Which of these dresses for Chelsea Flower Show?

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I’m off to Chelsea Flower Show and then for supper at a nice restaurant (Daphne’s I think) with a group of friends. Looking for a lovely dress to wear and wondered about these. I’m 48, size 12 with a tum, five foot four. Mid brown bobbed hair but soft coloring.

I think others will be in (expensive) floral dresses I imagine, but I fancy something plain and will probably wear with cream woven Mary Jane’s and a cream cashmere crop cardigan. I’m obviously not cool, but would like to look well presented and a bit stylish.

Any thoughts about these two dresses? Or something else entirely?

https://www.reiss.com/style/su943972/g54881
www.poetryfashion.co.uk/product-RB51/colour-a-chambray/silk-linen-pleated-dress.htm

This is gorgeous.

This year I am wearing a plain jade green linen midi dress and a vintage Liberty linen blazer with pink rose print. I will probably wear green suede Autry trainers.

I like the Reiss one too. I would be tempted to wear with strappy sandals and a nice matching fascinator

I read "green suede Autry trainers" as "green suede Aunty trainers".

Not keen on the Poetry one

I like this

The Poetry dress is dowdy, the Reiss one much nicer and plain is infinitely better than anything floral. We go every year and there are always hundreds of women in (frankly) ghastly floral dresses.

It’s not be trying to dress it up. It’s simplicity is very chic.

Love love love the reiss dress

IMO though Reiss quality in rl quite poor

I think the first one looks a mess and prefer the second one, but agree with a PP that it looks a bit clinical, you would look like a nurse in a private care home

The Reiss is very nice. Maybe safer to go for petite as is looks long on the model who is probably tall

I'm a floral person but love both the dresses you have linked.
I'd prefer the first as a bit more interesting as long as it doesn't accentuate features you want to mask.

Both dresses are lovely but agree with the comment that the reiss one is a bit boring. Although it could be jazzed up a bit. Beads,. earrings, bags, shoes. You would also potentially get a lot of wear from the more 'boring' one. Go with what you're happiest in and have fun!!

OP I prefer plain too. I normally go for Cos and wear contrasting shoes and jewellery and jacket/cardi. If you like light blue..
And not everyone loves florals!

www.cos.com/en-gb/women/womenswear/dresses/mididresses/product/pintucked-cotton-midi-dress-light-blue-1292176002

@KeepCooking That is a lovely dress. I’ve had a few nice sweaters from Cos but have never found a dress that suits my shape but I might try that one. I do like light blue, and having never been a surgeon or vet, the scrubs allusion doesn’t really land with me.

I'll be deciding on my Chelsea outfit depending on the weather, a summer dress is lovely but it's not always practical, being cold makes me feel miserable and it's a long day.

Both lovely. First one best.

I like both dresses, and several other of the plain ones. Don't go floral
I'd have a back up trousers/jacket combo in case the weather is awful/cold/wet.
Hermes scarf - would really dress it up and look FABULOUS!

@Sgreenpy I love the idea of an Hermes scarf to dress it up. I’ve always thought they belong on other kinds of lady but am thrilled to think I probably now qualify. I’m now on the hunt for one.

No help at all - I love both. Gorge colour OP, probably one of my favourite.

I went to the Chelsea Flower Show but never thought to dress up

I don’t think OP needed help on this. At no point has she said she hasn’t been before and isn’t aware of all of this.