Help me justify buying this dress...

[TheGreatestAtuin]

https://www.joebrowns.co.uk/ultimate-devore-dress-we876

OK so I don't need it, but I want it oh so much.

I love everything about it (fabric, colour, print, length), including the cowl neck, which reminds me of my Monsoon prom dress, brought many, many moons ago.

Currently wondering if I could dress it down enough to get away with wearing it to work. 😶

I thought it was going to cost £100s at least or a grand plus! And be dry clean only do you barely wear it. It’s only £75! Machine washable! If you love it you’ll get plenty of wear out of it. Your unit cost per wear will be really low. Buy it!

I have only one dress and I would say it was true to size.

It looks like the sort of dress which if it fits you well (which may depend on your norkage) then it'll be very wearable and adaptable.

It's summer somewhere.

Buy it OP, who gives a toss if it's a "summer print" or doesn't have sleeves or anything else. You love it, buy it, wear it, look amazing.

I like the fabric and you obviously do too if you're thinking of buying it. You can never have too many dresses so you should buy it.

I love it. I have a wish list a mile long or I'd be tempted myself

I don't think that it would be posh. The material looks very cheap to me?

life is too short. Enjoy every moment

It looks very hard to find an occasion for.

It's basically a velvet sundress right? Too warm to actually be a sundress and too velvet for day wear. I would hesitate to wear velvet for work (though I suppose you could if you wanted to).

Might work for going out in the evening but again you have the too warm or too cold problem.

It appears that I've found a marmite dress! 😆

Thank you!

Love "norkage" that really made me chuckle.

Minimal in my case! 😬

Buy it, I still regret not buying something I loved that much.

Wait until Black Friday. They'll have 25% off if it's anything like usual years.

@Viviennemary

you don't know what she does or where she works!!

Yes I suspect it will be discounted in Black Friday and then further reductions soon after. It's not a Christmas night out dress, nor is it a day dress, in fact I’m struggling to see how it could be used at all, but you like it OP and that's the important thing.

What's the Joe Brown return's policy? Could you buy it now and then return and re buy if it gets reduced ?

I don’t think you can wear it anywhere. It’s cold now.

I have just ordered this dress from freeman's. If you haven't shopped with freeman's before and you open an account. You get a discount. Its the same price as on Joe browns website.

The reviews are mixed. You must order and report back. The pattern/colours/fabric seem to clash with the style for me.

It nice but expensie shop around and you can find similar at bargain. Or charity shops have good quality dresses now, honestly you find stuff so cheap and have a day out shopping

OP, I'm ordering you to buy it!

It's lovely and will carry you through the festive season, then summer. The cost per wearing will be negligible.

Think of the savings 😇

Ooh thank you. I'll have a look!

Gosh, Freeman's takes me back - my mum used to have a catalogue.

I am not havering on the dress now, just where to buy, when, and what size. 😂

Joe Browns are often very generous on sizing I’ve found.

I've checked and Joe Browns do free returns. You could try both sizes, I reckon you might want room for a thin top underneath.

Its beautiful, buy it!
I love Joe Brown's clothes but they make them far too long for me.