Garden party. Thoughts on this dress, please?

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Love the back shape and sleeve detail.
Am not well-endowed, so could even do without bra to avoid back strap showing.
https://ba-sh.com/uk/p/dress-teoli-turquoise-3664784607168.html

Just not sure I £177 worth love it!
Although I'd get a lot of occasion wear from it.

Recovering foot injury, so no heels/wedges possible.
Will these Huaraches do? They're the only comfortable flats I own:
https://www.office.co.uk/view/product/office_catalog/6/4900645008

Update:

Last Saturday's party was a success! Weather stayed dry, fairly mild, though a bit ominously cloudy and very gusty at times (being lightweight in wind was the dress's only failing. Let's just say I'm glad I bothered with underwear 😳)

We stayed outside for a bit, me wrapped in a shawl, to honour the "garden party" theme, but retreated indoors for the most part.

I enjoyed wearing it, had some nice compliments, and will definitely be getting my money's worth by wearing it at other occasions.

Thanks so much for everybody's help.

Looks lovely and shoes are good too......

That’s brilliant op thanks for the update!

It looks really pretty!

Just to let you know i loved this dress so much i ordered it- it is beautiful! And it fits me even though i expected it wouldn’t and i’d have to return it!

Glad you had the same result!

I love your first dress but it is expensive, the second one is nice but I have an aversion to green school uniform colour for primary and senior school has scarred me for life.

I'm looking for something for an afternoon tea party and I like this https://www.roman.co.uk/floral-print-shirred-waist-maxi-dress-14157609 but I'm short and I'd need to get about 2ft cut off it, not sure if that would ruin it.

Just seen your update, glad it went well.

I think it looks a bit ordinary, sorry.

The first dress is lovely and a bit different print wise whilst the second is two a penny. Go for the first dress, you'll be able to wear it again.

I want to really like it, but it’s not doing much for the model in the photo. The way it’s hanging off her makes it look droopy rather than floaty.

I like the first one, not a fan of the second at all,