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Hit me with the best dress for 40th dinner

208 replies

Whattodowithaminute · 21/10/2019 08:16

My 40th birthday next month-dinner with friends in very naice London restaurant. Want to look amazing (better than my size 14/16 body-busty with too much of a mum run) diet in progress but half a stone is probably all I will manage...
Hit me with your amazing dress options. Happy with up to £500 for a killer dress.
Planning on going shopping for said dress and will provide live updates but will have restricted time so want to narrow down which shops I should hit first...

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Whitney168 · 25/10/2019 10:43

Ha, and by posting those links I prove myself right in Alicia's view ... guilty as charged LOL.

CalmFizz · 25/10/2019 10:55

I really like that black rotate dress! Please order it, I’m hopeful it will really look amazing on you.

(Plus at that price you can splurge on a lovely clutch/new heels!)

FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:35

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FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:37

HARVEY NICHOLS ZIMMERMAN DRESS

FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:37

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FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:40

Alice and Olivia dress
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FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:41

The Zimmerman in champagnem.hng.io/catalog/product/7/6/769515_chambray_4.jpg?io=PLP&dpr=1

FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:41

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FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:42

Another Rixo
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ShirleyPhallus · 25/10/2019 12:43

The Bombshell dresses look nice but it's such a cliched look for someone with curves

Agreed @CadburySpira. But just be glad no one has seen that OP is a size 14 and therefore suggested she pantomimes up in a LindyBop dress, complete with retro curls and bright red lipstick!

FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:44

And slightly over budget ....
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FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:46

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I tried this on . It was hideous . I am short with a big bust . It took me right back to something my mother wore in the 70s.

Whattodowithaminute · 25/10/2019 12:48

@shirleyPhallus you mean I should urgently cancel my order for this

one then?!!

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FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:48

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Something a bit shorter !

FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:49

Well , that says sophisticated to me .

Whattodowithaminute · 25/10/2019 12:49

@FranneKipankinstein where are those last few you’ve linked to from? I just get a picture when I open the links.

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Lovemenorca · 25/10/2019 12:53

Sorry if covered
Where are you going OP!

There is a misconception about dressing up for London. London is very style conscious but doesn’t equate to dressing “up” in many places.

The gold dress a big big no. It is 1980s Christmas party wife of boss.

Go dark that fits beautifully but then more flamboyant shoes, jewellery and bag

FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:53

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FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:53

They are all from Harvey Nichols

FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 12:59

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Alice and Olivia , still HN

ShirleyPhallus · 25/10/2019 13:03

@Whattodowithaminute it haunts me!

Lovemenorca · 25/10/2019 13:06

If you really do fancy a glam dress up dress then this?

Hit me with the best dress for 40th dinner
Lovemenorca · 25/10/2019 13:07

Forgiving around the tummy and enough left over for stunning shoes

FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 13:08

AIDAN MATTOX

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FranneKipankinstein · 25/10/2019 13:09

Aidan Mattox
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