If you’re around 40, where do you buy your “wow” dresses?

[PARunnerGirl]

Not that we’re all likely to be going anywhere soon 🙄 But if you were able to buy a dress for a New Years Eve night out (like cocktails and dancing rather than black tie) or a general nice night out, where do you go when ASOS, Topshop etc all start to seem a bit young blah?

Whistles, Cos, Other Stories, still Topshop, sometimes Monki.

Monsoon mainly but I have a lovely black dress crime &other stories

From not crime😄

Folkster is an Irish brand. Their clothes are beautiful

Monki! I forgot about that! Thanks @fiorentina!

Also like &Other Stories and Cos but I didn’t think of them for dresses like this.

And I’m off to look at Folkster!

Ebay mainly.

Zara, Reiss

@PARunnerGirl

Not that we’re all likely to be going anywhere soon 🙄 But if you were able to buy a dress for a New Years Eve night out (like cocktails and dancing rather than black tie) or a general nice night out, where do you go when ASOS, Topshop etc all start to seem a bit young blah?

Asos is lovely in for going out and formal dresses.

ASOS. I’ve had one or two from Dorothy Perkins too.

Reiss, I'm early 40's and feel it works really well for grown up glamour.

Silk Fred

Adriana Pappell

Lindy Bop

Is Coast still around? I’ve never been disappointed with one of their dresses.

I love Miss Selfridge and New Look. Sounds young (I’m 42) but works for me as I look young and very petite.

I used to get them from coast / Karen Millen but coast has really gone down hill since they were bought out.
Chichi
Pretty kitty for something a bit retro

Phase eight have some stuff that suits all ages I bought 2 sweater dresses recently
One is black with graduated diamanté other is very similar to this but in pinks and purples
www.phase-eight.com/product/jesse-sequin-knit-dress-208072000.html

Whistles, Great Plains, Hush.

Also Rixo. Love their dresses.

The pretty dress company.com

Sosandar and Reiss for me.

Coast or Karen Millen

Bash (french brand), &Other Stories, Rixo,

I’d look at independent shops with brands like samsoe & samsoe, ganni.

Yes a bit more expensive but I’ve not found anything I like for a special occasion from Top Shop or ASOS for years...

Phase eight. Flattering for my shape.

Reiss, Chichi London, Ted Baker, BrandAlley (for discount designer - I got a great Vivienne Westwood dress heavily reduced there).

John Lewis is good for covering a wide range of brands.

I ordered a load of dresses from asos a year or two ago, they all went back as couldn’t be worn with a bra.