Christmas dress? Is this nice or horrible?

[Pinklightatnight]

I have an idea to get a dress for Christmas Day, something warm/long sleeved that can be worn with thick tights. Not sequins/sparkles, more of a wholesome/Toast-esque look.

Have a low-ish budget and just saw this on Tu - can’t decide if it’s nice or really not...?

Any other ideas very welcome

The patterned one is nicer Pink.

I like the first one but the Monki one is terrible

Though whe you said 'Christmas dress' I was expecting something with Christmas theme patterns I have loads

I really like it even though it wouldn’t suit me due to my shape
Soft corduroy sounds perfect

I will be wearing my pj's Xmas eve, day, boxing day.. 🎄😂

I like both the Tu ones and I get where you're coming from re Toast. They're subtle and understated. I like Monki but not that dress, it's a shapeless sack of polyester and I'm sweating just looking at it.

I don't like shirt dresses ^on me," but I love that fabric, and I think if the shape suits you it would be a great dress for Christmas.

I've just ordered dress 1. Can soon liven it up a bit.

@pinklightatnight I've just ordered the red in the next size up, fingers crossed. There is a navy and red checked shirt dress as well which I don't like as much but I've ordered it. Worth taking a chance on it as I'm ordering the red anyway and can just return it if it doesn't look good on.

I don't like the asos dress you posted, too shapeless and a bit garish tbh.

I think as it’s cord it will be quite stiff, which will make it a bit little house on the prairie. I’m not a fan and think it’s quite frumpy and dull to be honest and must be the least Christmassy dress I’ve ever seen.

I really like that, it's like Seasalt but half the price! Every year I have ambitions of wearing something sparkly and floaty, but the cold always gets me and I wear something frumpy but warm (with apron!) This is warm and still looks like you've made an effort, go for it!

I love that Tu dress but even the model’s arse looks big in it!

Oh dear everyone's ordering it now, woll be gutted for OP if they go out of stock!

I like the first dress and think it looks more special in the black and gold

I like your first dress OP. I would belt it at the waist to give it a bit more shape

I’d go for the first one, probably because I’ve got one similar, different make.

Dorothy perkins have a gorgeous plum corduroy shirt dress in their sale

https://www.dorothyperkins.com/en/dpuk/product/dresses-5699972/shirt-dresses-4727263/purple-cord-shirt-dress-9790876?&cmpid=ppcplaaUKip&utmmmedium=cpc&istCompanyId=e0b51aa7-96c9-4550-a6f3-56b61a0b5995&istFeedId=c532945a-4da7-45c5-b1d6-860a74ed3719&istItemId=imlqqqaml&istBid=tztx&gclid=CjwKCAiAn7L-BRBbEiwAl9UtkAgRG7dfTehWWEFsxCGoHpp0mW7xF1I4EMtzXq2uDs6LPaNWR2IMhoCgtUQAvDBwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&

It's got pockets!
Both tu dresses are lovely but the red smock one is awful. Smock dresses always hang like a sack of shite IMO.

I thought it might be labelled as frumpy
but please be honest

The first one is frumpy and the second one would look ok on a six year old.

They are both very mumsy and sack like I'm afraid. The red one would make even a very slim person look enormous. I'm actually quite worried that most people on this thread think the dresses are nice!

I'm actually quite worried that most people on this thread think the dresses are nice!

Ditto!

First one is awful - the pattern does nothing to compliment ANYONES skin tone. Frumpy.
Second one is like a huge tent - I’m sorry but how can anyone look at that and say something like: ‘it compliments your figure!’? It does NOTHING for any body shape.

The dark red checked one with a belt is much better - lovely, fitted a little at the waist. Not too long.

I like the first dress, but wouldn't wear it for Christmas day/event type thing.

But if its more your style, get it!

Have ordered the first dress - I have very average colouring (mousy hair and green eyes) and that sort of black with warming pattern suits me! Also it has a belt, so can’t be that shapeless.

That being said, there are a million shapeless dresses out there this season - lockdown fashion!