Never bought a dress that has had as many compliaments as this one!

[Fraida]

So I bought a new dress yesterday and have been stopped at work and in shops to ask where I got it, its really flattering and a lovely colour so if anyone is looking for a new dress I'd highly recommend this one 😃Floral Square Neck Midi Smock Dress

I have this dress and wore it for the first time at a music festival last weekend. I also had several compliments. Even a girl of about 17 came up and said she loved it (which I thought was hilarious as its M&S and I'm 51!).

Noooooo! Viscose is wonderful to wear.
You must be thinking about poo-lyester, the nastiest, yuckiest fabric ever created!

I like viscose as it hangs nicely and doesn’t require ironing if you dry it carefully, always a bonus in my house. I get hot quickly and have never found viscose to exacerbate that.

That’s brilliant 🤩

I had the same at work several much younger women saying how much they liked it.

I love the visual imagery you have described - I’m now going to describe my style as ‘milkmaid of to a rave’

Well there you go, I didn’t like the dress on the model but on you, OP, it looks lovely!

That dress is horrible .

stellar contribution!

Nice colours but not v flattering. Its shapeless and a bit grannyish

I hate viscose too and especially in the summer.......

vinegar titted?

**Nice bit of misogyny there. As opposed to sugar titted?

yes, vinegar titted.

hth

That's a horrible expression, vinegar tits. Sounds like something Gene Hunt would say.

Viscose is breathable. I live in a hot country and it's a very standard choice for summer clothing.

I can’t understand the hatred for viscose on mn either. It is eminently summery. Are you thinking of polyester, viscose haters?

Lovely dress and colours, but not square neck. M and gave really upped their game.

I'd sweat like a pig in that.

I actually have that dress but am yet to wear it 🤣 maybe I will now! 😃

Viscose has changed a lot of the years and woven to a superior quality that many top fashion brands now use it. It is neither natural or synthentic and made from renewable plants.
I find that viscose drapes well and breathable material unlike sweaty Polyester/Nylon.
https://www.contrado.co.uk/blog/what-is-viscose/

I think to carry these styles off well you need to be taller and not too busty - that shirring is too clingy and puffy sleeves and tiers just add volume. Looks nice on OP though!

What a beautiful image. Thank you so much.

I am tall and not busty - the problem for me would be that it would be too low at the front (not having enough to fill it out). Also, too much fabric (the puffy sleeves) can swamp me. The model on the M&S page is obviously tall and not busty though and it looks OK on her, but I think she's having to hold her shoulders back so the dress sits well on her top half. Just going about your day I reckon it would gape.

It is an unusual dress, pattern. Sorry, the outfit would be completely frumpy on me, the sleeves are huge and puffy, the dress would drown me.

If tall, slim you can get away with this dress. I am sure OP looks great with so many compliments. 😊

I really love how easy viscose is to iron. It’s so satisfying watching the creases melt away, much better than bastard linen.

I don't understand people saying this dress is hideous - it's really not?!?

And the OP looks great in it, from what we can see. Let her enjoy it!

I think there should be a rule on S&B that if you slag someone's choice off, then you have to link to an alternative OR show what style you wear instead and why that's better.