Black dress for funeral 18-20

[DelphiniumBlue]

I'm looking for a black dress for a funeral. Don't really want to pay more than £100, because I know I will always associate the dress with sad times, and am unlikely to get much wear out of it.
I'm a size 18-20 with a tummy that needs hiding. Needs to be knee length or longer, with sleeves. There doesn't seem to be much in the shops at the moment that fits the bill, does anyone have any suggestions?

@DelphiniumBlue I never wear black to funerals any more. Do you have to wear black? Many wear navy because there’s more occasions to wear it. You would find a navy dress fairly easily.

I think I'd prefer black to navy, it's not that I don't I have occasion to wear a black dress, it's that it would remind me of sad times if I were to wear it again. I'd probably keep it for funerals only. Navy is a possibility though.

Having said that, loads of black on M&S collection at under £50. These could be worn again with straw bag and sandals!

Also - black broderie anglais can look chic. I’m going to a funeral next week and wearing navy wide trousers and bevy top with small pattern in it.

If you go on the next website and scroll across the top to where it says clearance and click on that, it will take you their clearance items which don’t show up when you search in the main filter. In the clearance section there are over two hundred different styles of black dresses in your size for a fraction of the price they originally were

What about an abaya?

https://abayabuth.com/collections/essential-abayas/products/premium-black-cotton-dress-with-pockets

Obviously you don't need to wear hijab and you could add a belt.

Take a look online at the Live Unlimited brand. I can’t name the retailer as it links through to my account, but it is the one starting John.
Theres quite a selection, plus other brands if you filter.

I was going to say very similar! There are a few on there you can try. In a similar situation I ordered 9 dresses to collect at my local store, tried them on in the shop when I collected them and kept the couple I liked. This is the one I chose actually - not for a funeral but for a formalish occasion. It’s very flattering with a ‘wrap’ or ruche situation going on across the tummy. I felt great in it! Worth a try for only £17 maybe along with some others.

https://www.next.co.uk/clearance/search?w=*&af=gender:women%20brand:lipsy%20brand:sosandar%20brand:loveandroses%20brand:nobodyschild%20brand:friendslikethese%20brand:girlinmind%20sub:dresses%20gender:women%20&srt=48#searchpos_3_59

https://www.next.co.uk/style/ls264105/k26783#k26783

Apologies, the link linked to them all for some reason. Scroll down and it’s this Love and Roses Misi Weap Dress for £17. As I said there are others I would try too in your situation.

Thank you, this is the sort of thing I was imagining!

Hi having been to funerals recently it was a mixture of dark clothing. I’m a size 18 and find Hobbs is good, so I wear like my darker work office dresses. One person arrived in dark jeans and a dark jumper.