Dresses to suit a small bust

[Toomanysquishmallows]

Hi , I’m looking for advice on summer dresses please . I’m nearly 50 with a 34b bust , and an athletic build . I find a lot of dresses too baggy at the top , I love brands like sea salt , and I suppose I tend to a slight vintage look , any suggestions welcome , thanks in advance .

Watching with interest. Hopefully bumping for you too!

Palava sounds about right. Vintage inspired, good quality, and definitely not generous on the boobs. I’m a 36C but I feel like the dresses would be ideal for a slightly slimmer frame than mine.

https://palava.co/collections/new-arrivals

you may want to look at Dotty and Dolly. I find that dresses with a Bardot type neckline to be flattering. I also typically go for dresses with a loose skirt so that I can get the right size for my top half and not worry about my hips. I bought a shirt dress recently - with a small bust you don’t have as many problems with buttons pulling!

I am slim and small chested and wear lots of button up midi dresses with a waist belt (add my own), like this

https://www.next.co.uk/style/ls271483/q10529

or these sort:

https://www.nobodyschild.com/blue-ditsy-floral-alexa-midi-tea-dress.html?glCountry=GB%26glCurrency=GBP&utm_source=NMPi&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PaidSearch&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwjMiiBhA4EiwAZe6jQ3GFK3p5YpUOdxhZK3hHgs9waEcFha8t-ZSLBKzK6nyIBDuurrqtHBoCrNAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.nobodyschild.com/green-gingham-starlight-midi-dress.html?glCountry=GB%26glCurrency=GBP&utm_source=NMPi&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PaidSearch&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwjMiiBhA4EiwAZe6jQ_wUOL0i6uVKqO4FfttxpCC_t9TET8oyMHAe9aD7v417BSy0uT_DwRoCERIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

This Alice Temperley might work really well for a small bust?
(sale price: £63!)

Not 'vintage-look', but a fairly classic broderie anglaise summer dress.

https://www.johnlewis.com/somerset-by-alice-temperley-sleeveless-broderie-midi-dress-rosette/p6190052

@Chchchanges23
Those are gorgeous.

Thank you all so much for the suggestions, I’m off to have a look !