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OK for evening do?

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WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 11:59

Hi looking for honest opinions please! I love this but is it OK for a wedding evening do? Too ‘daytime’? https://www.reiss.com/style/st995971/a76337#a76337

thanks!

Reiss Lace Trim Midi Dress in Blue - REISS

Shop for Reiss Lace Trim Midi Dress in Blue online at REISS

https://www.reiss.com/style/st995971/a76337#a76337

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JulietSierra · 16/08/2025 12:01

I love it. Perfect for a wedding do…loads of guests will still be in their daytime outfits so even if it is a bit ‘daytime’, you'll not be the only one.
I’m tempted myself so buy it before someone else snaps it up!

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 12:22

Ah! Sold out.

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Coffeeishot · 16/08/2025 12:23

It is perfect it is lovely you could wear it either or tbh.

Coffeeishot · 16/08/2025 12:23

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 12:22

Ah! Sold out.

Bummer!

FartNRoses · 16/08/2025 13:38

Not sure on size

www.vinted.co.uk/items/5653055177-reiss-blue-alberta-lace-trim-midi-dress

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 14:38

Thanks everyone. @FartNRoses
thank you so much for looking. I’m a 10/medium though. Appreciated.

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WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 14:41

I just found one new on eBay. Snapped it up. Suspiciously low price. I hope it’s genuine.

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Doggymummar · 16/08/2025 14:43

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 14:41

I just found one new on eBay. Snapped it up. Suspiciously low price. I hope it’s genuine.

I doubt anyone is faking Reiss. I sell Reiss on eBay bnwt at about 10 pc of retail price. I pay a pound an item wholesale for past season so I'm sure you'll be fine.

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 18:15

That’s great, thanks @Doggymummar. I think the last time I had anything from Reiss was about 15 years ago!

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WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 18:16

Oh sorry yes I see what you mean. I wasn’t necessarily thinking fake, just perhaps too good to be true. Anyway, I’ll stop worrying and just enjoy it when it arrives!

Thanks again.

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theysayimthespitofyou · 16/08/2025 18:25

Oooo it’s lovely! I want one but have nowhere to wear it! I really love the back. You’ll look fab! What a beautiful dress.

Catwoman8 · 16/08/2025 18:26

Perfect dress for a wedding.

BrendaSmall · 16/08/2025 18:30

That dress looks awful on the model very unflattering and on Vinted it looks like a dish rag!
Hopefully it will look better on you!

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 19:20

BrendaSmall · 16/08/2025 18:30

That dress looks awful on the model very unflattering and on Vinted it looks like a dish rag!
Hopefully it will look better on you!

i hope so!

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BrendaSmall · 16/08/2025 19:34

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 19:20

i hope so!

I’m sure if companies used models that the clothes actually fitted properly and they looked better in it, companies would sell more!

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 16/08/2025 20:37

Agree @BrendaSmall !

i’m at the stage now where I feel like I’ve seen every blue dress on the Internet. I’ve got my heart set on a blue one. It really is my colour. Something made me check Reiss this morning, and I can kind of see myself in this one. Maybe the reality will be quite different, so if anyone else likes it, maybe it’ll be back on Vinted!

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pushthebuttonnn · 16/08/2025 21:22

That material looks very relaxed to me. I would think it is a beach dress. Surely you can find something a bit more glam!

TheSilentSister · 16/08/2025 21:47

I love it OP and I'd be tempted myself if I had a nice 'do' to go to. It's far too nice to be classed a day dress.
Hope the Ebay one lives upto your expectations. Enjoy the wedding.

Delphiniumandlupins · 17/08/2025 00:16

The one on Vinted says it would fit size 10, although it's listed as S, size 8. So if your eBay falls through or seems too big you could try that one? I think it's lovely.

CarpetKnees · 17/08/2025 00:42

I think it is lovely (although the model - or the dress she is wearing - is the wrong size).

I don't really understand how a dress can be "too daytime" though. I mean, when you arrive, all the daytime guests will still be wearing what they wore to the daytime. Nobody will have changed, so you would blend right in.

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 17/08/2025 08:21

@pushthebuttonnn this was my concern, will see what it’s like when it arrives.

i tried this one and it’s gorgeous in every way apart from the fabric. The fit, the colour, the style just everything was great, but it’s really heavy scratchy almost plasticly polyester and I just couldn’t cope with wearing it.

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WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 17/08/2025 08:23

My link didn’t add - trying again (this was before I was looking for a blue one):

https://www.riverisland.com/p/red-sleeveless-broderie-midi-dress-927427?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=brand_shopping&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12397027896&gbraid=0AAAAADtCgght8MDxWaxZs2n3d3ZVOcMGH&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI087z8qaRjwMVT6RQBh0TsScSEAQYASABEgKD9PD_BwE

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WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 17/08/2025 08:58

CarpetKnees · 17/08/2025 00:42

I think it is lovely (although the model - or the dress she is wearing - is the wrong size).

I don't really understand how a dress can be "too daytime" though. I mean, when you arrive, all the daytime guests will still be wearing what they wore to the daytime. Nobody will have changed, so you would blend right in.

Fair point, I mean too casual really. Like everyday daytime, not wedding appropriate.

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CarpetKnees · 17/08/2025 22:27

WhatdoesitmeanKeith · 17/08/2025 08:58

Fair point, I mean too casual really. Like everyday daytime, not wedding appropriate.

Oh, sorry. I misunderstood.
I thought you meant too much like the guests who had been at the daytime event. Blush Oops.

pushthebuttonnn · 18/08/2025 07:13

Club L have beautiful powdery blue dresses 👗 Worth a look.