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Dress help needed

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M777 · 22/06/2025 20:54

I need help

I am looking for an amazing dress for me, for our vow renewal next June

I want to look nice, which is a tall ask

I’m 5 foot 7
Currently size 18 but losing weight
big boobs
loose is better as I have IBS and terrible random bloating. Some days I have a waist, others I can look 8 months pregnant.
hate my upper arms as they’ve got old, but don’t necessarily want MOB style full sleeves
full length as I broke my ankle some time ago and it swells at the drop of a hat.
can’t do big heels, can do wedges or small heels, and it will be outside on grass and uneven paths . Will change to flip flops later.
Not white, any colour is fine

Help

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M777 · 23/06/2025 05:32

Hazeltwig · 23/06/2025 01:11

Something like this, or does it look too much like a nightdress? https://www.aliestreet.com/uk/occasionwear/item/ASEVGBL/Evangeline-Evening-Gown-(Blush).html

ooh, thank you

I like the cut
The lace and colour combo would make me look wrong. I actually prefer the white, although I’m not up for wearing all white.

I do quite like the dip dye dress trend and am half considering doing that to my wedding dress which I could probably fit into by next year, even after children. But fear that the material is the wrong type for dye.

ceremony and party will be quite laid back in a venue garden with many fairy lights, but decor inside is OTT glam.

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