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If you were 18 would you wear any of these? 18 these days.

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Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 12:55

www.yoox.com/uk/Checkout/Cart

And this one.

www.yoox.com/uk/15232752WK/item#dept=women&sts=sr_women80&cod10=15232752WK&sizeId=3

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RambamThankyouMam · 10/12/2022 12:58

Not for those prices I wouldn't!

RoseBucket · 10/12/2022 13:00

The first link doesn’t work but my 18 year old wouldn’t. It’s very, Wednesday.

Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:00

Ah crap it doesn't look like the link worked.

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www.yoox.com/uk/15220539HL/item#cod10=15220539HL&sizeId=-1
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www.yoox.com/uk/15161919SH/item#cod10=15161919SH&sizeId=3
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www.yoox.com/uk/15129247RB/item#cod10=15129247RB&sizeId=-1
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www.yoox.com/uk/15195374BR/item#cod10=15195374BR&sizeId=3
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www.yoox.com/uk/15116333HA/item#cod10=15116333HA&sizeId=-1
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www.yoox.com/uk/12843943XW/item#cod10=12843943XW&sizeId=4
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www.yoox.com/uk/15189570QO/item#cod10=15189570QO&sizeId=4
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www.yoox.com/uk/15232752WK/item#dept=women&sts=sr_women80&cod10=15232752WK&sizeId=3

If you have teenage daughters, their opinion would be helpful to me too.

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Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:01

It's for a special occasion gift as opposed to a dress to wear to a special occasion.

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Appleblum · 10/12/2022 13:02

Not a chance.

TheVanguardSix · 10/12/2022 13:03

The little black dress is adorable and I totally would have worn that at 18. It’s pricey, but if you have the cash to splash and the quality is good, get it.

Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:03

RoseBucket · 10/12/2022 13:00

The first link doesn’t work but my 18 year old wouldn’t. It’s very, Wednesday.

I like as it's short short but covers up the chest.

The lady in question appears to be lured by Shein dresses with tits, ass and legs out. I'm trying to find something to her taste but which might also be somewhat more dignified. 🙄

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Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:03

TheVanguardSix · 10/12/2022 13:03

The little black dress is adorable and I totally would have worn that at 18. It’s pricey, but if you have the cash to splash and the quality is good, get it.

Which of the black dresses?

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HeyyyMrNoodle · 10/12/2022 13:04

Perhaps number 2 on your latest list (the givenchy one) but I have to say none of them scream stylish 18 year old! If you don't know their style well enough to know what they like (as every option in your list is very different to the next), then is it wise to spend so much on an outfit for them at all?

Mañanarama · 10/12/2022 13:04

I wouldn’t buy an 18 year old something to wear unless they’d pointed it out and said they loved it. A couple of those look like cheap rags. The second one, the LBD, is the nicest.

HadEnoughOfBears · 10/12/2022 13:05

My 18yr old might wear the black dress if it was a particular occasion but it wouldn't be her first choice. She wouldn't touch the others with a barge pole.

You need to be looking at Club L London, Pretty Little Thing, Oh Polly etc.

Violashift · 10/12/2022 13:06

My dd said they are all awful. The black dress is the best but the others are at best frumpy.

Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:06

HeyyyMrNoodle · 10/12/2022 13:04

Perhaps number 2 on your latest list (the givenchy one) but I have to say none of them scream stylish 18 year old! If you don't know their style well enough to know what they like (as every option in your list is very different to the next), then is it wise to spend so much on an outfit for them at all?

Think trashy 18 year old or hooker. It's all the rage apparently lol. I know I wore some godawful things at that age though so I'm trying not to judge, while judging.

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Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:07

HadEnoughOfBears · 10/12/2022 13:05

My 18yr old might wear the black dress if it was a particular occasion but it wouldn't be her first choice. She wouldn't touch the others with a barge pole.

You need to be looking at Club L London, Pretty Little Thing, Oh Polly etc.

That's where I am trying to steer away from!

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RoseBucket · 10/12/2022 13:07

My daughter is very conservative in her dress sense, at a push she might wear a shorter dress but she has body image issues but I’m the link which does work is quite old I can’t imagine any of her friends wearing it, you know your daughter best how are we supposed to know your daughter style?

Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:08

Ok, No. 2 seems to be a hit.

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TheVanguardSix · 10/12/2022 13:08

Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:03

Which of the black dresses?

This one: www.yoox.com/uk/15232752WK/item#dept=women&sts=sr_women80&cod10=15232752WK&sizeId=3

FWIW, I was a winklepicker wearing goth in the 80s… I was 18 in 1990. I don’t know if this helps or harms your cause. 😁

HadEnoughOfBears · 10/12/2022 13:08

But why? It's not up to you to police another adult's taste in clothes.

RoseBucket · 10/12/2022 13:08

*style for an older

Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:09

HadEnoughOfBears · 10/12/2022 13:08

But why? It's not up to you to police another adult's taste in clothes.

Because I don't want her dressing like a hooker because she will be judged as such!

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Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:10

TheVanguardSix · 10/12/2022 13:08

This one: www.yoox.com/uk/15232752WK/item#dept=women&sts=sr_women80&cod10=15232752WK&sizeId=3

FWIW, I was a winklepicker wearing goth in the 80s… I was 18 in 1990. I don’t know if this helps or harms your cause. 😁

What is a winklepicker?

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Iknowhim · 10/12/2022 13:10

@Notaninterestingfact you're vile. I hope whoever it is ignores your judgmental bullshit and wears what they want.

MandaLynn · 10/12/2022 13:10

Agree it's risky to buy an (expensive) dress for an 18 year old they've not specifically pointed out. But if you are, I'd go down the route of a short slip dress.

mobile.yoox.com/uk/15223941MP/item#dept=clothingwomen&sts=SearchResult&cod10=15223941MP&sizeId=-1

mobile.yoox.com/uk/15245251JN/item#dept=clothingwomen&sts=SearchResult&cod10=15245251JN&sizeId=-1

mobile.yoox.com/uk/15078786EW/item#dept=clothingwomen&sts=SearchResult&cod10=15078786EW&sizeId=-1

RoseBucket · 10/12/2022 13:11

Wow! Neither my daughter or her friends dress like a ‘hooker’

Notaninterestingfact · 10/12/2022 13:11

This is one of her most recent purchases!

www.shein.co.uk/Lace-Up-Front-Drawstring-Ruched-Front-Halter-Dress-p-11208668-cat-1727.html

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