Dress opinions please

Maybe she has, or maybe she hasn't Kate1949

Gosh! Yes, I remember this thread first time round.

I'm sure the OP has made her mind up two years later!

I like it, it looks different to the run of the mill styles, if you feel comfortable in it, that's all that matters, but I think it looks very nice

I can see what he means.
It does look a bit hippyish.
And has a bold pattern.
So I think he is giving his honest opinion. Which is presumably what you asked for.
However
It's certainly not hideous and since you are wearing it not him the only opinion that really matters is your own.

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Hope she has made a decision by now ! 🤣

ORIGINAL POST IS 16 MONTHS OLD………..

Aldom

*It is 16 months since the Original Post. I imagine the poster has come to a decision by now.*

Let’s see how many keep replying to someone who’s not reading. 🤦🏼‍♀️

I can’t help wondering why it is that if clothing -in particular, looks like something from the ‘70s that is considered a bad thing.
Perhaps for some men of a certain age it was the last time they took note of what was “in”.
Personally I loathe and detest anything 80s due to it being forever tainted for me by images from Dallas and Margaret Thatcher.

It is 16 months since the Original Post. I imagine the poster has come to a decision by now.

If you like it Keep it! I have long since
stopped taking my DHs ' advice ' . He often says he is not keen on what I have purchased, then when I wear it a week later he is likely to say ' that suits you ' 🤣 . So tend not to bother asking now. Keep it and enjoy wearing it - I think it is lovely!!

Dress for yourself not anyone else x

I've been looking for a dress on line too and really like that one.
Maybe send us a photo of you wearing it. You don't have to show us your fave if you don't want to.

Just noticed it’s an old post !

It’s something I would wear with a long plain cardigan in a colour that matches. I got a silver grey long cardigan from George at Asda it would match it very well.

Kuwalenille

love the dress! It suits you so beautifully. It kinda has a silhouette that seems both flattering and comfortable. If you're looking for some styling tips or accessories to pair with it, I think a little search to find 1970s fashion inspiration wouldn't be bad!

I think the op has sorted her problem.
FIRST POSTED JULY 23.

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He has very conservative criteria and seems to me to lack imagination. I suppose he felt he had to produce an opinion on a topic of small interest to him.

IMO opinion the dress is dignified, shapely enough, pretty pattern, a shape that is easy to wear. I specially like the sleeves.

There’s a saying that if you wore it first time round you probably shouldn’t be wearing it the next. It can’t apply to everything of course but how the dress looks on a tall, slender young model and how it would look on someone much older and larger are not one and the same.

Hi Valels, what did you decide to do?
My husband's idea of high praise is 'That looks comfortable.' So I never ask him what he thinks. I've got a full length mirror and always check my reflection ( front side and back, also sitting down). My daughter is a stern critic too and through her influence I'm gradually buying fewer clothes but spending more. Stuff def fits better and hangs better.

IMO your DH is quite right! It is a dress right out of the seventies.

If you are comfortable wearing what you wore 50 years ago, and with the fact that your DH obviously doesn't really want to go anywhere with you dressed like that, then keep the dress.

The dress may look lovely on you, but as the photo was presumably not of you, I can't possibly know if the dress suits you, or not.

I love it and would wear it .
I'm 5'5" and a size 20 .
I score everything I buy and wear .
I don't enjoy shopping with my female friends though they think that I have very good taste .

I've noticed that most men aren't keen on patterns and especially florals !
They seem to like plain colours especially red ,black or denims !

If you like your new dress , wear it and enjoy it !

Theexwife

I like the dress and have some similar. Get your husband to take a picture of you wearing it, it is a better way to see how you look. If you are confident it looks good then keep it.

This. Put it on with your hair done how you would wear it, the shoes you would wear and get some photos taken from all sides. Failing that use a full length mirror. Sometimes things don't hang the way we expect them to, and give you an entirely different shape (which could be good or bad). If you like it, wear it.

Mr A sometimes dislikes things I buy because he can't imagine what it would look like on, with shoes, jackets, etc. Usually once I'm wearing it he changes his mind.