A marmite dress for your perusal. Yay or nay?

[PorkySisyphus]

Dress

I kinda love it but appreciate that many might think it's heinous 🤣. Have seen it on a few people on Instagram and it looks lovely. Cotton as well.

Have bought and will try on but it could go either way.

Love it! Personally, I see the resemblance to my Granny's curtains as a positive.

I've got a friend who would carry that off beautifully. The rest of us? Nah

I love it!

LOVE this! Wish I wasn’t still breastfeeding but might get it anyway for days when I’m not with baby

My friend has this. She looks fantastic in it.

Yay! Love that 70s fabric

Love it

With the right colouring and small bosoms you could prob get away with it if you liked it. Me - I'd look jaundiced and channeling my inner Hattie Jacques.

Yay! I would buy it for myself but I agree with a previous poster than you need a warm skin tone to pull this off. I am as pale as they come unfortunately.

It would look awful on me but I quite like it!

I like it a lot, but I have a thing for orange 70s prints. It reminds me of some sunloungers we had when I was a kid, except the background was brown not white.

I've seen this on a plus size woman and it looked great. I think she wore a belt with it. Normally I'm a fan of a clash of colours but she had pink hair which was a bit much for even me!

Nay the shape is terrible and the pattern is baaaad.

I actually recognise the pattern from a set of ramekins my mum had from the 70s.

I love the pattern- but am short and plump and would look even shorter and plumper in it. Would love to buy and re fashion it. Unfortunately I lack the skill!

This really made me smile - I’m also of the vintage when duvets were referred to as ‘continental quilts’ because they were so new and exotic, but I haven’t heard that phrase for years!

I don’t dislike the dress, OP - it’s not a flattering cut but it looks casual and comfy for summer. Whether or not the fabric works for you will probably depend on your colouring.

Really like the fabric, great colours, and the square neck. I’d wear it.

Have this dress, love it - nothing but compliments. Reminds me of my nans curtains!

Im size 24 too - just wear what you like. Taste is subjective and personal! Life is too short to worry what other people think.

I like the fabric, but not in a dress. I really like the shape of it though.

If you have pale skin, perhaps if you are a redhead, but not otherwise.

Another nay here - my PIL had that wallpaper in their bathroom (70s).

We had to make a dress in P7 (showing my age here) and mine looked very like this (yes, it was in the 70s). My mum made me wear it to a Christmas party 😂. Definite nay from me!

I like the colour but the fit isn't flattering.

My parents had bed sheets in that fabric in the early 70s.

It's a no from me, not just because of the fabric, I think the style is horrendous too.

Pass the eye bleach.

I think it looks awful on the model but could be ok on someone else.

If you're tall (5'9 minimum) with no boobs but a good tan, go for it.