Page 10 | VB's dress on Mrs Burnham - horrible

TheBlueKoala · 2026-07-20T18:42:43+00:00

I'm not a fashion expert and I really don't care much for it but this was the most horrible dress I have ever seen. Even on a coathangar bodytype like VB herself it wouldn't look good but on an average body it's just hideous. That's 850 £ unwisely spent. She could and should have gotten a dress from M&S for 50£ and actually looked good. [[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/middle-class-mrs-burnham-dress https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/middle-class-mrs-burnham-dress/]]

BeaLola · 20/07/2026 21:08

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Northernlassie123 · 20/07/2026 21:08

TheBlueKoala · 20/07/2026 20:52

Exactly this ! Anyone can look fabulous in a nice dress well cut suited to their morphology. This was not a nice dress and didn't suit her at all. I can't believe all the posters being outraged about the discussion about that. I'm close in age and morphology with the lady in question and this thread was something so superficial as treating a choice of dress. Ofcourse the escalating war in Iran is more important to think about. Or restricted abortion rights in many US states. Or the many unnecessary deaths in UK maternities due to them being understaffed etc etc. Sometimes it feels good to just think about something completely superficial like a dress...

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It’s a mean thread sorry. You’re talking about another woman here.

BeaLola · 20/07/2026 21:08

Daily mail

Mt563 · 20/07/2026 21:08

Barethe · 20/07/2026 21:02

Difficult to do men but if thats his natural hair colour then I'm guessing a winter.

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If color theory is not just sexist bollocks aimed at women, why is it hard to assess men? I thought it was based on eye colour, hair colour, skin tone and undertone.

BeaLola · 20/07/2026 21:08

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AnAutumnCrow · 20/07/2026 21:09

UrbanSoul · 20/07/2026 20:02

I thought she looked fine.The dress is better than some of the monstrosities I've seen recommended on MN S & B.

Maybe that’s where Frankie van Heel found it??

TemperanceWest · 20/07/2026 21:09

NewGoldFox · 20/07/2026 21:03

£850 for a dress - ridiculous. Just shows how completely out of touch the lot of them are.

It is her money, she can spend it how she likes. Plenty of mumsnetters post about spending similar amounts on clothes, bags etc.

She looked fine.

DontrockthecaravanGeoffrey · 20/07/2026 21:09

Mt563 · 20/07/2026 21:08

If color theory is not just sexist bollocks aimed at women, why is it hard to assess men? I thought it was based on eye colour, hair colour, skin tone and undertone.

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Feargal Sharkey?

ConstitutionHill · 20/07/2026 21:10

It's unflattering sure, but it's really not a big deal. Maybe she's not bothered.

dirtytiles · 20/07/2026 21:12

I don’t love it but I’ve seen a hell of a lot worse.

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TheBlueKoala · 20/07/2026 21:12

SummerPeonies2026 · 20/07/2026 21:08

I am not sure the dress was a good choice at all, however I couldn’t stop looking at her face - absolute ball breaker. She looks FIERCE. I can’t work out whether that’s a good or bad thing for the country….

Andy stepped up with a suit at least.
My heart sinks at the whole god damn thing. The standards of this country spirals and to me this is the epitome of how far we have fallen. No scrutiny. A guy no one knows in a coronation - talking about nationalising when we have £3 trillion in debt. Despair.

The problem is - who else would you suggest? There is a turning door at Downing Street and I would give Andy about a year before he's out. Personally I would like to see JK Rowling as PM. She has working class roots but now enough money not to give a fuck about being politically correct.

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UrbanSoul · 20/07/2026 21:12

AnAutumnCrow · 20/07/2026 21:09

Maybe that’s where Frankie van Heel found it??

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Nah, It wasn't sack like enough.

friedaklein · 20/07/2026 21:12

TheBlueKoala · 20/07/2026 21:12

The problem is - who else would you suggest? There is a turning door at Downing Street and I would give Andy about a year before he's out. Personally I would like to see JK Rowling as PM. She has working class roots but now enough money not to give a fuck about being politically correct.

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President?

Barethe · 20/07/2026 21:13

DontrockthecaravanGeoffrey · 20/07/2026 21:04

NO!!! Not a warm toned Spring wearing a dress in a colour meant for a cool toned Summer!!!!!!! And her hair is also the wrong shade of blonde.

When will people realise how important this sort of thing is?

Honestly, the country is going to the dogs.

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Didn't say it was the slightest bit important. I was just commenting on why it seems a bit off for her.

If she'd worn a warm green in the same dress it would have felt more flattering.

I'm a lawyer not a colour stylist. I'm just commenting on a dress.

Barethe · 20/07/2026 21:13

DontrockthecaravanGeoffrey · 20/07/2026 21:04

NO!!! Not a warm toned Spring wearing a dress in a colour meant for a cool toned Summer!!!!!!! And her hair is also the wrong shade of blonde.

When will people realise how important this sort of thing is?

Honestly, the country is going to the dogs.

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Didn't say it was the slightest bit important. I was just commenting on why it seems a bit off for her.

If she'd worn a warm green in the same dress it would have felt more flattering.

I'm a lawyer not a colour stylist. I'm just commenting on a dress.

Barethe · 20/07/2026 21:13

DontrockthecaravanGeoffrey · 20/07/2026 21:04

NO!!! Not a warm toned Spring wearing a dress in a colour meant for a cool toned Summer!!!!!!! And her hair is also the wrong shade of blonde.

When will people realise how important this sort of thing is?

Honestly, the country is going to the dogs.

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Didn't say it was the slightest bit important. I was just commenting on why it seems a bit off for her.

If she'd worn a warm green in the same dress it would have felt more flattering.

I'm a lawyer not a colour stylist. I'm just commenting on a dress.

myeyelashes · 20/07/2026 21:13

The shoes were bad too.

UrbanSoul · 20/07/2026 21:14

TheBlueKoala · 20/07/2026 21:12

The problem is - who else would you suggest? There is a turning door at Downing Street and I would give Andy about a year before he's out. Personally I would like to see JK Rowling as PM. She has working class roots but now enough money not to give a fuck about being politically correct.

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Oh good god no.

myeyelashes · 20/07/2026 21:15

She was on Blind Date in 1992. Reckon she got the booby prize .

friedaklein · 20/07/2026 21:15

Mt563 · 20/07/2026 21:08

If color theory is not just sexist bollocks aimed at women, why is it hard to assess men? I thought it was based on eye colour, hair colour, skin tone and undertone.

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Because it is sexist bollocks, ofc. No man would sit around worrying if he is a sweaty Summer or a freezing Winter or whatever.

MrsMitford3 · 20/07/2026 21:17

It was an awful ill fitting dress in a colour that did not suit.

Notellinganyone · 20/07/2026 21:17

And here we go. Firstly she’s not Mrs Burnham - she’s Marie France van Heel and secondly who gives a shiny shit what she wears.

TheStateOfThat · 20/07/2026 21:17

friedaklein · 20/07/2026 21:15

Because it is sexist bollocks, ofc. No man would sit around worrying if he is a sweaty Summer or a freezing Winter or whatever.

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🤣🤣🤣

Hammy19 · 20/07/2026 21:18

I wasn't a massive fan of the dress but I thought that she looked good

Pplareasthickasshit · 20/07/2026 21:21

TheBlueKoala · 20/07/2026 20:58

You can say that about anything. We can all just keep our thoughts to ourselves but then MN wouldn't exist. I don't think ANYONE can look good in that dress. That's not misogynistic.

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Just give it up honestly. You really do need to go and have a word with yourself. Bitching about the way a woman looks in a dress is the most ridiculous way to spend your time.