What dresses are you all wearing?

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Most of my Summer clothes no longer fit and I desperately need a couple of cool, floaty dresses and some shorts that are not too short.

What have you all bought recently that you’ve loved?

I really need some inspiration.

Damn your eyes, @CharlotteStreetW1 ...I went out and bought this yesterday on your recommendation. I never wear dresses, but this is perfect - cool, floaty, flattering. And now I am poor (again). I must stop reading these threads.

I like t shirt style or loose dresses...I don't do heat! And yes, these are all from Shein, I'm on a budget and shop where my budget allows!

How tall are you and what dress size.

I have these two which are easy to wear and flattering : from Boden and from Brora

I have 2 versions of this dress from H&M, bought last year - the black floral and leopard print. Lovely dresses, need ironing but hey! I'm size 14-16 and 5 ft 5.

I recently got this dress from Tesco F&F, so comfortable.

F&F Floral Print Shirred Angel Sleeved Midi Dress in Multi Blue

What a great thread this is. I’ve loved looking at all your frocks.

Another size 10 hourglass figure here and I’m looking helplessly at most recommendations on this thread because they would look just awful on me. Case in point: I’ve just returned this dress. Top half suited me, bottom half is so voluminous (more so than in the photos) that it made my hips look huge. Shame, because otherwise it’s a lovely dress.

Anyone got any hourglass friendly suggestions?

not a dress but this bamboo jumpsuit is deliciously cool even though its black - great basic, very soft & swishy. I'm getting a lot of WFH wear out of it.

www.boody.co.uk/products/long-jumpsuit-storm

That is very nice.

That looks very similar to a H&M dress I got before covid but in navy dark blue with floral large print with red, beige, white flowers on. Surprisingly cool.

Thank you to whoever recommended White Stuff. I didn't realise they do petite sizing and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of this dress as a 5 foot nothing lady:

www.whitestuff.com/p/6940/marianne-linen-blend-v-neck-dress/NAT_PR

Didn't realise Roman also do petite and am very pleased with both of these dresses which arrived very quickly after ordering them online.

https://www.roman.co.uk/petite-border-print-v-neck-midi-dress-14875209

https://www.roman.co.uk/petite-floral-tiered-maxi-dress-14762494

I'm looking forward to wearing the blue one especially on my forthcoming holiday to Greece 😎

Uniqulo dungers / jumpsuit, can be worn with something or nothing under

It's a nightmare isn't it. The dress you posted looked like it should have worked really well.

I recently bought this dress https://www.sherpaadventuregear.com/en-gb/products/womens-sajilo-dress-black

It doesn't look much, but it's actually really flattering. I am a 32E and bought the small. I think anyone with a larger cup size would struggled in the small, but it fits perfectly for me (I have quite high boobs and wear structured bras). It has drawstring waist so you can make it as small as you like. As soon as I tried it on I immediately wanted more in different colours because it looked so much better than it did on the website, but I'm not a fan of the blue and pink print. I will certainly be looking to see if they do different fabrics in the future.

I would have thought that this, posted above by a PP, would work well? Though if you're short, maybe not as I think Jigsaw suits those on the taller side generally.

https://share.google/muKKh23AnPj8XmBWA

Thanks, great dress and in theory it should suit me. I tend to be in the anti-pockets minority as they over-emphasise my hips, but this does look very well cut.

I love the Jigsaw one, & am tall - but not an hourglass shape so I'm hesitant it will suit me! Ditto with this, which I really like but not sure if it will suit my tall-rectangle-with-fat-stomach shape ...!!! Though I realise handkerchief hems aren't for everyone.

https://www.thewhitecompany.com/uk/Handkerchief-Hem-Dress-with-Ladder-Detail/p/A18514

Also, there are lots of shirred waist top & skirt coords around. As the elastication fits the body, it's flexible enough to suit a lot of body shapes & gives the appearance of a dress? Or jumpsuit if it comes with culottes.

Like this? I think though - like the dress that you tried, which should have been perfect but wasn't - it will depend on seeing it & trying it on. As just a difference of a few cms in narrowness/fullness can make all the difference between whether it will work on you or not.

https://www.whistles.com/product/cotton-shirred-tank-41151.html

There’s some lovely designs here!
@Nervousb2b - what size are you normally if you don’t mind me asking! And what do you order from here?

@MustardBear If you like these, you might also like dresses from both these brands. I have a few of the printed fine cotton voile dresses (bought on eBay), & they are very cool & comfy.

https://www.dilligrey.com/collections/dresses

https://www.pinkcityprints.com/collections/all-dresses

Hi, @Stillwearingskinnies - I've just been looking at this brand & spotted that you can search for their cheesecloth dresses specifically. They're not as fashion-led as Me & Em, so I think most are probably not what you're after. But this one might well be a possibility as the cut is similar to the ones that Me & Em have issued for the last few years! And it's midi & will almost certainly not be cut for the tall only!!!

No black or navy, but I like the white & red.

https://www.aspiga.com/products/esha-organic-cotton-cheesecloth-dress-red

@Stillwearingskinnies This one is not dissimilar to the tiered Me & Em ones either.

https://www.aspiga.com/products/lois-stripe-organic-cotton-cheesecloth-dress

@MustardBear

You might like some of the Aspiga dresses too. Lots of block-printed Indian ones.

https://www.aspiga.com/search?q=dress&type=product

Or here, though more expensive.

https://uk.daughtersofindia.net/collections/all-dresses

Oh, & I forgot about East for Indian/hippyish floaty dresses!

https://www.monsoon.co.uk/east/clothing/dresses/