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What do you think of the Seasalt Charlotte dress in Inky Botanical Chalk?

194 replies

Chefpig · 27/06/2026 17:17

https://www.seasaltcornwall.com/charlotte-midi-shirt-dres

I love this in Inky Botanical Chalk but im a size 22. Would I look ridiculous?

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suburburban · Today 14:12

Safarisagoody · Today 13:11

Yes this is the navy version, this year they only sell the black so I don’t have a link to it in navy,

I don’t think it’s me and em for dungarees, but could be wrong,

Lucy and Yak 😂 not me and Em

pairing of names

mimbleandlittlemy · Today 14:16

Bear with me on this. When my son was in Reception, there was a girl who bullied all the other girls because they weren't wearing Dora the Explorer knickers. To her, the Dora knickers were the height of fashion and you weren't in her tribe if you weren't wearing them. Lots of little girls got very upset because they were wearing perfectly normal knickers from Mothercare or M&S, but this girl had styled herself as the arbiter of taste, her knicker style or the highway's knicker style. The Head got involved. Knickergate was over but it left people very uneasy.

Some of the people upthread behave like that girl. Those who want to wear Seasalt, or White Stuff are effectively, in their eyes, wearing the wrong knickers, meaning the ones who only believe in Dora, are prepared to throw out all sorts of ageist, abusive rubbish - you'll look 80, you'll look frumpy, you'll look like a pensioner. They then suggest places they find acceptable which aren't, to them, frumpy, or of pensionable age - Me+Em, Boden, Oliver Bonas, White Company, without realising - because I'm sure they are young and slim and so, so fashion conscious - that Oliver Bonas and White Company and Me+Em only go up to a size 18, and Boden does go up large, but fits small. They are also vastly more expensive than many of the Seasalt/White Stuff/Monsoon type pieces that average women can afford to wear every day.

I always think back, when I read these threads, to my mother saying that age old phrase 'if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all'. I look at some of the absolute shite people suggest as suitable for weddings, etc on here, and keep a zip on my mouth because it isn't to my taste, so I don't feel I should be part of the conversation. To me that's part of the sisterhood - you don't diss someone's taste if they like it and you don't call people names.

Being the Dora Explorer kid is just being a bully.

faithfultoGeorgeMichael · Today 14:22

@mimbleandlittlemy 👏👏
And it never used to be like this here, I had to psych myself up to post about a skirt I wanted help styling a few weeks ago and immediately got attacked for "wasting money" it being "horrendous" etc etc - it was a beauty in my eyes and they knew I'd bought the fucking thing so why say it?

"If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all" is always best with others clothes

Floisme · Today 14:42

I'm on the fence about this, which is unlike me, but I honestly don't see the point of having a discussion board about clothes if we can't be forthright and yes, rude about them sometimes. Where I draw the line is when it spills over into being rude about people who like the clothes.

So I get far more pissed off with comments like 'It's for pensioners' or 'it's a middle aged mums brand' than I do about 'safe' or 'hideous' or even 'frumpy'. (Frumpy is actually right on the dividing line for me.) And of course if you challenge those posts you can bet your life you'll get a wide eyed, 'But I wasn't saying anything bad about pensioners' kind of response. Yeah right.

Safarisagoody · Today 14:52

Floisme · Today 14:42

I'm on the fence about this, which is unlike me, but I honestly don't see the point of having a discussion board about clothes if we can't be forthright and yes, rude about them sometimes. Where I draw the line is when it spills over into being rude about people who like the clothes.

So I get far more pissed off with comments like 'It's for pensioners' or 'it's a middle aged mums brand' than I do about 'safe' or 'hideous' or even 'frumpy'. (Frumpy is actually right on the dividing line for me.) And of course if you challenge those posts you can bet your life you'll get a wide eyed, 'But I wasn't saying anything bad about pensioners' kind of response. Yeah right.

Yeah I don’t disagree with you, I made the mum comment flippantly. And likely shouldn’t have, as I wasn’t looking to cause offence. But I don’t see that as about the person more a stereotype. I think if I said you look like a middle aged mum it would be at the person, but I kept it higher level. I am a middle aged mum so meh, I didn’t see it as an insult, more a stereotype.

but I think it’s ok to have a forthright discussion, I think it’s 0k to say I think that dress is dated, and then demonstrate why you think that or what you prefer. And it’s ok for someone to say I think that looks shit on I prefer x. As it’s not the person making the dress look shit it’s the dress style itself.

suburburban · Today 14:53

mimbleandlittlemy · Today 14:16

Bear with me on this. When my son was in Reception, there was a girl who bullied all the other girls because they weren't wearing Dora the Explorer knickers. To her, the Dora knickers were the height of fashion and you weren't in her tribe if you weren't wearing them. Lots of little girls got very upset because they were wearing perfectly normal knickers from Mothercare or M&S, but this girl had styled herself as the arbiter of taste, her knicker style or the highway's knicker style. The Head got involved. Knickergate was over but it left people very uneasy.

