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Don’t like myself in anything I’ve tried , tried a million dresses and I have a wedding to go to in December . Not in a church , don’t think it will be too posh an affair .
I already had this top and I’m now trying it with the skirt in the same pattern .
Could I make this work ?
Please be kind 🙂

Boden looks promising with the petite Option

I'm sorry but it's awful. So drab, it's just benign! You have such a lovely figure, surely MN fashion gurus can find you something better?

I'm going against the grain to say I like it too!! Needs dark heels as someone up thread said. How about a brown or berry fur wrap and the same colour heels. I think it would look great!

joanieclothing.com/antonia-mink-faux-fur-stole.html

It's too summery. Being December you can wear something Christmassy- go for velvet or sequins and a rich colour like burgundy, dark green, teal or even gold. Wear a fur jacket or long dressy coat over your dress and closed toed shoes, not sandals.

I love the Ghost dress Soover linked. You would look totally fab in that OP

You could wear anything, except that!

I really like it on you op!

Funny how tastes differ so much.

I can imagine it with a brown faux fur stole to make it a bit more wintery

I like this shrimps one actually, I may have lost the plot 😂

Colour way too wishy washy

Go for a bright glorious colour - pink? Red? The green is quite nice 👍

I think it would look absolutely fine for the occasion, but there’s better options out there.

I like this dress from Boden www.boden.co.uk/en-gb/lois-velvet-dress-baltic/sty-j0515-tur?cat=C1_S2_G4&pid=J0515-J0515-G_00000001853

Try Oasis. They have lots of occasion dresses. Midi styles if you like that, they are well made and reasonably priced (and many are definitely winter wedding appropriate).

You have a much better figure then me, but same height and skin shade. We need strong colours and petite styles. There is a big difference when the waist and hem are where they are supposed to be!

I like it. It’s pretty. The green dresses people have located are too shiny and Christmassy.

Like the way it works with your hair, too. It’s more you than the others being suggested.

Hm, it’s pretty in a slightly Stevie Nicks sort of way. Wants glamming up a bit though. Maybe play it up with some really striking suede knee boots and/or a dressy coat for a bit of a 70s vibe?

I like Craftycorvid’s suggestion. The dress is lovely, but because the colour is similar to your skin tone, it looks a little Miss Haversham on you. Suede boots and a wide belt in a deeper colour would look great!

It is so funny how split we are in this, sorry OP I am in the dowdy group.

What is the venue like? I like the boden linked to but I think you are trying on the wrong things because you have a fab figure- you need to pick up dresses out of your comfort zone in both shape and colour. I think you will surprise yourself.

I have to have that Warehouse dress

I also think a lot of people will be using their Christmas night out dress for a December wedding so it might be quite glam.

You have a nice figure but this looks really shapeless. Surely you must be able to find something less dreary and more flattering.

That Boden dress is a nice colour but there’s no way I’d pay nearly a hundred quid for a dress with a lazily machined hem.

Well @AlexaAmbidextra no-one ever pays the full price for Boden- you'll probably get at least 30% off! And when people complain about poorly made clothes I always wonder where they get better made ones for lower prices? Please let me know!

I suspect that stretch velour is better with a hem stitched in that way as it wouldn't sit flat if stitched another way.