WANT A shirt dress to wear in the summer, but where from? and what to wear it with?

[pukka]

i love my boden winter one. makes me look instantly glam. i wear it with tights and boots.
i want something similarish for summer. ie something that doesnt expose vast amounts fo flesh, and gives the same glam look for me. i am 35, and not glamour puss. the summer version at boden i do not like.
any suggestions on where i can get something like this? please?

this one?

or GAP have one that is cheaper. it was v.v. nice, but at 5'9 it sat a wee bit too short on me - about 1.5inches above the knee. fine for those with fat knees tho .

I don't really do Boden so I don't know what they are like. But I got one from H&M last summer that suits me and I will be the same age as you next week. It is a sandy or maybe caramel colour linen and this one is actually collarless (sort of grandad collar) and about knee length and shaped. It cost me £5. I would say though that it is the sort of thing H&M might have.

I wore it with flipflops or wedge sandals. Usual summer footwear answer.

Mine not so glam as perkins I have to say. But dressupable with wedges and a bit of jewellry.

I think the new Banana Republic store in London has some nice ones.

o wow, perkin, that is so glam looking. i want it a bit cheaper though. gap dont do online do they?
do h&m do online?

yeah, I had to leave it in the shop due ££ too .

didn't see this in the shops, but looks quite nice here.

poplin one.

Laura Ashley?

(Also comes in blue)

i like the tea dresses there. but am wary of them. what if they make me look 75 instead of young and trendy

A whole section at Debenhams.

that is gorgeous jackie

debenhams and i are not getting on at the moment
i forgot my password, and aftet three or four incorrect attempts, they ahve locked me out. wont let me open a new account, and wont tell me my password either.
so either i make a new email account just for them, or i stay away from debenhams

This one's quite nice too.
Khaki
stripey
I like this one a lot - a bit military looking
This too (safari).
A bit softer but not sure about the neckline.

Looks a bit odd - you'd have to see it on.

wow, jackie, i have seen you on style before, and you are simply fab! are you by any chance in the fachion industry? or is it just a side passion?
i love all those dresses. agree about the last one. i dont like the neck line. how do i choose between them? the price range is just about right too.

Bit glam

No - not in the fashion industry - just good at doing links.

Maybe a trip to Oasis is in order, to try them all on...

the asos one is out of stock.
no nearby oasis, and shopping iwthout kids is a bit of a pipedream. even now, i am at homeon my own only because of major neck pain. i'm supposed to be resting, not excersing credit cards.

Well just order the lot, and plan to send almost all back?.

ive ordered the laura ashly one. but dh and kids are back now, so will wait till tonight to order the others

Hope one of them works.

I have this one which is surprisingly nice in real life (don't normally do M&S):

www.marksandspencer.com/gp/product/B001330LVG/sr=1-6/qid=1206120353/ref=sr_1_6/026-4069973-9826826?i e=UTF8&node=&m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&keywords=&mnSBrand=core&size=60&rh=n%3A72625031%2Cp%5F90%3AGBP25-GBP29 .99&page=1

As for the OASIS ones, it is similar to Jackie's military ones but £20 cheaper, and I have the last one which you werent sure about the neckline - it is lovely on, I wore it to a birthday party and loads of people complemented me on it more for the colour I think but it is v stylish. Might not be so summery because of the fabric though.

[dufus emoticon] dont know why i didnt think of m&s. i buy enogh from there. and they very good with quidco cashback too.