Which dress to my welcome home party?

[MaudfromtheBluestocking]

I've been away doing charity work for the past few months and I've just arrived home to a raptuous greeting.

The pub is holding a party this evening to welcome me home.

Which dress should I wear?

I've been busy all day and I come back and find your mother is on the thread!
Mums-net it truly is! Did she see you in the zebra bikini? 😱

Knowing you're fond of blue, how does this one look, Maud?
https://www.whitestuff.com/p/6326/megan-embroidered-jersey-midi-dress/DARK_NAVY

Who do think took the photo! And made the cardboard sign!

Never crossed my mind to wonder Maud, and if it had your mother would have been the LAST person I would have thought! 🤭

Comfy. Good weight for the colder months. Like the boots.

Just be eternally thankful that I'm using the mumsnet account of the other parent otherwise they'd both be on here leaving my reputation as a serious gerbil about town in ruins with them both posting embarrassing photos!

I like the boots too. Good choice!

I must say, Maud looks smashing in Empire line dresses. Maybe we should be looking for classic sprigged muslin dresses of the sort the Bennett sisters would have worn?

<wag,wag,wag!>

You're going to have to tell me what the hell an empire line dress is when it's at home.

It's the ones with the "waist" right under the bosom. Pride and Prejudice style.

Huh?

Up until now my style has been...

https://www.epochs-of-fashion.com/the-epochs/empire-regency/

And of course...

Love the dress and gloves.

The hair though...

😱

Now I feel like I'm in the middle of a domestic that I knew nothing about. 😲

Sooo back to fashion. White Stuff huh? How about this one?

www.whitestuff.com/p/6424/midi-lucy-v-neck-dress/PINK_MLT

Oops missed some stuff while I was off doing other things again! 😂

Hard to beat that!
Whad'ya call that kinda thing? Not my thing but ace to look at!

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Maud needs to watch out, she'll have a string of Regency beaus after her! Although I do agree about the hair...

We are the borg.

The Bluestocking had a Star Trek convention and everyone turned up as the borg.

Even the tribble haggis hybrids.

<grrrrrrrrrr>

This is about the only one where I could maybe get away without a hat

Or wig.

Of course the other parental unit let the side down and wore Crocs!