What can I wear under

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A bright green dress that's a smidgen too small but was reduced to £30 in the Next sale from £150.00 due to a tiny fault.

I'm 38e and size 18 ( the dress is a 16 ).
I can ( with shapewear.) just about fasten it, but am concerned of it gaping slightly when I'm sat down. And the shapewear is nude colour.

I'd really like to wear it this weekend so I have 2 days ( well 1 really as it's NYD tomorrow).

Any tips appreciated

Thanks

According to @YYYDlilah, @MayIDestroyYou and @Moveoverdarlin, it matters a great deal! Wearing a 'warm weather' dress in winter!? However will we cope. Tsk tsk, the Duchess of Cambridge will be shocked. In fact, she's going to get a law passed to ban such heresy.

You have no idea of how I dress but have jumped to conclusions that I am unstylish. My clothes aren't particularly 'safe and unremarkable'.

You don't come across as a stylish or pleasant person in your posts, @UneAnneeSansLumiere .

People pick the strangest things to get angry about.

I am going to be wearing it in a Waitrose near you with flip flops

In the real world, here is an example of a 'summer' dress styled 'winter'. There are no tights in the picture, but I can and have worn this same dress with tights.

Wear a camisole underneath and leave the top buttons open,

Oh, I think they are.

Will they all be in fur coats and no knickers though?

What a horrible thread.

I have "gap issues" with most button up things and sew the offnding area shut and/or put prsss studs in the gaps between buttons
Its a lovely dress

Not sure why half the people on this thread seem to have completely ignored the original question and instead given their opinions on the dress itself....

Assuming it's the top half/bodice that's tight? You could wear it unbuttoned if you had a pretty cami top or vest underneath, which would be far better than straining buttons. White would work, but as it's quite a strong colour you could also try black/navy for the winter, particularly if it picks out any darker accessories you might wear with it, like shoes/tights/jacket/cardi. Uniqlo do excellent bra tops which are close-fitting and don't add bulk.

If it's tight around the hips/waist there isn't a lot that can be done.

I might go skiing in it. Or gardening. Or cycling. I. MIGHT. EVEN WEAR. PEACH AND YELLOW TIGHTS!!!!! ( And sandals)

Shock horror. I bet you'll feed off the gossip for ages- enjoy

Keep it til summer and hope you’ve lost the weight by then?

How rude. Did the OP actually say she was trying to lose weight, or that she was wearing it as a dress for summer?

I'm always freezing so would go for a black jumper over that with the collar sticking out. And thick tights and boots (brown or tan) because I am always cold in a theatre.

Good for you!

(Although if you're going to the Bridge Theatre in London, you'll need double fur - it's bloody freezing.)

Yes
presumably into the Woods?

also your feet are in suspense in some seats at Bridge Theatre

maybe some thermals underneath

Hideous

According to you, but then you have no sense of style, do you?

If you think looking like that is stylish then telling me I have no style is a compliment.

Why ask if you're going to throw a fit about it?

Have you tried a .minimiser bra?

Because she didn't ask for a lot of people to tell her that the colour was wrong and that she was wrong for buying the dress! She asked for a workaround and people instead just decided to stick their oar in. As I've said before, I wouldn't ever ask for style advice from this board. People here are very prescriptive and outdated in their approach, and haven't a clue about how people actually dress in the real world. I have to imagine that they have teleported from the mid 20th century.

It’s a lovely dress op. You could try a minimiser bra . I’m very large busted and I find I can drop a cup size with one .
Alternatively sew a small hook and eye between buttons or move the buttons as PP have said

Although its a bit late now for our advice. I hope you managed to pull it off for NYE.