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Tall dress with sleeves to wear to a wedding evening do

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chipsandgin · 15/06/2019 11:36

Very niche I know so this may remain unanswered- but I’ve scoured the internet, am returning 6 parcels today & the wedding is next week!

I’m 6’ & a size 14, I love the dancing leopard yondal but the waist seam is about 6’ above my waist, as is every waistband on every dress this season..

www.dancingleopard.co.uk/products/yondal-dress-in-blush-zebra

I have varicose veins (just utterly revolting) so I either need to wear opaque black tights with a dress which is anything less than midi length (which is a possibility given the weather at the moment!) or find a midi or maxi that fits me.

Ideally I don’t want to expose my middle aged arms either, but it may come to that.

Any ideas from other tall Mumsnetters?

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Longdistance · 15/06/2019 11:44

Try Zalando or Izabel London? I’ve bought dresses from both and struggle with the waist bands too.

BlissDee · 15/06/2019 11:59

I’m 6 foot and buy most of my clothes on Asos. There’s some utterly ridiculous things but as the selection is so massive there’s normally something normal on there.

Howdidthathappen1 · 15/06/2019 12:41

I'm 6 foot and find cos really good. Online styling is shocking you have to try on though but I rarely send thing back.
Sale on atm as well!

AuntieMarys · 15/06/2019 12:42

Next?

chipsandgin · 15/06/2019 12:56

Thanks for all the replies, all appreciated!

I have unfortunately tried most of the suggestions - amongst the parcels are ASOS, Next, Topshop, New Look, Long Tall Sally, Boohoo & Boden (all tall range stuff, all not what I was looking for...or I'm being way too picky, I just don't want to end up with yet more stuff I wanted to love/that looks great on others but doesn't fit me properly & ends up at the back of the wardrobe/at the charity shop!).

I hadn't realised Zalando had a tall filter, that's brilliant to discover & also they stock a brand called YAS which is on ASOS but in a fairly limited way, so that has led me to the YAS website which has some potential options..

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