like that but not the high neck. Also I should have said sorry my budget is roughly £30.
@GrumpySkintCow I like the colour of the monsoon one but I feel like there's too much fabric there, since I'm tall and not that slim it'd make me look huge. The gap one is nice.
@PlantsOfPerspective I love that print, but I need something with a waist or it'd make me look like a sack of potatoes!
@Racecardriver Seasalt has some lovely ones thanks :)

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