Need a Christmas outfit to WOW.

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I know it's early!!!!!! But I've been invited to quite a fancy Xmas event and I always just feel like I look a bit basic....so planning ahead.

I'm quite petite, about 5'1 in height and kind of an inverted triangular shape. Generally slim

Batsheva or Batshita?! Sorry, couldn’t help myself!

OP, don’t have any specific suggestions for you, but what I would say is if you’re having a full on 3 course sit down dinner, a dress that is entirely sequinned is really uncomfortable.

What a load of old wank. And snobbish wank at that.

OP the silver Mint Velvet dress is very wow.

TK Maxx have a party dress section for anyone wanting to save a bit of cash...
https://www.tkmaxx.com/uk/en/women/clothing/dresses/party-dresses/c/01020222?st=&sort=&facets=is_flash_event:%22false%22&page=1

all over sequins are five, with the right under garments. Those Spanx knee length affairs are great.

It's not just the length, it's the overall fit. The model for this dress is 5'9" and the waist sits about 1" above her natural waist. The waist on OP would be about 3" too low, meaning the bodice would be puffy around her middle.

Btw, I love my inverted-triangle shape (except when buying trousers)! I play it up with shoulder details, pleated bodices, etc. Agree about V-necks; square necks even better imo.

Fuck no.

I wore something very similar to this in a different colour at a Christmas party last year. Really comfy and didn’t swamp
me like so many dresses do (I’m 5ft 4):

reiss.app.link/IsvF3An8cNb

This is awful just horrible

Oh my christ 😂

@OrchardBlack
Us lowly peasants don't know what one wears to stately events.

I'm so fed up of this " would only look good on a willowy, size 6, 5'10", 17 year old" mentality applied to everything which isn't mainstream Hobbs/Mint Velvet/ M&S.

Yes Batsheva does some completely bonkers stuff. They also do lots of interesting, wearable clothes which can be worn by anyone.

Each to their own but I'd choose most of Batsheva over that.

Agreed. It's awful

I sort of think I quite like it actually but no way for an evening do. I'd wear it to lunch in a nice city restaurant

Me too . Anything described as timeless and classy also goes into room 101.

I love the green Karen millen dress with over sized bows. Sadly I am not going to any Christmas parties to be able to wear it! Considering being very overdressed for family Christmas lunch in it..., 😂

The green one is fantastic. Not sure people will be taken you seriously of course but heck, it's Christmas... :)

OMG that is a really weird look.

It really is. Bad colour, fabric and style. The sleeves would also swamp a petite person.

This beautiful dress from Sosander will definitely turn heads and look like a different dress when you’re no longer seated.

This is absolutely awful! Do you work for them @ANagsHead ?

Please don't wear this OP😆

The Batsheva dress deserves all the hilarious criticism it's getting and I don't believe anyone would wear that dress to any of the occasions mentioned as suitable.

I'm also not understanding the love for Vampire's wife on mumsnet either. It's a lot of money for meh.

OP, it's very difficult to help you find a dress, as we don't know what you look like. If your "slimmish" figure is good and you have good hair/legs/makeup skills, you don't need to "wow" with your dress. You also need to watch out that with your slight build, you don't end up looking like you're in costume with frills and flounces.

I'd maybe take a look at vintage Karen Millen: those dresses cost a couple of hundred quid, decades ago because they were so well made. Selling for pennies on second-hand sites. Fabulous material, simple but stunning detail. You will definitely need to size up.

This thread is funny for so many reasons 😀

That’s awful.

😂😂😂

I looked too. Everything on that site is horrendously horrible.