This Dress. With Sleeves.

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Hello, I have this Dress & it's just perfect for me in every way.
I have major body issues & I never feel like I look nice in anything, but this dress, I did.

I wore a Cream Cardigan with it, it has a frill pattern along the edge that matches the detail round the neckline.

The problem : I had one specific event to wear the dress to (which I did) & the next one is in October so I'm worried that I may need more warmth.

I contacted a Dress alteration service & she quoted £150 to add sleeves to my dress (I can't afford that)

So : I'm looking for the exact same dress with sleeves no more than £30 ideally.

Or something very, very similar, has to be a dark colour for this event. Black (I don't like Black but I will go with it) Navy, possibly Burgundy/Emerald Green type colour. Very little/no pattern. Knee length.

Size 16.

Yes, Comefromaway I meant long sleeves. I wore it with a cardigan & was still a little cold on my arms.

Or it doesn't have to be a cardigan. It could be a wrap, pashmina, poncho...

If you like the dress and it makes you feel good, wear it!

You can get black mesh ‘sleeves’ on amazon to wear underneath.

KassandraOfSparta Cardigans are like my comfort thing. I need a snuggly cardigan as it's not a 'happy' occasion.

Oh can you, MadKittenWoman? Thank you, I'll have a look.

There was a woman on another thread the other day who recommended City Chic Romance dress, said it was absolutely perfect dress on her and she bought a few of them as they were so flattering.

It has a similar enough shape and long sleeves. It appears to be sold out but the brand might have similar styles if you have a look.

www.citychic.com.au/collections/best-sellers/plus-size-dress-ditsy-romance-205348ditsyromance

What about a blazer? H&M have some great ones for under £40, lots of colours and styles.
This is a very formal look but I think blazers can be as smart or casual as you like depending on how you style them.

https://www2.hm.com/en_gb/productpage.1209691006.html

Thick tights and a warmer cardigan?

Maybe a sleeveless thermal vest if there’s room for something underneath and you can find a suitable neckline. Might be overkill in October, but would be warm.

Thank you Undethetree but blazers just look all wrong on me!

Answeringaquestiontonight I'd rather stick to the same cardigan if I can, if I'm going with the Navy dress as it matches perfectly & I know that it fits etc.

Thank you 3luckystars I'll have a look.

There's not really anything that caught my eye on citychic, but I'll keep them in mind as I hadn't heard of them.

I found this top & I like the frill on the sleeves. I'd have to buy it to see if I could hide the neckline under the 'V' but I'm pretty sure it would be fine.

I really like that dress OP! V neck with puff sleeves is one of my favourite styles. New look, nobodies child, and apricot worth a look.

Know you said its your arms that get cold but honestly if you are wearing a cardigan as well you will really feel a difference with a thermal tshirt under, I have one from Uniqlo with a scoop neck that doesn't get shown when I wear a V neck. I was amazed how much warmer I felt wearing one.

I hate oshare this, as it's Shein, but these look a good match.
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I love the pattern anon2022anon But it's too much of a 'V' neck & too short.

Thank you LivingDeadGirlUK One of the things that I love about it is that it's a V neck but not a low one. I might look into a vest, thank you for the idea. I was just looking at shrugs but most of them are strangely high necked.

I have discounted the Green one that I posted. I love it but it's just too patterned for the day.

Try this link

https://m.shein.co.uk/goods-p-39243487.html?lang=en&cdn_rsite=cf&ref=m&rep=dir&ret=muk

Thank you WTDress I like the front but the back is wrong. On the 'Similar to this' part, they did have this one which I like but it's possibly a bit casual (I love the Purple colour but they also have Navy)

I'll keep it in the back of my mind as a maybe.

Buy Friends Like These Black Petite Ladder Trim Textured Mini Dress from the Next UK online shop

Similar vibe I bought this recently and got loads of compliments on it. Very comfortable and flattering.

Thank you Hoolahoophop That's pretty. Is it quite low cut? I might get that for another occasion but I'm not sure that it's right for this one.

I thought those were rows of sparkles down the top, is it see-through?

Oliver Boden had a similar dress with longer sleeves last year. You might have luck on eBay?

If blazers don’t suit you, how about a little cropped jacket like this?

https://www.newlook.com

DaisyYellowGold That's lovely! I really like that, That's definitely my sort of thing. I probably wouldn't wear it with this dress though.

Anydreamwilldo2 I'm keeping an eye on eBay.

Get yourself one of these and wear it with a chunky necklace :

https://www.woolovers.com/womens/ponchos/womens-cashmere-merino-blend-button-poncho-beige-17068?_gl=114r2q5i_upMQ.._gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjw7MLDBhAuEiwAIeXGITtazezuq72RjJaVIJQiEPR1ZQ9dLDmIdjDz1H1ZpLssqLrdFEwZsBoCQZIQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAAD7m7nwv3BxF6lt1whDuoJP_hRXY6

Ilovemyshed Thank you but I don't think that would look right with the dress & I'm happy with my cardigan for over the top.

You can buy "sleeves" to wear under a dress - I have a few pairs - google armwear. There are plenty on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/armwear-top/s?k=armwear+top

Yes, Londonmummy66 Somebody mentioned them up thread, I didn't realise that they existed before.

I didn't find it low cut, gave me enough coverage and I'm short and short waisted and large chested so most things end up looking low cut in me!

It has a brodarie type section so they are tiny holes. I worried it would expose but with a flesh colored T-shirt bra on underneath it didn't really look at all open. I was surprised how well it looked on.