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Summer dresses

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Gettingbysomehow · 27/06/2026 10:53

Ive been looking for a beautiful dress for weeks with no luck.
Why are dresses so hideous this year?
Horrible patterns.
Gaudy colours.
Ruching, tiers, frills on everything.
I finally found two nice dresses in Monsoon and Boden but the reviews said they were see through. I cant wear a transparent dress at 64.
The others ones that were ok were either linen which I hate because of the creasing, backless which is a no or a big baggy mess with yards of material in it.
Im a size 10. How hard can it be to find a nice dress?
Baukjen have some nice dresses but Im not spending £200 on a basic summer dress.

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BorgQueen · 04/07/2026 17:45

Does anyone else feel that linen isn’t actually cool to wear? I’ve got a couple of expensive ‘good’ linen dresses and a pair of trousers and I find them unbearably hot when it’s humid, they really make me sweat whereas I have slightly cheaper viscose/ jersey dresses that I always feel cooler in.

Yes! I hate pure linen. Scratchy and the only fabric that has ever given me prickly heat. Look like a bag lady if wear it on bottom half too. Linen cotton blend fine. But light cotton voile or even viscose is IMO far more pleasant to wear in the heat.

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