Effortlessly stylish wedding outfit for a size 16

[HealthyWeightBy40]

Hello Style and Beauty queens. Please help! I'm going to a wedding in August, it's an immediate family member and a big wedding so I want to feel good on the day and look decent in the photos. I'm 39 and losing weight atm, won't be at my final target by the wedding but I have a mini-target. I want something comfortable and flattering but still stylish. Nothing too "old" or floral, I like classic styles and strong/bright colours. Preferably a dress, knee length or longer, with short sleeves. I have a large bust so no high necks! I'm hourglass/pear shape so tend to suit dresses that are fitted at the waist but with a skirt that flares out a bit. Currently size 16, might fit a size 14 by the wedding if I'm lucky. (NB if wearing separate top/bottom it would be size 14/16 on top and size 16/18 on bottom).

Any suggestions of places to look or specific dresses/outfits would be very welcome. TIA!

Does anything here appeal?

https://www.essentiel-antwerp.com/be_en/c/women/clothing/dresses

I am selling this brand new Wallis size 16 , lined with sheer sleeves and belt

https://www.nobodyschild.com/products/white-polka-dot-puff-sleeve-tasmin-midi-dress-d253733wht

Thanks all. Those are not my style unfortunately.

I know I said not floral! But I like this:
https://scampanddude.com/products/white-with-blue-floral-animal-print-angel-sleeve-midi-tea-dress?variant=55376653287806

Goodness …

With kindness, @HealthyWeightBy40, that is a popping to Tesco dress, not a ‘celebrating my son’s wedding’ frock.

Something about your chosen dress should be … elevated; the shape or the fabric or the colour or the proportions. There’s nothing actually wrong with that dress - but it’s singularly ordinary.

Me and Em will be the benchmark for event dressing this summer. Is there anything you like there?

It's not my son's wedding! I'm only 39!

(It's a younger sibling - I don't want to be the frumpy older sister)

Me and Em will be the benchmark for event dressing this summer

This is the sort of snobbish, insular claptrap that attempts to make fashion and style inaccessible to those not 'in the know' and/or without a certain budget. Absolutely cringe.

(Apologies - mixed you up with another thread! Dress still far too ordinary though.)

I did say I want to look effortlessly stylish, not too stiff and formal. It's a glamping kind of wedding and it's my sibling not my child. So it'll be more casual than if I was MOB at a stately home wedding.

Thanks for suggesting Me & Em. Some gorgeous dresses. However, the models are all size 8. I suspect most of the dresses would look much worse in a size 16. This is the problem with fashion! A lot of them have high necklines too, which don't work at all with a big bust. A few don't, though. I quite like this one:
https://www.meandem.com/cheesecloth-mono-paisley-print-maxi-dress-orange-soft-white
It's not a colour I wear; doesn't tend to suit me but I could try it I guess.

www.whistles.com/product/diagonal-snake-midi-dress-37231.html

www.whistles.com/product/brushed-dalmatian-plisse-dress-34916.html

I didn’t mean you must necessarily choose something from Me and Em, @HealthyWeightBy40! Just that you could consider those sorts of shapes and colours, whether there or elsewhere. If they appeal to you.

Models often are all a size 8. It doesn’t mean the clothes only suit people of that size. (That wouldn’t be the best business model …)

For a glamping type of context, glamorous co-ords might be nice. (The type of thing Alemais were doing last year. Maybe findable pre-owned or to rent this summer.)

Sorry the second one doesn’t have sleeves!

I also like this
https://www.oliverbonas.com/fashion/orange-pink-abstract-floral-puff-sleeve-midi-dress-380185#selection.color=2005

As with the other one I shared, probably not formal enough for a wedding.

Looks lovely with the model's slim arms

Brora sale, reduced to £139.00. It is floral but it’s so lovely.

https://www.newlook.com/uk/womens/clothing/dresses/womens-race-dresses/pink-broderie-anglaise-midi-dress/p/923915970

comes in two colours

https://www.phase-eight.com/product/dinara-printed-dress-10005130300.html

https://www.phase-eight.com/product/kailey-midi-dress-10007080600.html

"Models often are all a size 8. It doesn’t mean the clothes only suit people of that size. (That wouldn’t be the best business model …)"

Bit patronising! I do know that. I just think that so much fashion is designed for slim bodies. It's tricky to find styles that suit curvier ones. I've never really been able to follow all the fashion trends because I quickly found not much of it suited me. I prefer to choose the styles and colours that do, which means it can be hard to find clothes. Of course this is why I'm not stylish so I suppose if I want to look stylish I probably do need to give things a go!

https://www.next.co.uk/style/su343448/f04405#f04405

Nobody’s child are having a huge sale.

Sorry but not my style at all.

Thank you, I like this. It somehow looks both dressy and relaxed. And I like the colour and shape.