If you have all the money in world why would wear this?

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Politics aside, but is this hideous and not best for her frame, or is it me?^^

Didn’t he say something about hoping his government had left Britain a fairer and more secure place ? Possibly the umbrella was to protect him as he was led off to a suitable place of rest and recuperation for the terminally deluded !!

I thought the most hideous outfit award went to Angela Rayner in that trouser suit. She looked as though she’d slept in it !!

Ah yes, helping her husband to fill out his application for Jobseeker’s Allowance perhaps. Or phoning Sky to tell them they need to cancel their subscription as they’ve had a change of circumstances !!

Of course I don’t expect people to agree with me or my taste but I had a look at the shop her dress is from and if I was in her position I’d have chosen this one below - if I had to choose from the same designer with no other options

For me personally, it would not have been a occasion where I would want to make a fashion statement or get too much attention on myself. And not be associated with the nation colours.

I’m with you OP, don’t like it at all. That pattern is just garish to me. But each to their own …

For once, am pretty lost for words if you think what you have posted it a more suitable choice!

It's so matchy matchy, and so so drab, the shoes particularly. They're like bad copies of Prada shoes from the late 90s.

You have rather confirmed my thoughts about many on this board having zero little sense of style.

Edited to add that the colour of the dress would have done little for AS's colouring, so on that note alone, not good.

I'm not a Tory supporter, nor would I have the nerve to wear a dress like that, but my only criticism of the dress is that the neckline isn't very flattering. If she had it altered it would be a lovely dress.

I could have got on board with the dress if it hadn’t been for the chevrons down the front. Reminds me of road signs on sharp bends !!

obviously the shoes would not be exactly those ones but similar

for that occasion yes, I’d wear something uninspiring and neutral and boring if I gad to choose from that shop especifically

but given the money and choices, I’d choose something else but equally unremarkable and plain

This thread quite literally proves how vulnerable she is to people criticising her appearance and body shape.

She doesn't have all the money in the world OP, just a big chunk of it 😉 I thought the dress looked good on her and I like the pattern.

The dress was amazing. Different and striking.

No one is criticising her appearance nor body shape. They are saying they liked or didn't like her frock, and that they thought or or didn't think it suited a petite woman with a small bust rather than a taller woman with a fuller bust.

@JurassicClark

@JurassicClark I could go on and on re-quoting but quite frankly it’s disheartening.

This brown dress is just grim, AM choice was lovely

Brown dress is indeed grim. Just goes to show it’s all subjective. I loved her dress and thought she looked great. Stylish and appropriate for the occasion.

It's awful. Bad length for her and doesn't do her figure justice. Don't like the pattern either. More money than sense.

Yes, I get that you probably didn't mean that shoe exactly, more something similar. Even so, they're so dated. While you don't like what AS wore for a myriad of reasons, what you have suggested just isn't very modern/current or stylish.

While I also understand you chose what you considered to be the most suitable (in your opinion) dress from the same designer, and what you would wear, the whole demeanour of the dress has a 'sackcloth and ashes' air to it if I am being kind. Again, while you would choose something unremarkable and plain, something that doesn't stand out, it would not photograph well. At the very least, AS knows her image will be not only on every news bulletin, but splashed across the print and online news too.

AS is not making a fashion statement, she is merely having fun with clothing and wearing something she enjoys. I think this is where opinion differs on here, and that some - like AS - dress to enjoy themselves, not to court validation from others and/or to blend into the background.

That's a very handmaideny frock.

AS is not making a fashion statement, she is merely having fun with clothing and wearing something she enjoys

yeah, pretty much wrapping herself in the flag and obviously no agenda and sublimal messages intendend

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If the flag colours were a must, I would choose this one - maybe a bit more discreet with the blue and red - and black shoes to match the black umbrella

I think white/blue/red are tricky colours together

This one is Temu but I’m sure she could get designed and made

OP you seem very invested in what you think she should have worn even to the point of copying another design and having it made for her!

She chose a dress she liked and wore it. Some of us loved the look, others didn’t. It really isn’t a big deal though.

and what is the problem with that?
I’m not forcing anyone participating on this thread?

I thought she looked lovely in that dress. The other ones you've posted OP look really drab.
But then I suppose that shows people have different senses of style. It fitted her really well so I would imagine she gets things tailored to fit.