Is this dress boring or nice?

[cornsilkwearscorsets]

I like it.

I've stared and stared at it. I like neither the fabric nor the cut, the colour or the creases. The one redeeming feature I can find is I presume that you can't see it in the dark. But then the image of it is burned onto your retina so it's lose lose.

Def not black opaques. I think, anyway. And I'd be wary of opaques with a silk dress, might be too heavy next to the silky fabric. And the hoops are fine for winter.

Will be back with bangle/necklance thoughts - was thinking bronze/burnished gold accessories.

More dinner stirring. (Am not really having egg and chips while sitting here in a housecoat, I promise).

You don't like the cut? I'm telling you it'll look amazing on. It really will.

But

I now think it's a summer dress, and if you wear with tights you'll have that weird summer dress with tights look going down.

Let's find something else - but not in velvet

So glossy tights then? Not bare legs surely?

Yes yes it is def a summer dress, think of someone like Cameron Diaz, all lithe. golden and leggy.

You do look like Cameron don;t you corny?

I am also worried it's a summer dress.

Yes what is she cooking for gods sake The Magic Porridge Pot?

Er yes course I do Cybil

What david Cameron

Not that far off.

Complicated pasta sauce with ill-advised fresh tomatoes, I have removed my fingerprints taking the skins off.

But I digress.

Sheer tights (bare legs also a no-no after mid-Sept). Or flesh coloured fishnets. But you seem to be less keen on the dress now? I think it is OK for winter, it isn't silk, it is silk jersey so will be a bit heavier and have a bit of stretch. I wear my silk jersey all year round, although the short sleeves make this dress a bit evening only for winter.

But no velvet, for god's sake, unless you are 65 and shopping in Per Una.

patterned too stiff/short?

evening dress

wrap dress

Comes in a golden brown can be worn with/out belt - looks easy to wear.

Gah, no bare legs at this time of year?

I am orf to a ball soon and I am haivng bare leg (tanned) (and maybe even shaved) I LOATHE flesh coloured tights of any description.

(you have to leave toms in hot water to get the skins off - they just wrinkle and fall off to your touch then)

I stil prefer the DvF - the first two dresses are a bit younger, I think. The last one is quite short, do you think?

[Was the hot water that did it, stubborn skins!]

Haven't seen that Isabella Oliver site before. I love the red dress but don't think the style is really me. Like the black dress but may be too short.
I haven't ruled out the dvf. Wondering what shoes would you wear with it?

Shiny, patent, high court shoes - lots about at the moment. I shall try to find an example.

x post wondering! I think we like the same things. We both liked that orange dress from matches in Summer and were mocked by the rest of MN.

www.lkbennett.com/products/shoes/shoescourts/shoescourtshighheels/smile/pid-30247bronze

But they may not be to everyone's taste. But they could look quite funky and de-frump the dress, if that is what you are worried about?

I know, I was the wrong shape for the orange lurex, but it was a nice dress, lovely fabric

too casual?

Should I be wearing pointy or round toes though?

even the model looks scared of that one momijigari!

Or if the snake skin is scaring the horses, you might get away with burgundy -

www.lkbennett.com/products/shoes/shoescourts/shoescourtshighheels/saga/pid-30328burgundy

But I prefer the bronze, picks up the gold hoops.