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Looking for a polished khaki shirt dress for a wedding anniversary

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MrsK · 03/05/2026 18:59

I am looking for something similar to the Burberry Tanya dress without the storm flap. I will be celebrating my 30th wedding anniversary in a couple of months & I am looking for a dress like this. I don’t wear dresses often so prefer a more shirt style dress. I like the colour or khaki. I am tall currently size 14 although hoping to be size 12 by then, late fifties a bit of a tum. Any advice regarding accessories would also be gratefully appreciated. I want to look polished but relaxed.

My budget is around £200 for the dress
Thank you

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BotaniskaBeryl · 06/05/2026 17:11

Reporting back on the JL dress linked to by @Thisisthedream at the top of the thread.

It is OK, just OK, not sure if I will keep it or not, I'll try it on again tomorrow with a selection of shoes, but it is really plain. Fabric has a good weight and the cut is good, other than on the shoulders which seem to be a little bit too big for me.

The waist is cut well and flattering, but I am not sure if there is too much fabric in the lower half for my liking.

Top stitching looks well done on first glance but I will look more closely with my specs on. So not an automatic fail but not a definite keeper either.

BotaniskaBeryl · 06/05/2026 19:15

Well, having looked more closely at the stitching and tried it on again with various shoes the JL dress is going back. The stitching is good but not perfect, the shoulder seams are about an inch too big and seem to stick out due to the fabric, I think there is just a bit too much fabric in the skirt, I can't quite work out what I would add to it to jazz it up a bit and it is very plain. Decision made. Shame as I think it is only ok, if I had bought it half price in the sale I might have kept it.

Whentostarthrt · 06/05/2026 19:21

I was going to suggest the Sézane Raquel dress in green- it’s beautiful and hangs so nicely. Looks like it’s discontinued in that colour sadly - there might be some other colours you like though?

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