It's my 50th birthday party this weekend and I have lots of friends coming who, while generally lovely, are also mostly taller, slimmer and much more stylish than me. I don't usually stress about my appearance but just this once would like to not be the frump in my own photos. I have arranged haircut for the day and will make an effort with makeup and jewellery etc but outfit is still an issue.
I am 5'1", size 16 and hourglass shaped. My occasion wear is usually dresses but nothing from last year fits (thanks menopause!). I do have a soft black jumpsuit from whistles petites which is flattering but sleeveless, so I was thinking if I wore that with heels and a nice cropped jacket/cardigan that might work. The difficult is finding said jacket/cardigan. I have a cream silk cropped cardigan which is ok but nothing special (I wear it to work) and would like more of a 'statement' piece for this. Any ideas on where to look please? Am happy to spend a few hundred if I can find something really nice.