Which dress is better for family wedding?

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After posting on here I've received some great advice, so I'm hoping to get some opinions on these two dresses.

I'm a size 18 after having a baby 11 months ago. My shape has completely changed so I'm feeling very lost at the moment. I'm looking for a dress to attend a family wedding.

I've got personal shopper appointments with both John Lewis and Debenhams this weekend. I'm still going even though I quite like these two dresses. I'm hoping to get further advice on what looks right on me.

The first dress is Studio 8 (size 18). It was suggested my bigusbumus so I'd like to say a big thank you if you are reading this! I didn't think I would like it but I love it! My husband says I can't rock magenta though

The second dress makes me feel like a princess. The skirt is swishy. However, I had to order it in a size 20 which dampens it for me slightly. It's a Coast dress. I'm an 18 in every shop but I'm Coast I can't fit into the size 18.

So which dress is better for the family wedding? The magenta Studio 8 wrap dress or swishy Coast dress? (Or neither?!)

I'm getting so close to getting a dress that makes me feel good!!! Haven't felt good in anything for a while.

Another one saying definitely the Coast one. It’s gorgeous and you look fabulous in it. The colour of the first one is a bit harsh and draining I think, and it’s nowhere near as flattering as the other.

Ps- am ridiculously jealous of your ankles. I am a size 10, but with the ankles of a sturdy pit pony. Yours are so neat and elegant!

Artesia - nobody has ever been jealous of anything of mine so I thank you for your kind words which have made my day! I'll never look at my ankles in the same way

Oh yes,I noted your ankles too 👍

Aww...thanks loafofsellotape!

The coast dress. The magenta does nothing for your lovely shape xx

Coast one all day long with maybe silver shoes / bag or pinky.

This would look lovely with it too

https://www.coast-stores.com/p/adaline-small-loop-fascinator/2075265?gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjw4NrpBRBsEiwAUcLcDAWK5faLEnnAjccaWbMJdMezMjFv16q3s417bam0lQPPM5b0L3qAxoCpHoQAvDBwE

Rookiemere - it's definitely a size 20

I bought these earrings. Not sure if they go but I'm wearing them together!

I meant I'm wearing the earrings with the Coast dress!

Of course, I'm wearing the earrings together...they come in a pair!

I think the coast dress is lovely on you.
Please dont worry about the sizing-i always have to go up a size in certain stores and yes i have a coast dress that is bigger than I would normal buy.

The earrings are great!!!

The black and white dress looks lovely on.

I like the fist dress best except for one thing. I don't like that the sleeve length is in line with the waist seam. It draws the eye across making you look wide. I think that if you shorten the sleeves it will looks fabulous on you.

Agree with most comments; the swishy one suits you far more and the purple one is frumpy.

You have lovely slender ankles; the lack of a break in the purple dress makes you look a bit top heavy, but the bodice/skirt break stops that happening in the Coast dress.

Haha X-post on ankles 😁

2nd dress. You look great. Congrats on the baby and pls send a pic when you're slammed up with shoes etc

Number two. You look great in it-classy and modern.

Cut the label off the Coast one and it’s any size you want it to be It looks fabulous on you and I think you should return the first one as you clearly too fab in other clothes to wear something like that - that is meant as a compliment. You look great in no.2 dress.