Help with finding DD a dress for her graduation

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DD1 (22) is graduating in October. She has asked me to help her find a dress.

She is a size 8. 5ft 2. Olive skin, green eyes and very long dark hair that she may wear up.

Her usual style is quite quirky; think boho meets Little House on the Prairie meets pastel Goth with a bit of punk thrown in (Vivienne Westwood would be her dream designer).

She usually wears greens, lilac, oranges, pinks. She likes brights and pastels and patterns (florals mostly but tartan and check too). She is looking for a dress definitely. Either just above the knee or ballerina length. She wants to tone down her usual look, but still be herself.

Budget up to £300. But would prefer less.

Many thanks for any help.

https://www.vestiairecollective.com/women-clothing/dresses/vivienne-westwood/silver-viscose-vivienne-westwood-dress-26519867.shtml

Did not know about Vestaire. Definitely worth a look.

The Get Cutie dresses are sweet. Look nicely made too. DD does better if she does not measure herself (or weigh herself). She seems to have settled at a fairly standard size 8. Looking at the VW dresses and the size measurements it seems that an 8 would fit. Not a 6 though. I would rather she buy bigger and have it taken in than buy too small as that might be a bit of a trigger for her. This is part of the reason why she is asking for my help; so as to take the pressure of her thinking too much about measurements and sizes.

Thanks again. Lots of really helpful advice and suggestions. I promise to come back and let you know what she decides on. Really grateful.

Thank you all so much. Just to update that the Vivienne of Holloway Grace dress in Coral has been ordered. Inspired choice to direct us there. The bright block colour should look good under black.

The suggestions were all so welcome. If that dress doesn’t suit then DD will likely go for a VW vintage one. She has also seen a couple on ASOS Edition that she likes.

Black Mary Janes seem to be the front runner for shoes.

Thank you all again so much. I’ll update when the final pick is made.

Fab news!