Dress or dressy outfit for 5’10 and 16 stone with big mum tum

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Can anyone suggest a dress or dressy outfit that might look ok on me- I’m tall, dress size 18 but with a severe diastasis recti so look permanently 7 months pregnant? Control pants are step one but I feel so lost looking for something I won’t look awful in. I am going to an evening event with my husband and would love to feel better in my clothes than I currently do. Thanks.

What suits you best for ordinary day wear op? What do you feel comfortable in? Unless there is a strict formal dress code, I would wear a more dressy version of what suits you best with coordinated jewellery and accessories. And perhaps focus on hair, nails and maybe a spot of fake tan?

I am larger than I want to be at the moment, tall with a tum, and I wear a flared yoga style pant with a fitted top - which is actually a camisole vest and a light three quarter sleeved wrap cardigan which I have seen together and skims my stomach area. Then evening shoes with a small heel and bright handbag, chunky eye catching necklace which draws the eye upwards,, bright lipstick etc. You can experiment with shoulder pads too sewn in to cardies or soft close fitting jackets to give them more shape.

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