Serious help needed: outfit to attend a weddingin a few weeks - CHALLENGE!!

[popsycal]

Saturday before Christmas in a country hall type place. Wedding and reception in same venue. Bear in mind freezing cold, wet and windy north east England.

Serious budgeting need as I have bugger all to spend. Everything needed down to shoes and bag (not a bag and shoes kind of gal). No hat needed.

5'6", slimish (size 12). Big feet. Brown shoulder length hair. washed out Pale skin.

Help me pleasre!

Oh yes - and I need to be able to wear at least part of it again to get money's worth.

anyone interested????

I could've written this! same size-ish (10-12) and small feet, brown shoulder length hair, washout skin

Could you get away with wearing a little black dress, and tone it down with a cream jacket/coat and accessories? I believe monochrome is still quite "with it". I'm not much of a style guru though

I have a little black dress but have not worn it since, erm, my hen night

my wardrobe really is a poor effort

Have you tried TK Max, I think dark colours are ok as its a winter wedding. My bridesmaid got her dress in a charity shop.

if it still fits, could you get away with wearing it, but adding a cream or white jacket, or even red.

I really have no idea what I lookgoodin anymore or what I want .......

argh
just to add - thisis mine and dH's first 'proper' night out for years

years and years

I also was going to say wear the black dress and get a jacket in a bold colour. Also thermal underwear I know how cold the north east can be.

have you tried the dress on? see how it looks and take it from there.

will try the dresson tonight

If it looks OK, how about a velvet jacket over it? Or a slightly more funky one here?

I like this: in next - little brown dress

I suit brown
but it may blow the budget as need shoes etc.....

hmmm

thats lovely, but you'll need a shawl/pashmina. New look do cheap shoes if you want to get something to match.

oh gosh yes.

even a hardened geordie such as I would not be going out sans coat 3 days before Christmas

We used to my mates and I, it was freezing. I remember queing outside clubs for ages.

BLOODT DRESS SOLDOUT
PLAN B NEEDED

i did in my youth
amolder and wiser now....

areyou a geordie?

haev oyu no coat that we can use?

quick ds1 needs storeis

I'm from teesside originally. My mates and I would travel up to newcastle sometimes. OH bugger about that dress? I know its a bad time to go shopping but the sales sometimes start sometime before xmas.

WEAR THE BALCK dress and get a fab cheap coloured caot form matalan
or wosmehree

cod - I am really bad at Having Clothes. I only have clothes which have a purpose. How very unfemale of me

So no I don't have a suitable coat....but my baby sister may. well, she is 28

www.matalan.co.uk/pages/product-view/002/094/3855/lampshade-dress-coat

this kind of thing to make it look more up to date

deffo wea the balkck dress if nowt all wrong wiht it

then add fab shoes tights nd bag

deffo a coat
deffo needed

will go and try The Black Dress on now......
I have not worn it for years......
oh god this could put me in a foul mood....

www.principles.co.uk/fcp/departmentprod/DEPARTMENT/DRESSES?resetFilters=true

qhat abotu htese reduced dresses?

if you hardly ever go out then you woudl not have got much wear out of that brown dress anyway, its not the kind of thing you can wear on the school run

can you post a photo of yourself in teh black dress ? you knwo the MN fashionsitas will let you knwo if its ok and can be tarted up

OK some good news andsomebad news......

It is actually a size 10

BUT

It fits.

However, it is slightly shorter than i remember it. Falls around an inch and a half (maybe 2 inches) above the knee.

However,legs aren't too bad.......

it is very plain black
two spaghetti width straps on each side
kind of piece over the chest then then rest of the dress if you see what i mean
very plain