Fellow apple shaped women, have you found any dresses you love recently?

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Hi all, I need a dress or two to wear on days I have to go in to work. No real dress code (NHS) so looking for comfort and practicality.

I have no waist, it has disappeared and I am struggling to know what might suit me now. Anyone a similar shape found something flattering?

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I just came to say I got the Becca dress after reading this. Normally I would never have gone to this brand. It’s a great dress!! Now I need to find flat shoes that go with tights!

I adore this dress. Do you think it's a no for an apple? I might get it to try.

https://www.marksandspencer.com/organic-cotton-denim-midaxi-waisted-dress/p/clp22581236?color=BLUE#intid=carousel_FUNH_AT_PHOENIX-SIMILAR_END_PDP_16_3:eeaed6ab-20a7-426f-a24e-938941f3b84b

The one review says there's too much material in the skirt, but I like that in a dress as it disguises my flat bum and non-existent hips.

@AhBiscuits I think that dress would work. My ribs are skinny, and it’s quite fitted there, so it would stop the nastiness that occurs when there is no separation between breasts and belly.
@ChaiTeaLatte11 How is the Emory? I keep looking at it but it looks very short. Im 5.7?
@cremebrulait have a jigsaw dress very similar to the phase 8 and it works really well.

I couldn't wear it as an apple with no waist. But I'm only 5ft 4.

That could work. It would be too long for me though.

I find co ords work better for me than dresses, or thicker t shirt tiered dresses?

I've got this in black but it's sold out now, I wear the pieces separately too, it hides my tummy

https://manamou.co.uk/products/knitted-co-ord-set-cream-1?pos=17&&sid=693c253df&ss=r

I also have this dress in a few colours, great to just throw on and it has pockets...

https://manamou.co.uk/products/tiered-t-shirt-dress-black?pos=2&&sid=b4607a8e9&ss=r

I would have to go up 2 sizes to get that dress done up over my stomach.

My tummy is a dress size bigger than my boobs and 2 bigger than my hips.

I wonder if some of the apples on this thread are actually columns with a small bit of belly?

I'm talking about the M&S dress btw

@RandomMess I completely agree with you on this!

I think it’s a sliding scale from column to apple. I started as a column and have gradually appled outwards. So some dress shapes that worked for me in the early apple stage no longer work.

I've never been 100% on what shape I am.
I do have a waist, but just below that is where all my weight goes. I have a tummy, flat bum and skinny legs so I assumed apple.

I know you said dresses, OP, but I have much more success with skirts and a dark fitted top. I hate current fashion in dresses; all those huge statement sleeves, frills, tiers and excess material do nothing for my shape. So I just wear a skirt with a plain top.

I have had a lot of compliments on this very basic Uniqlo skirt. I know it looks dull, but it's good on me. 3D Knit Souffle Yarn Skirt | UNIQLO US

The M&S dress has waisted in the title, so surely would be a no for an non-waisted apple shape? Nothing with buttons down the front works well for me as they always bulge in the wrong place.

Yeah, I couldn't wear that dress, it would show off my huge non existent waist then hang down from there so be really far away from my legs at the front IYKWIM!

I’ve just ordered the Emory as it’s apparently the last day of the sale. I’m 5’8 so assumed it would be really short (Hush used to show their model heights which was really useful) but several reviews say otherwise - we shall see!

I get what you mean. There is a chance it will make me look pregnant.

@Rina66 I've never heard of Manamou.
Those tiered dresses look lovely for the summer.
What is the quality like ?
I see they are really cheap. Is the material really thin - would the white dress be practically see through ?

@LadyEloise1 the dress is 95% cotton, I would say it's like a thick t-shirt material or lightweight summer sweatshirt material. Sorry, I don't have the white, so I'm not sure how see through it would be, I've zoomed in on the website pic to see if you can see the hanger through the dress and I think you just about can, I've screenshotted below. They do this dress every year so I've got 5 colours, the lightest I have is the stone and it isn't see through.

I think this M & S dress could also work on an apple, I saw it in store and it's a lovely soft light weight denim fabric, you could wear now with a long sleeve top under and boots, then with sandals in the summer.

https://www.marksandspencer.com/pure-cotton-denim-midi-waisted-dress/p/clp60633819?intid=mobileappppdpshare

Thank you for replying @Rina66
The dresses look great for summer apples and are a great price. I love the white, black, green and stone but I'd also love it in navy.

I really like the dress, the flare makes me look less potato shaped. BUT the buttons start below my boobs. Obviously I could wear a different bra but I'd be showing a lot more boob than I'm comfortable with. I'm a 34GG so maybe just too big for it. Could maybe wear a vest under 🤔
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That looks really nice (from what I can see). Either you have a waist or the dress is doing a great job of making it look that way! I would wear a vest with it I think,
or you can get those fake vests in granny catalogues I think?

Modesty panels I think they're called?
The dress looks gorgeous on you, I agree it's a tad too low for day wear though, surely that's a design fault.