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3 days to go and no outfit yet - Panicking! Please help.

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FeedTheBeast · 17/05/2010 19:17

please help! I have to go to a wedding this weekend and I am struggling with finding suitable outfits. Had an appointment with personal shopper at house of fraser, but she was determined to dress me as a 50 yr old, not 30...

the brief:
needs to be breast feeding friendly - 6 week old baby so also must be
-flatttering for tummy ie no jersey

  • not too expensive (£100ish max whole outfit) don't want to spend lots on clothes in this size (14) as hopefully will slim down again to usual (10)
  • able to wear again on holiday etc
  • young and stylish not fussy or frumpy & mumsy obv.

would prefer a dress not skirt/trousers & top (but willing to consider) i am happy to slip dress off 1 shoulder & use wrap / pashmina to be discreet. Wrap style tops / dresses look AWFUL on me. have chunky waist, ok legs, blonde hair pale skin

Wedding at country house in north east, and i am an unimportant guest iyswim
I do have this maxi but worried it may be too casual/hippy for the weddidng day on sat and better suited to the day 2 sunday bbq?

advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

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MrsJamin · 17/05/2010 19:22

Can't follow the link but I went to a wedding recently and needed to BF - I had a dress that I could take down from the top, and wore a cardigan that I could button up right at the top by my neck so didn't need to show much boobage. Also a nice new cardi would posh up the maxi for the wedding itself, then can look more casual for the BBQ?

FeedTheBeast · 17/05/2010 19:27

will try different version of the link again

maxi

it is the one on the top left...

don't think i would wear the same dress for both days, asking for trouble i think will inevitably spill dinner all over it...

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paulaplumpbottom · 17/05/2010 19:27

good for bf

FeedTheBeast · 17/05/2010 19:29

Cardi that buttons is a good idea though, thanks. It will be a lot less fussy than balancing a wrap, and hoping it doesn't slip off etc

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FeedTheBeast · 17/05/2010 19:31

oohh thats nice paula, think it will be easy enough to access both sides?

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Collision · 17/05/2010 19:43

green maxi

black cardi

Perfect!

honeydragon · 17/05/2010 19:44

waterfall cardigan breast feeding mothers friend drapes you and baby, does not slip and is even sided

paulaplumpbottom · 17/05/2010 21:18

hmmmmm dunno about both sides

FeedTheBeast · 18/05/2010 21:01

thank you all so much for your replies and links and ideas. I hit the shops again today and found a dress, but blew the budget somewhat! i got this one

hopefully it will look ok!

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Clure · 18/05/2010 21:33

thats gorge

Amandoh · 18/05/2010 21:38

Gorgeous butterfly fabric. You'll look fab!

FeedTheBeast · 18/05/2010 22:04

Thanks will wear to the baby's christening too - need to bring the cost per wear down!

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