Hoping for some help and inspiration!
I have a wedding coming up in December, in rural Yorkshire. The dress code is black tie, so evening gowns for women.
I’m 5’7, size 12-14, pear shaped. I’m looking for a maxi dress, because I don’t really like my legs. No plunging neckline, would prefer more chest coverage and would also like sleeves (or at least cap sleeves) so I can wear a bra and not worry about straps.
I prefer blues/greens/purples. I wore this dress to a recent wedding but spent the whole time hoiking the fabric up at the chest as it was gapey, as were the shoulders:
https://www.johnlewis.com/scarlett-jo-isabelle-float-sleeve-maxi-dress-royal-blue/p112125419?size=12#product
I also ordered and returned this one because the colour was a kind of sludgy grey/olive, rather than green, and the material was weird:
www.johnlewis.com/jolie-moi-angel-sleeve-jersey-maxi-dress/dark-teal/p112179731?size=14#product
Ideally I’d prefer to wear flats, or if not, just a very small and comfy heel. Ideas for shoes gratefully received - I wore gold sandals to the last one which definitely won’t work in the Dales in December! I’m also thinking I might need some kind of cover up for warmth?
Want to spend as little as possible really - max £150 for the dress? I really don’t enjoy getting dressed up so won’t get any further wear out of it…
Thank you!