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Is this dress ok for a wedding?

182 replies

squashyhat · 15/04/2021 16:29

I am 60 and bought this from Joe Browns for a wedding in August. I love it but am unsure about the depth of the neckline. I probably won't wear a jacket but do have a silver/grey wrap. Too young and/or revealing?

Is this dress ok for a wedding?
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BusyEvenForBee · 15/04/2021 17:55

It is very casual for the wedding. And since the wedding is in a posh hotel everybody might be looking at you for the wrong reason. Sorry. Dress is a keeper though, looks great on you.

Soontobe60 · 15/04/2021 18:01

The dress is ok, a bit frumpy. There are some fab dresses out there that are much nicer.
www.marksandspencer.com/floral-v-neck-puff-sleeve-midi-dress/p/clp60507908?color=MULTI

slooowdaysinlockdown · 15/04/2021 18:01

Think it's lovely. Needs jewellery

Chloemol · 15/04/2021 18:13

It’s lovely and as you intend to dress it up it will look lovely

NerrSnerr · 15/04/2021 18:15

@DailyCandy the OP has said the dress is very much her style. Shockingly not everyone has the same idea of fashion. Who knew?

I think it looks lovely OP and people always look their best in clothes they feel comfortable in.

ShyTown · 15/04/2021 18:18

Keep the dress for summer barbecues, pub lunches etc. Look for something a bit more formal for the wedding.

becca3210 · 15/04/2021 18:20

I think it looks too casual and like nightwear. It looks like you have a lovely figure but the shape doesn't flatter you as just hangs down. Perhaps a more fitted floral dress would work if you like the pattern?

Bluntness100 · 15/04/2021 18:24

It looks very casual to me too and not very dressy for a wedding, unless it’s a very casual affair?

Another888 · 15/04/2021 18:24

It's very pretty & it really suits you. Not too revealing as in August it'll be hot, I doubt people will be wearing jackets, I wouldn't anyway.

Sooobored · 15/04/2021 18:24

It looks like an everyday dress you would just throw on on a hot day.

Even if it’s your style, I think you could find a more flattering and dressy version for a wedding.

Franklyfrost · 15/04/2021 18:27

Nice dress. Not young or revealing at all.

tinkywinkyshandbag · 15/04/2021 18:30

I'll bet the people posting saying it's not dressy enough are young and super slim and would wear something like a bodycon dress and vertiginous heels. I am a similar age/shape to you OP. If you are not one of the main wedding party/close family, I think it's nice especially if you bling it up a bit on the day, as you say you can wear it again. It doesn't scream "wedding" but I suspect that's the whole point.

Alsohuman · 15/04/2021 18:30

Nice everyday dress, not for a wedding though.

DoubleTweenQueen · 15/04/2021 18:31

It's perfect. You have great skin. The neckline is perfectly respectable and it fits you very nicely.
Have a lovely time Flowers

Tehmina23 · 15/04/2021 18:31

It's not too young or too low cut for you to wear in the summer, but I think as you say the wedding will be a very smart wedding then you need to shop around & find something a little smarter for it?

Pepperminttea16 · 15/04/2021 18:32

I agree with pp saying too casual.

SwimBaby · 15/04/2021 18:32

I think you could make it ok for a wedding, perhaps add a red clutch bag, sandals and red nail polish.
The main thing is that you like it and you feel comfortable.

CHISistoast · 15/04/2021 18:33

I'd go for accessories all in the same colour (probably hot pink or red or maybe silver): hat/hair adornment, wrap/cardigan, bag and shoes. I'm never normally matchy matchy but that would make it dressier. It is on the casual side otherwise. Oh and I would wear a necklace which points down to your cleavage. Absolutely fine, nothing immodest I promise!

weegiepower · 15/04/2021 18:33

It's lovely, really suits you!

CHISistoast · 15/04/2021 18:36

Tbh though OP, it's nothing special and I think you could do better but think you don't think you can. And you can't be sure or you wouldn't have posted on here. I do agree with the pp about the marks x ghost dresses, they're nice, more vibrant but not bodycon horrors!

fallfallfall · 15/04/2021 18:38

comfort is important but you could do so much better.

GlamGiraffe · 15/04/2021 18:38

Its a nicecenough every day dress, comfy looking and a good fit, but even with nice jewellery its incredibly casual, even more so if the wedding us in an up market hotel. Id certainly keep the dress bit wouldnt wear it for a wedding. I fond looking inder dressed is as bad as looking wildly over dressed.
If upu dont want to spend lots why not look on Ebay or sites like brand alley where you can get incredible reductions of top value labels, that way you can but a dressy dress without it cosing much and even sell it back on after youve worn it?

goose1964 · 15/04/2021 18:39

You can dress it up, I'd style it with a wide brimmed straw hat, espadrilles and some gemstone jewellery. I'm boho though.

LaceyBetty · 15/04/2021 18:39

Not too young or revealing. Your title question is whether it is ok for a wedding and I'd say anything can be just "ok", but I think you could find something that flatters your figure more and that is a bit dressier for a posh hotel wedding. Hoping no one "notices" you is a bit of a sad attitude to have when choosing clothes.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 15/04/2021 18:41

I'm not young, or skinny, and would definitely not want to be wearing hugely high heels.

But I definitely wouldn't wear this dress for a wedding, or pair it with a wrap. For a casual meal/pub trip with a denim jacket and trainers or sandals in the summer, fine. For a wedding in posh hotel, I think you could do an awful lot better without feeling you've got to dress up to the nines.