Evening dress with sleeves

[perpetualworrier]

I have to go to a black tie dinner with work and I need a dress.

I'm 5'7" and size 10/12, so it shouldn't be difficult, but my problem is I have bad skin on my back, chest and upper arms, so I usually wear something with sleeves, which would rule out the usual stappy/strapless numbers.

Has anyone got an idea of something I can wear, that keeps me covered without being frumpy? Sheer sleeves would be good enough, but I can't find anything like that.

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but cod you only have 4 letters
you'd be down to "c" in no time

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Shrug?

I like this one
great shape for large arses as neckline is tres balancing

I hear you on the skin issue though

I've found that a combination of 10% benzoyl peroxide for current spots and the L'Oreal home microdermabrasion kit for the scarring very good, and am much better in strappy things than I used to be (at least until scuppered by horrid nursing bras)

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oh very good
chiffon sleeves are the biz for the slim but spotty

Coast usually do good sheer tops with vests under - probably formal enough for a dinner with evening trous but even if not they are a godsend for nights out with dark jeans.
loads of the buggers
keep yer eyes open for the sale.

No - mintydixcharrington - I wasn't getting at you - someone else put at having that sort of budget.

All the suggestions have been great and I feel really stupid that I upset you now.

don't worry about it
it has been clinically proven, over a very large sample of my posts on mumsnet, that it is absolutely impossible to upset me.

it's true
she's a tough old boot

do not worry, perpetual worrier, you have not upset her. T'was I who was was jealous of these £££££ tops. And of you being tall and slim. And i do not withdraw my at all. Indeed here are some more

have you bought anything yet???