Help! Wedding outfit needed for chubby new mum!

35 replies

StepfordWeeble · 07/02/2010 16:35

I'm going to a cool and funky, non-traditional wedding in a couple of weeks' time - the type where the bride is wearing a designer number rather than a white gown.

BUT my wardrobe options are at an all time low. I had a baby 9 weeks ago and don't fit into the vast majority of my clothes and shamble around in my PJs and dressing gown the vast majority of the time. It's so long since I've shopped for normal clothes, let alone a wedding outfit, that I don't know where to begin.

To top that, my florist said to me yesterday "When are you having your baby? It seems like you have been pregnant forever" - umm, 9 weeks ago, I'm very much not pregnant anymore!!! To be fair I was wearing an enormous coat but still there's only so many times a girl's ego can take that kind of mistake...

I'm 5ft 2, probably a size 14 these days and will spend up to £150. Ideas desperately needed please!!

OP posts:

Clure · 07/02/2010 22:37

yes the mint velvet dress is rather lovely (shame they don't have it in my size) also tethersend the allsaints one you linked to is rather madly funky too. Sorry not much help, although I am similar height am smaller with no boobs so am linking to stuff that would suit me! Sure you'll find something OP lots of good suggestions

Swedey · 07/02/2010 22:51

Code didn't work for me. But have bitten bullet and ordered anyway.

Clure that Mint Velvet dress comes in purple and grey, are you sure they dont have it in your size in grey?

janeite · 08/02/2010 20:30

Swedey - I hope we don't know each other irl! Hope you like it when it comes.

Clure · 08/02/2010 22:35

swedey they have neither colour in size 8 sadly.

janeite · 08/02/2010 22:36

Where are you Clure? They had a grey 8 in Brum at the weekend but it was no good for me. The grey is the nicest of the colours I feel.

Swedey · 09/02/2010 08:17

Clure - there was a gorgeous steel grey cutwork neck dress with gorgeous sleeves in the Mint V sale but sadly only avail in size 8. Did you see it?

Clure · 09/02/2010 18:51

was it this one
I have only seen mint velvet online. There are a couple of lovely things on the website but I'm so fed up with ordering things and they have to go back. May do a search to see where my nearest store is. Thanks

Swedey · 09/02/2010 21:54

Clure, yes that's the one. Adorable. And I would wear it a lot, I know it. It would be perfect for me but sadly not even nearly in my size.

Swedey · 09/02/2010 21:58

I bought this as well Hopefully things will arrive in next day or two.

Clure · 09/02/2010 22:37

ooh that is gorgeous. What will you wear it with?

Flip

1 2