Dress me for my 50th please

[Grtscott]

I'm looking for an amazing outfit for my 50th birthday in July. My theme is sparkles and glitter, so the outfit needs to be sparkly and glittery.

Can you help please?

I won't be happy with full on sequinned outfit. I want something that will shimmer and shine.

I'm so unstylish I have no idea what body shape I am. I've recently lost weight, so there's some saggy skin on my thighs and upper arms.

I like my shoulders and upper chest on show.
My waist has recently been refound.
I've always had an overhanging belly
My new runners calves are looking alright.
I love bright colours.

Size 10/12

Budget up to £100, although I'd be quite happy on vinted.

Hit me with your best options.

TIA

@Grtscott

in chocolate size 12

https://www.roman.co.uk/metallic-pleated-midi-dress-14784919

The Roman shimmery dress

Oops - just saw that a pp already shared this!

Yup that's my favourite so far.

Now this one I like!

There's nothing unpleasant about what EleanorMc67 said. She has gone out of her way to try to be helpful.

Look at this product that I found on google.com
https://share.google/xfkGHvj9QCgavATi3

I wore black wide legged sequinned pants, a white cropped silk teeshirt (I’m still really sad it got a bit grubby and I binned it) some new trainers (shell toes) and a denim jacket for mine 🤣 loads of people were really dressed up (it was in a ‘cool’ bar)

Me too! Very elegant and pretty.

Well, I wasn't expecting that when I opened your link! No sparkles or sequins anywhere to be seen - but it's a really nice outfit!

I think I'd agree with @Linenspots - if you set a sparkles & glitter theme, you have to lead by example!!

What are you talking about??

I made that comment because, though I personally quite liked those two dresses, the OP had subsequently posted more about what SHE liked. She's after something a bit shorter & more revealing than I'd thought initially, as she's lost weight & wants to celebrate that at her birthday. And that includes dancing lots!

From that info, the Scamp & Dude one seemed too "low-key", meaning too classic, long & fitted a dress shape to dance in (albeit sequinned). And the Ganni one seemed too "fashion-y", meaning that it was brown not bright, & too short. So I thought they were probably not what the OP was after.

My initial suggestions were also probably on the wrong track. So after the OP had replied with more info, I added a few more that might suit better. When some popped up from Shein in my search, that's when I bowed out. Others seemed to be finding some good options, plus I'm not keen on Shein, ethically - but the dresses were also not, IMO, what the OP was after.

Of course my fashion taste is probably very different to the OP's - as it will be to lots of others. It would be a dull world - & an even more dull S&B section - if we all dressed the same ...

But I do not understand how you think that anything I said was a "snide little dig", when I was simply trying to post some ideas that might suit the OP's requirements. Or that, from those two sentences, you think I have been "really unpleasant" ...??? 🤷‍♀️

Sorry, should have been clearer 🙏. I wasn’t suggesting for OP’s party. But more generally on good Bardot tops. And how separates might work (especially to hide her tummy), rather than a dress.

I couldn’t find any sparkly Bardot tops that were nice, though. Most were metallic, which OP says she didn’t like. Depends which colour she prefers.

£25 from ASOS. very forgiving, but if you don't like V necks, a chunky necklace will help. Covers arms, nips in waist, but will hide tummy and is light and good for dancing. I would put some shapewear underneath and maybe a good pair of tights depending in weather.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205979144248?itmmeta=01KQPBDHQBJMHA7S0JDKBKADNW&hash=item2ff5505038:g:-u0AAeSwx~ppXk6J&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4DKQclQvzFwZQpmMrsO4Lup8d8DxE5zmLtyCm%2BbOy2rcrsHqwyD7yV9VxK0oRZ658HWyOLawJjeK507pnmtVsGUVQg17iiXWIV4hU7v8IrlIiYkaus%2BMShJjZqN6JLREsZnvCTUAtM3RGflT2wd%2FB4TM7PdS7XD8vg3qpJBOnSeVE9%2BsS9%2FGocl--3x%2FRpmbZuMfUvNHFt5Y6tLwxl%2FWPxcWQ97yTL0pREojcqttHnD3Gh9rMtfEM3N8Eo%2B4KF33te8uJU%2Bv%2Bz2k2DMbFglmw8ICtngDsKJepF8uJ1SJ%2BP%2FL%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-Kbtsu9Zw

Something like this ?
https://www.asos.com/prd/208705179?acquisitionsource=pasteboard

or this
https://www.asos.com/prd/210117660?acquisitionsource=pasteboard

Oh, no need to apologise! I just meant I was expecting dazzle, but it's a really nice outfit, which also looks more Massimo Dutti than Primark!!