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Desperately seeking the perfect sweater dress - a MN challenge

23 replies

MissGreatBritain · 04/11/2009 21:35

In either black or grey. Needs to:

  • look like it's good quality (even if it's cheap )
  • be v-neck or scoop ie not high neck
  • pretty much knee-length
  • be quite plain so it can be dressed up or down

2 squares of dairy milk for the first to find it!
Thanks.

OP posts:
fishie · 04/11/2009 21:43

uniqlo

MavisEnderby · 04/11/2009 21:46

I bought a nice one in both charcoal and black from La Redoute.

fishie · 04/11/2009 21:46

oh dear what high necks you are doomed then. oasis look ok but are shit quality.

JackieNo · 04/11/2009 21:46

Expensive, but nice.

fishie · 04/11/2009 21:51

redoute i have the £39 in mauve. is 95% cotton 5% cashmere but a funny fit, i am in a 10/12 and am not skinny.

JackieNo · 04/11/2009 21:52

Short sleeved, but maybe too much detail.

BelaLugosiNoir · 04/11/2009 21:52

Not sure if long enough to count but Great Plains V neck

JackieNo · 04/11/2009 21:56

Boden
More Boden

JackieNo · 04/11/2009 22:01

With a bow, so maybe not plain enough.

MissGreatBritain · 04/11/2009 22:09

Thanks everyone - nothing ideal as yet. jackieno - I like the one with the bow, but as I have enormous quite large norks, I fear the bow would just draw attention to them! Any more anyone? Have bookmarked uniqlo as it looks good.

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Bleenherbe · 04/11/2009 22:11

Jigsaw have one - it got some flak on a thread about schoolrun dresses but looks loverly to me...

JackieNo · 04/11/2009 22:12

So are you after a more fitted one, or a looser, shift-like one?

Clure · 04/11/2009 22:14

I got a nice one in h&m scoop neck, 3/4 sleeves, fitted and slightly flared out, quite short so I wear with leggings- washes nice, very reasonable though can't remember how much exactly

JackieNo · 04/11/2009 22:14

Another try, but maybe not a low enough scoop neck.

JackieNo · 04/11/2009 22:22

Could you do a cowl neck?
Cable knit poss a bit short.

JackieNo · 04/11/2009 22:24

Bit flared

MissGreatBritain · 04/11/2009 22:26

Thanks everyone. Def going to check out the Oasis one, thanks jackie. Also will look in H & M and Jigsaw - thanks Blee and Clure.

OP posts:
JackieNo · 04/11/2009 22:27

Fitted and cowl neck

JackieNo · 04/11/2009 22:28

Hope you find one you love .

Swedes2Turnips0 · 04/11/2009 22:29

Perfect sweater dress is an oxymoron.

LyraSilvertongue · 04/11/2009 23:31

I've just bought this one.
Will look great with a long-sleeved t-shirt underneath.

SweetCecily · 05/11/2009 10:43

Reccomend the Boden ones which I currently live in. How about this monsoon one ?

Hairytoes · 05/11/2009 12:18

This dress is very figure flattering. I'm an F cup and the neckline is perfect. The dewberry colour is grey IRL, comes in black too.

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