Is this appropriate for a formal dinner/awards ceremony?

[BraveStarr]

Please help!

I have a formal work evening event coming-up. I am menopausal, very puffy, and not feeling great about my body. I therefore do not want to show my legs, arms, chest, anything really! I would like to look nice though if possible

I am size 16 and 5 ft 8.

Would this dress be appropriate?

Thank you

https://www.reiss.com/style/SU044519/D04377?gadsource=1&gbraid=0AAAAADy9EnoE1DnG2ea39KODQbTYVT14t&gclid=CjwKCAjwreW2BhBhEiwAavLwfDn2YlcUeFb4IlYrOoK00jb5jRxVzkW8u1l1I7xLy2UbZRctATSVnhoC6SgQAvDBwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#D04377

No, its a day dress, sorry.

You need a cocktail dress or long dress.

I like the 3rd Phase Eight dress but it looks less expensive than it is. I don't like the other 2 Phase Eight dresses.

You could also wear long black trousers and a satin or sparkly top.

www.johnlewis.com/adrianna-papell-knit-wrap-tuxedo-dress-black/p5679670

The 1st two phase 8 dresses are perfect op, really pretty. I also agree that your 1st choice isn't quite evening wear.

Thank you all so much. I have decided to go for the first Phase Eight dress. Really appreciate all of your help

Good choice op in that first phase 8 dress op! It's very nice

If it’s the kind of awards event I’m off to in a couple of weeks, that dress will be perfect.

I prefer your first choice OP. I was looking at dresses in your budget. I love these Roksanda Jigsaw collaborations

Roksanda Jigsaw silk gazar dress
Jigsaw Roksanda

It's fine dressed up with heels, silk wrap and jewellery. It's work and not black tie.

Look at Scarlett and Jo, they have many suitable in larger sizes

The OP is a 16. All mainstream brands go up to 16 or 18. Why are posters reccomending Scarlett & Jo?

https://www.anthropologie.com/en-gb/shop/hybrid/the-somerset-long-sleeve-maxi-dress-mock-neck-edition?color=030&inventoryCountry=GB&countryCode=GB&utm_content=&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_kxconfid=vx65edeg7&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwreW2BhBhEiwAavLwfAs1cMOKRdnZKZy2njzEHKzZW7QEsq9uN9Y_MEiRDcVq0aRoRECekRoCiN0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&type=REGULAR&quantity=1

My colleague wore this to an awards dinner recently and looked stunning

Great as long as you're very slim and tall.

All 3 of those are gorgeous!

This dress is hideous.

The dress you linked to has sold out in 16.

Find the person who is organising the event and ask for female-specific dress code guidance. If they claim to be unsure (often the case if the organiser is male) then ask for photos of earlier iterations of this event.

That crimson parachute is a) hideous and b) will get caught under chair legs and torn.

The thread title says "dinner“. The OP needs something she can sit at a dining table in.

@BraveStarr

ehat industry is it!

No problem that you think it's hideous (it's not) but your second objection is completely bizarre.

There's no more material than there would be in a ballgown or a wedding dress. Are chairleg related incidents common in your world?

I find Phase Eight really good for stuff like this, and doesn’t break the bank.

Must you choose the Phase Eight if you haven’t bought it already! It’s so depressingly dated and unimaginative. Completely undistinguished. (Though I am sure you are, in yourself.)

First or second are both lovely , third too expensive and not as nice imo .

Yes, it's a lovely dress. Whatever you wear, you should feel comfortable in it, not worrying about this and that. You'll be great - size 16 and 5 feet 8 is fine.

I doubt it's Buckingham Palace black tie. At formal work do's some people will be in silk cocktail dresses, some in long dresses, some in cotton etc. Styles and versions of "formal" always vary. I think the floral Reiss dress is fine.