Can I have your opinions on this dress please?

[llareggub]

It is for an August wedding. I have large norks so need a dress I can wear a boulder houlder bra with.

I am relatively hourglass/apple shaped.

Whaddya reckon?

I like it but do you?

Bardot necklines not good for large norks IMO. Makes them look rather shelf-like.

oh it is so pretty

BUT i am large ish of nork and i can often look a bit shelf like if there is a high waist detail

Arse.

I thought it might be a good solution to my usual flimsy strap problem. I hate summer weddings.

I would emagine you will look rather a sexy fox in this dress - you will have men drooling at your feet that is a complemnet.

For a wedding I am not sure the dress is what I would wear.

the neckline on this may be better

Its a lovely dress, but I of huge norkage wouldn't go anywhere near that neckline.

ivykaty, why do you think it isn't wedding material? Just to help my future dress hunt?! I'm not sure sexy fox is the look I am going for...

Rats. I never get this right.

oh, i think it is ideal for a wedding

it is demure with just a hint of sexiness

Phase Eight has some corkers as well

Oooh, I like that one rubyslippers.

I did actually order the bardot dress last night so I will try it and if indeed I look shelf-like and matronly I will send it back and start again.

I did suspect it might not be right, particularly under the arm area. I do have an incredible boulder houlder bra which does lift and separate and fits me perfectly

Hmm.

Clutching at more straws....

I did think that the bow might draw attention away from the shelfesque norks?

DH is the photographer so I could always get him to perform some post-wedding photoshop magic! Am thinking some serious photoshop work, skimming inches of the waist etc etc

i ahve big tits and id wear it

depends on many things not just tit size

your norks will look shelf like and the bow detail, coupled with the bardot neckline will make you look solid from shoulders to waist

a V neckline will look better

nailpolish, what else do you think it depends on?

height, waist size, arms, shoes, posture

I think it's a gorgeous dress . I would be worried about the neckline as well BUT deoends HOW large of nork you are and how narrow your back is. Try it on and see.

Well, I am 5'6, narrow of waist and have damn good posture. I do have a tummy though. I have to say I carry myself well. I've always been big and used to hide in black but I've developed more confidence over the years and now walk and stand tall.

Arms not good.

I think the dress rubyslippers linked to would probably be better for me, but I like the bardot dress. If I was standing up I'd stamp my feet!

go and try it on. take high heels with you

It is probably the colour - not the material that I am unsure about for a wedding. I do think it is a lovely dress, perhaps with all the finary on aswell it will look fantastic for a wedding.

i thought that neckline helped reduce norks - but I only have tinsie ones so dont know

are you hourglass or apple?

They are opposites!

if you have no waist then avoid waist ties and go for a v neck

We need your measurments really!

I love the dress but not being large of nork myself, I'm not sure of norkage issues.

You're 5'6 - what size are you (i.e. dress size).

Agree with CD - if you have no waist then don't go for it. It would look fabulous on an hourglass shape I think.

However, can waist ties not accentuate a tummy? I always avoid waist ties because, although I'm slim, I do have a round tummy and I don't want to accentuate it.

I saw hourglass/apple because I'm not overly sure of the terminology.

I am very, very curvy with huge norks, (relatively) small waist and hips. I have good legs but a big tummy. From the back view I am a classic hourglass shape. From the side view obviously my tummy is an issue but with damn good underwear it isn't so much of an issue. Post c-section (OK it was 20 months ago now, but still) it is worse than it has ever been.

My size varies. Trousers and skirts tend to be a size 16 and depending on the brand, I can be an 18 or a 20 on top. Dresses for that reason can be problematic because they tend to fit snugly on top and bag around the waist, so I will have to try it on and see.

Thanks for all of your comments. I have it on order as I bought it before I started the thread but it is a new shape for me. I've worn wrap dresses for ages but I've gone off them. I wanted a more fitted, structured shape than I usually go for. When the dress arrives I shall report back|!