Help me choose an amazing dress

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I 'may' be having a significant birthday soon. I was hoping to get a dress made but two local dressmakers have proven useless, so might want to buy one instead.

I'm size 14, used to be hourglass but now a bit rounder, busty. I'm very fussy! I want something that feels dressy but could equally well just be worn with ankle boots and a biker jacket to the pub. Would prefer it to have at least short sleeves, and not be polyester. Black or red probably my best colours, or maybe a dark print.

Budget up to about £200 for something really amazing.

Or
www.theoutnet.com/en-gb/shop/product/diane-von-furstenberg/dresses/knee-length-dress/wrap-effect-pleated-satin-crepe-dress/1473020371646721

Sorry, Countdown but not at all my style, especially the first. It looks like a housecoat that my nana would have worn! Horrible - sorry!

Throwing THIS in from Winser website .
Wrap, red, viscose .

www.stories.com/en_gbp/clothing/dresses/mini-dresses/product.satin-buckle-tie-mini-wrap-dress-green.0815020002.html

Hmm. Nothing wrong with either of those, but neither are for me. The first is too grown up and sophisticated and the second is too shiny and I don't suit belts, as I'm so short waisted.

Thanks so much for all the links, everyone, but I don't think my perfect dresses exist!

Have you gone back to the dress makers you'd approached. My experience making made to order products is that I get approached by hundreds of people and very few actually translate into orders. My guess is in the run up to Christmas/ny they'll have been super busy and maybe haven't had a chance to reply. A follow up call would just tell them your a serious buyer?

www.houseoffraser.co.uk/brand/issa/jacquard-batwing-dress-aa3992#colcode=aa399200

One last try! Not sure about material but it's a bargain, your size I think (sorry if not) and i like it...

Late to the party (but love dress shopping)
Seen cache.net-a-porter.com/images/products/1198637/1198637_ou_pp.jpg

Have you tried Bravissimo? I'm hour glass with boobs and their dresses come in different boob sizes! My go to for a good flattering fit.
www.bravissimo.com/collections/dresses/

"I just want a nice dress that isn't poly and doesn't make me look a twat."

And the dress in the OP doesn't?

New red VW www.viviennewestwood.com/en/new-arrivals/womens-new-arrivals/amnesia-dress-red-red-S26CT0710S522490312.html?cgid=new-arrivals-women#page=1&start=3

@nanbread wow, that’s an incredible bargain! Even if the OP doesn’t like it, I’m sure someone will snap that up!

What's your point, Bluebells?

I have this dress, maybe a style that you would find tempting?

Check out Adison Wrap Dress by GANNI on Brown Thomas - www.brownthomas.com//product/134399061.html

How about this?

Check out Matilda Burnout Mini Dress by REISS on Brown Thomas - www.brownthomas.com//product/143525381.html

Check out Anna Dress by REISS on Brown Thomas - www.brownthomas.com//product/141948621.html

Last one.. promise😬
Check out Penalo Twist Detail Dress by TED BAKER - www.brownthomas.com//product/141593858.html

Definitely last one!
Check out Ruched Mini Dress by THE KOOPLES - www.brownthomas.com//product/141086899.html

The Max Mara one is beautiful but would be too long

I like the Kooples one

Another Winser London option from their Gillian Anderson collection, in silk, but over budget and maybe too long?

I thought the thread was dead.

That is beautiful, substantially over budget, almost certainly too long. Gorgeous though.

this is a pretty tricky question

I think it shows how rubbish women's clothes are these days, Sadaz. Finding a nice dress in a decent fabric, with sleeves, for less than £200 really shouldn't be as impossible as it appears to be!

Not sure why the dressmakers didn't work out?
I found for my daughter's wedding that dressmaker was fine ASSUMING they know pretty much what you want - ie similar to the first dress but with some sleeve added. Might be worth going to another with pics of the dress you like?