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Please help me! 30th birthday outfit

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lullabykoala · 05/01/2025 19:22

I'm going to my best friend's 30th in two weeks. It is a smart casual late afternoon / evening thing at a bar and I've no idea what to wear! I recently-ish had a baby and am still a stone and a bit overweight. This is on a petite fairly flat-chested 'small boned' frame (I am just 5 foot) and so I feel looks very noticeable!

I went shopping yesterday and came home feeling totally deflated. I like the long skirt / jumper / boot combo but these tend to drown me. Anything more fitted just highlights parts I'd rather not highlight! Maybe I need a shorter skirt because of my height but I don't like my legs at all at the moment... I did try on some wrap dresses which were quite flattering but all seem to have very big shoulders which look really bad on me!

Can anyone please recommend any style that might suit me? I am getting desperate...

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TheOriginalFrench · 05/01/2025 19:37

Wrap dresses? Wrap dresses? Good grief!

I bet there’s absolutely nothing amiss with your legs. And I’d suggest this sort of silhouette - prioritising the boots:

Zara boots outfit

Obviously you could choose more colour if you prefer - or over knee boots. Just browse the new Zara footwear collection and take your inspiration from how they’re styled on the site.

TheOriginalFrench · 05/01/2025 19:44

These are fabulous too:

Studded boots

Add a pleather mini skirt or dress …

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