Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Style and beauty

Looking for style advice? Chat all about it here. For the latest discounts on fashion and beauty, sign up for Mumsnet Moneysaver emails.

Judge this dress

41 replies

BonjourIvressedeNoel · 03/12/2009 11:03

is this nice?

OP posts:
NorkilyChallenged · 04/12/2009 15:16

Sorry, real life unfortunately interrupted important MN business for a while there.

Any good? Not convinced about the neckline for you but then I have no experience of searching for a large bust size! Not black though, which is hard to find!

BonjourIvressedeNoel · 04/12/2009 15:24

yes i like it.. thank you!

OP posts:
NorkilyChallenged · 04/12/2009 15:37

Am linking to La Redoute as they have a £15 off £20 spend offer in promotional codes just now.

Lovely colour

They also had some quite nice looking cowl neck sweater dresses in River Island (I know!) but can't link to individual items (near the end of the "day dresses" section).

Not sure about the frill on thisi but like the teal colour.

Loving this one but not sure how you would wear something underneath because of the back.

Apologies, I don't think I'm quite getting it right for you.

Dorothy Perkins has some interesting stuff online from a make called Culture which you might want to look at too.

NorkilyChallenged · 04/12/2009 15:38

Oooh hadn't seen your reply.

Hurrah!

Yes, in promotional codes apparently £15 off £20 spend at La Redoute just now. Worth investigating!

NorkilyChallenged · 04/12/2009 15:47

Keep finding bargains - this is quite nice actually.

linconlass · 04/12/2009 21:26

try joe bloggs web site - its good.sorry but i wouldnt recommend primark i feel so bad going in there 3rd world sweat shop stuff - and no im not rich myself!!!so dont shout at me ! joe bloggs does brill sales - similar ti fat face but less£££££!!!

BonjourIvressedeNoel · 07/12/2009 10:22

I've ordered http://www.whitestuff.com/AFTER-EIGHT-DRESS-P25572/ this and and a pink knitted dress from white stuff as well. Hopefully they will all arrive this week. The blue white stuff dress is lovely thick material, I stroked it in the shop on saturday.

OP posts:
BonjourIvressedeNoel · 07/12/2009 10:23

www.whitestuff.com/AFTER-EIGHT-DRESS-P25572/

OP posts:
NorkilyChallenged · 07/12/2009 17:01

Oh glad you found something you like, Bonjour

mathanxiety · 07/12/2009 17:16

I'm not sure a tunic is the best way to go if you've got a well endowed top, Bonjour. I think a short wrap style would show off a waist, which would be lost in a tunic, make you look top-heavy and even shapeless. Plus a short one would show off your legs.

BonjourIvressedeNoel · 07/12/2009 18:07

Wrap dresses don't suit me for some reason, I think its becuase I'm tall so the wrap falls in the wrong place. The reviews of the white stuff dress said it was more fitted than it looks. I shall just have to send it back if its not good. I've got the M &s ones coming too.

OP posts:
BonjourIvressedeNoel · 09/12/2009 12:30

OK, so the M & S dresses have been delivered. this one is very horrible and so expensive for what it is and is going back straight away. I'm even going to be moved to write a review about how horrible it is on the M & S website.

This one is interesting. The pattern is see through ( devore style) and I think actually would be quite nice as you could put a different colour slip under it. Going to wait for the white stuff to arrive and if that's no good will probs keeep this one, but as a top rather than a dress.

OP posts:
MrsMattie · 09/12/2009 12:36

Yuck. Shapeless.

BonjourIvressedeNoel · 09/12/2009 12:46

Actually the second one isn't shapeless. It clings on the bust and has a tie to pull in the waist.

OP posts:
mathanxiety · 09/12/2009 16:14

I would use the waist drawstring to give it some shape, but hope it wouldn't interfere with the colour or shape of whatever you're wearing underneath. It might be nice with black underneath -- I wouldn't go for too much contrast.

BonjourIvressedeNoel · 11/12/2009 16:02

So the white stuff

thisclings in the wrong places and is too shot to wear with leggings so going back

This is lovely and I'm going to keep it.

Going to keep this too,

I'm 5 foot 8, size 12-14 big norks smallish waist but big tummy no arse or hips

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread