Oh help - what to wear for a party in your own home

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It's my 40th in a few weeks and we are having a party at home. No particular theme or anything just friends family and food.

I feel since it's my party I should up the ante a bit from my usual jeans and T shirt but have NO idea what to wear. I feel really uncomfortable if overdressed, never wear skirts or dresses. It seems a bit weird to be wearing boots around the house for seven hours too.

Size 14, 5'3, "hourglass" figure what's left of it, brown colouring (I mean hair/eyes!). I prefer something a bit boho to glitzy looking but worried I will just end up succumbing to an "interesting" top from Per Una and my black work trousers ... save me...

Do you have a budget to buy something new?

So if you won't feel comfortable in a dress why not go for a slightly more glam version of what you normally wear?

So get some new jeans - dark indigo as they're slimming and either straight or boot cut - whichever suits you best.

A new top - is it an all day type party? A nice jumper or a jersey top with a nice boyfriend style cardi over the top?

Nice shoes as you won't be going out and a cool necklace.

Depending on budget go to a shop you like and ask the assistants for help!

Have a lovely party.

It's a tea-time to late party so I'll be doing a fair bit of running about. I can buy something new but not much time to find it! Thanks

NO NO NO to black trousers

I think a top with a sheen or shimer to it UNDER a plain knit/cardigan loose sweater for that " day to evening " look

New, dark jeans.
A pretty silk top.
No shoes - I'd go for pretty slippers but then again I hate shoes worn inside.

ok so you might HATE this but its bo ho ish and they do it in a petite

bung that on wiht dark rinse jeans and some blue ish shoes and some kind of cardigan on top

Would black or brown velvet jeans be any good? e.g here or just naff? having said that they would need to be bootcut.

I don't mind shoes indoors - pretty slippers! if only! ballet flats probably.

oh you need party shoes for a party.

VS I get the idea with the top but possibly not my best colour - nice loose cut though! I might try and contrive a visit to Monsoon ths week.

i woudl think that was good on a brunette

the consensus allows jeans. I am sure that's what most of the guests will be wearing apart from a few effortlessly stylish ones.

VS I'd have to try it on sometimes jewel colours wash me out (pale). If it is more of a dark teal it might be OK I do gravitate more to red/orange/brown/plum though.

ok
yes but they must be party jeans
you might even wear a spangly belt

You see if oyu PROMISED to wear make up adn jewllery I would let you look at white stuff

This is pretty - but is nasty polyester instead of silk.

I like this too but polyester again

Makeup and jewellery no problem.

Janeite those are pretty but won't be good on my ample bosom, I need low neck and some sort of waist even if just a little shaping.

I've got these ballet flats in pewter and they're lovely.

Wrap cardigan over a pretty vest top with said jeans and necklace?

YY i wonder. You are either a lacey top person or not. I am not, i look like I am dressing up. But if OP is boho stylee then a good idea