Some of the people upthread behave like that girl. Those who want to wear Seasalt, or White Stuff are effectively, in their eyes, wearing the wrong knickers, meaning the ones who only believe in Dora, are prepared to throw out all sorts of ageist, abusive rubbish - you'll look 80, you'll look frumpy, you'll look like a pensioner. They then suggest places they find acceptable which aren't, to them, frumpy, or of pensionable age - Me+Em, Boden, Oliver Bonas, White Company, without realising - because I'm sure they are young and slim and so, so fashion conscious - that Oliver Bonas and White Company and Me+Em only go up to a size 18, and Boden does go up large, but fits small. They are also vastly more expensive than many of the Seasalt/White Stuff/Monsoon type pieces that average women can afford to wear every day.

I always think back, when I read these threads, to my mother saying that age old phrase 'if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all'. I look at some of the absolute shite people suggest as suitable for weddings, etc on here, and keep a zip on my mouth because it isn't to my taste, so I don't feel I should be part of the conversation. To me that's part of the sisterhood - you don't diss someone's taste if they like it and you don't call people names.

Being the Dora Explorer kid is just being a bully.

Was it one of those Queen bee type of girls

Safarisagoody · Today 14:55

StationJack · Today 13:39

It looks quite different to the one in your earlier post.
I would say there's an overlap with Seasalt demographic-wise.

I'd have it as 'what I'd see Rachel whose husband is a housemaster at the local boys' school wearing' look. (probably says more about me than 'Rachel')

It’s the exact same dress, just my body is different to the models. Sadly for me..

Plus importantly I’m shorter, so the dress is longer on me. I’m only an inch and a half shorter than the model, but I’ve a short body and long legs, same dress size though.

mimbleandlittlemy · Today 15:01

suburburban · Today 14:53

Was it one of those Queen bee type of girls

She was definitely a Queen Bee type, sadly. DS ended up going to the same secondary school and said she did improve with age, but there was definitely scope for improvement!

faithfultoGeorgeMichael · Today 15:11

This is where the question in the thread is pertinent isn't it?

My thread was "I have bought this, love it and need help styling it" - I did not ask for opinions.

This thread is "would this dress look ridiculous on a size 22" and it obviously will not, it will not look markedly different different shapes/sizes like some outfits do.

If the Op was asking "Shall I buy a Seasalt dress?" then then all opinions on the brand are appropriate.

But read the question the OP asks and answer it, don't start your pound shop Simon Cowell impression 😂

suburburban · Today 15:14

mimbleandlittlemy · Today 15:01

She was definitely a Queen Bee type, sadly. DS ended up going to the same secondary school and said she did improve with age, but there was definitely scope for improvement!

They seem to exist everywhere 😀

HollyHolly123 · Today 15:15

I’m a good16 and anything I’ve tried on from sea salt never suits me.for some reason . Maybe I should try this as it might suit my shape better The dress is lovely and I think you should at least try it on and see .

Floisme · Today 15:24

faithfultoGeorgeMichael · Today 15:11

This is where the question in the thread is pertinent isn't it?

My thread was "I have bought this, love it and need help styling it" - I did not ask for opinions.

This thread is "would this dress look ridiculous on a size 22" and it obviously will not, it will not look markedly different different shapes/sizes like some outfits do.

If the Op was asking "Shall I buy a Seasalt dress?" then then all opinions on the brand are appropriate.

But read the question the OP asks and answer it, don't start your pound shop Simon Cowell impression 😂

I think that's fair except - pedant alert - the thread title appeared on my app as: 'What do you think of the Seasalt Charlotte dress?' So in this instance, I think there's also a case for general opinions but of the dress, not the poster.

I don't remember your thread but I can imagine it and I agree it's really wanky when someone makes it clear they've already made the decision.

Safarisagoody · Today 16:01

faithfultoGeorgeMichael · Today 15:11

This is where the question in the thread is pertinent isn't it?

My thread was "I have bought this, love it and need help styling it" - I did not ask for opinions.

This thread is "would this dress look ridiculous on a size 22" and it obviously will not, it will not look markedly different different shapes/sizes like some outfits do.

If the Op was asking "Shall I buy a Seasalt dress?" then then all opinions on the brand are appropriate.

But read the question the OP asks and answer it, don't start your pound shop Simon Cowell impression 😂

i would agree with you but the op specifically asks in her title what do you think of this sea salt dress.

i also think you’re going to fight a losing battle if you try to ensure no thread can discuss anything except the question asked, it’s a chat forum, they all meander.

but in this instance the op specifically asked what we thought of the dress, then she asked a second question of would it look ridiculous on a size 22, both questions have been answered.

blueshoes · Today 17:44

suburburban · Today 14:53

Was it one of those Queen bee type of girls

Aren't thread police of a similar ilk? Two sides of the same coin. Hoisted on your own petard.

suburburban · Today 17:52

blueshoes · Today 17:44

Aren't thread police of a similar ilk? Two sides of the same coin. Hoisted on your own petard.

😂

i just see these types where I work

Luvtheinlaws · Today 18:17

No of course not. It's a lovely dress. I love Seasalt clothes.

Safarisagoody · Today 19:16

blueshoes · Today 17:44

Aren't thread police of a similar ilk? Two sides of the same coin. Hoisted on your own petard.

Agree, the whole post about Dora is littered with the same judgement, about affordability, queen bees, calling people bullies, saying style threads are littered with shite, it’s a master class in irony

Spacedsunshine1 · Today 19:38

Love it! Wear it OP

catantanta · Today 19:52

PhaedraTwo · Today 09:33

Agreed.

I find your reactions on this thread astonishing given how rude and sneering you regularly are to posters on other threads. I guess ageism is a step too far.

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