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Dress for my 60th

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faffadoodledo · 08/01/2026 07:21

I’m turning 60 this year and while I’m not having a big party, I do have a number of nice dinners and celebrations planned, including a stay with family in a cool hotel.
i feel I’ve mined all my usual brands - love Me + Em stuff because I’m tall and slim. But I need some new brands to check out and am stuck.
I am a slim hourglass, so good waist, but am not hugely boobalicious. Decent legs and bum. But I prefer not to show too much skin - shape and drape is more important.
would be grateful for some new brand suggestions. oh and I don’t enjoy jumpsuits.

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faffadoodledo · 08/01/2026 11:52

Hopeful bump x

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MsOtisReflects · 08/01/2026 12:35

I suspect your choice of vocabulary might have made people suspicious …

Why not browse Net-a-Porter or SSense or Mytheresa or Collagerie for new to you brands to follow up?

2026IsMyYear · 08/01/2026 16:15

I am in my 50s & have beautiful dresses from:

Reformation
Sezane
Ba&sh
Essentiel Antwerp
Me+em
Maje

faffadoodledo · 08/01/2026 16:23

MsOtisReflects · 08/01/2026 12:35

I suspect your choice of vocabulary might have made people suspicious …

Why not browse Net-a-Porter or SSense or Mytheresa or Collagerie for new to you brands to follow up?

Genuinely - why?

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faffadoodledo · 08/01/2026 16:24

2026IsMyYear · 08/01/2026 16:15

I am in my 50s & have beautiful dresses from:

Reformation
Sezane
Ba&sh
Essentiel Antwerp
Me+em
Maje

Interesting you say Reformstion -
my daughter who is 27, loves them. I guess I’d assumed they were for a younger customer!
I like the look of B&SH…. Thanks x

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2026IsMyYear · 08/01/2026 16:40

I honestly don't think age comes into it once you pick the right style & it suits you

I have a short sleeved midi length black dress from there, it has ruching at the waist & is fabulous on. I'm 5ft 9 size 12

I also like

Claudie Pierlot
Rixo
The Kooples

Again selectively!

faffadoodledo · 08/01/2026 16:40

MsOtisReflects · 08/01/2026 12:35

I suspect your choice of vocabulary might have made people suspicious …

Why not browse Net-a-Porter or SSense or Mytheresa or Collagerie for new to you brands to follow up?

I’ve heard of Net a Porter but never used it. The others are new to me so thanks.
I wonder if my vocabulary problem is that I haven’t expressed loathing of any part of my body, which is something common in Mn, but something I refuse to buy into!
Anyway, thanks for the helpful suggestions.

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2026IsMyYear · 08/01/2026 16:47

Wolf & Badger - great selection too

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