What on earth do thirty-somethings wear for a night on the tiles?

[DreamsInBinary]

Style gurus, I need help!

I'm meeting some friends for a night out in Manchester and have no clue what to wear.

I'm 34, 5'7, pale, brown bob and size 12. Tend to dress in black but don't dislike colour. Not keen on fussy.

There is an outfit out there that will make me look 5'10, size 8 and aged 24, right? Right???

So, you're young, tall and slim - oh this will be easy .

Whats your budget?

nice skinny jeans and heels.

and funky top

stop boasting DIB, I'm enough already.

I'd go for a dress and heels - its summer!

So quick off the mark!!

Like the skinnies idea, but need help with shoes.

Budget £150 ish, tracey. Including shoes, is that do-able?

Oh, should also mention god-awful untoned tum and lack of waist. Hmm.

AGree with Mayor

Skinnies top crazy heels and blazer if required

Any shoes with a decent heel with a colour theme to top/accessories

Blazer also very appealing, thanks LadyBlaBlah. Any good ones you know of on the high street? Or online?

if you have a proper budget like that for an outfit i would get myself to a decent department store and ask for a personal shopper appointment. they're great, i hear.

Do you like maxis?

Something like this or this with cropped denim jacket, gladiator sandals and cuff bracelet.

Or skinnies as MayorNaze suggested

shoes

skinnies

top

With some sort of cerise/shocking PInk accessories - bag/earrings/bangles/scarf

oh yes blazer good - then you will have that whole nipped in waist thing going on

Top is :

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Black one shoulder top (which covers no waist paranoia)

Nice nipeed in blazer

I have that blazer

It is nice with skinnies and heels

Like that top- I'll nab it if you don't, DIB

Bra though- hmm. How to hoik up ample bosoms?

ooh likey blazer. v smart yet still cool

Ooh, these are great - thank you!

Will def buy that blazer, try on the one-shouldered top (my norks no longer ample after dc BoF ), the skinnies and the warehouse maxi.

Not sure I can pull off the heels

I have that blazer too LadyBla - looks so much more expensive than it is.

And agree river island definitely worth a look as is Dorothy Perkins.

Or blow whole budget on this code amex25 gets 25% off. I have that dress and its what I'd wear on a night out - tis very va va voom.

No good with a bit of a tum, though, Traceybath- far too unforgiving.

I saw some cheaty nude bra thing on Gok yesterday

I have been meaning to google because would solve so many problems and paranoia's - it was being worn by a model

Off to search now

BOF - thats where the spanx come in

Although it is very well cut/good heavy fabric so skims rather than clings.

That dress is so lovely, but I'd need a year month of extreme dieting and spanx to pull it off.

I'd also have to go barefoot

Great minds...!