So - inadvertently finding myself in the Style and Beauty section after posting on the current thread about a wedding dress, and as someone who has no idea about current fashion or brands, I thought I’d ask you lovely folk for help with finding an outfit to wear to a black tie event in Dubai in October. It’s my partner’s work event and I don’t have info other than that or any idea where best to start, other than google.
I have a couple of dresses that were my “go to’s” for such events 25 years ago, and although they’d still fit (and are probably vintage!) they are sleeveless and I think would put a bit too much ageing flesh on display.
I’m mid-fifties, 5’6”, size 10 and I guess a sort of athletic build and not particularly feminine, if that makes sense. And not someone who has good hair or is going to look amazingly groomed - so don’t suggest I aim for that (silk purse, sow’s ear…)!
Any ideas where I could start looking?
(PS I don’t want to spend too much as I’m unlikely to wear the outfit often)
(PPS bit worried about shoes, I have some classic black / beige high heeled shoes somewhere but I’ve worn flats for at least the last fifteen years and I’d have to start practising walking in them. Maybe wedges of some sort?)