Plus sized vintage party dress ideas?
The office party is looming, I have finally conceded that I am NOT going to look good in a satin dress that's a size too small, even with shapewear, and now I am in need of a plus-sized frock of fabulousness, preferably vintage-style.
Any ideas? Plus points if you know of anything to fit 40-33-41 with a prominent tummy... (And don't say, 'diet'! I don't do the d-word.)
The one thing I will say is if you consider 40-33-41 'plus sized' god help us all!
ReplyDeleteHow long have you got? Do you have a big/small/no budget? Are you near shops?
ReplyDeleteI just had to type 'pankagg' to post that post I love it, it's going to be my word of the day......
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Miss Magpie, by bust and hips I'm not that large - hips are about a UK14 - but by waist I tend to be a UK18-20. I'm sized out of at least one High Street shop (Oasis) and one vintage repro firm (Tara Starlet), although larger friends would regard me as having it easy. I've got about a fortnight, full access to shops, don't really want to go over £100.
ReplyDelete(Pankagg - the sort of batter splat you get when flipping pancakes too early, perhaps.)
I might just have the thing for you! pop me an email to landgirl1980@hotmail.co.uk and i'll whizz you over a photo. I was going to pop it on ebay - but if you like it - perhaps we can strike a deal?
ReplyDeleteOk - what sort of look do you want to go for? 40's? 50's? Is it a dinner dance type thing or meal in town and then on to a pub?
ReplyDeleteNope, it's about 500-700 people in an engine shed at Bristol Temple Meads, I think with a circus theme this year, so I'm anticipating trapeze artists, contortionists, stilt walkers etc. Free drinks and usually people circulating with trays of food like chips, burgers and so on.
ReplyDeleteI skipped last year and then kicked myself as one of the amusements was a Victorian-style photography area, complete with things to dress up in for photos.
I suppose if it's a circus I could always hire a tiger outfit - that would cover a multitude of lumps and bumps.
Good gods! WHO do you work for? I get a crummy dinner and dance at a hotel - which I had to contribute to!
ReplyDeleteOk - so are you a trousers girl? You could go black trousers, red shirt, waistcoat, mini fascinator type top hat (no exspense needed - you could go to a fancy dress shop, get a kids one and glue it to a hair clip) with retro hair to match and red lippy?
Or..
dress, fishnets (fishnets SCREAM circus to me) and a circus themed brooch?
Beat me to it! As soon as I read circus I thought waistcoat and top hat!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you and I are a similar shape ie; no waist.....
For the high street, I find Debenhams pretty good also what about Marks?
I'm a Production Editor at Future Publishing. This is the big annual do (when I started in the late '90s we'd have summer parties too, but I think the company is too big for that now.)
ReplyDeleteWaistcoat and top hat sounds like a VERY good idea, although I might pair it with a pencil skirt. I'll see what's in the charity shops at the weekend.
Hoorah, you two rock! Thank you for the ideas.
Fingers crossed you find something fab.
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