For super casual but flattering, I am liking the Zella Gwen Ponte knit dress at Nordstrom.

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Anonymous wrote:I've just bought this one from J Crew Factory and will report back after I try it on. I'm 46 y/o, 5'7 and 130 lbs., hourglass with big boobs. I hope the strap is thick enough for bra - I can't go without a bra. I need defined waist, otherwise I look pregnant.

NP. I also have big boobs and these dresses make me look pregnant. I need a dress with a waistband that hits an inch or two below my natural waist - anything close to natural or empire waist gets swallowed by my boobs and my waist disappears. The Lands End one is not bad but when I got it to fit my boobs, the rest of the dress (shoulders, waist, etc) was too large. Any suggestions?

I saw this dress or something similar on 3 different women yesterday. It looked better than I’d expected.

Anonymous wrote:I'm thinking about buying this one: https://beyondyoga.com/products/featherweight-out-about-ruffle-dress-bright-iris-heather-lwsd6172

It's a little over $100 but there's a code for 20% off.

This is a very basic dress. You can likely find it on Amazon for $20

Anonymous wrote:Most of the dresses on this thread are so ugly and not flattering at all for most women.

Ok what do you suggest then?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is my new favorite: https://www.cos.com/en_usd/women/womenswear/dresses/product.oversized-t-shirt-dress-beige.0972454001.html

You can dress it up or down and the quality is great (I do not put it in the dryer).

If you look good in this, you must be truly beautiful. I'm imagining you as tall and lithe with beautiful olive skin and dark hair. On me, this would look like utter surrender and sadness.

DP. This made me laugh so hard.

DP. Me too! I'd look like I was out wearing my King size down comforter. I almost want to try it on and post pics just to see how hilariously awful it would be. I'm a slim 5'6 and don't really struggle to find flattering things, but this....this is something else.

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Anonymous wrote:This is my new favorite: https://www.cos.com/en_usd/women/womenswear/dresses/product.oversized-t-shirt-dress-beige.0972454001.html

You can dress it up or down and the quality is great (I do not put it in the dryer).

If you look good in this, you must be truly beautiful. I'm imagining you as tall and lithe with beautiful olive skin and dark hair. On me, this would look like utter surrender and sadness.

DP. This made me laugh so hard.

Most of the dresses on this thread are so ugly and not flattering at all for most women.

I'm thinking about buying this one: https://beyondyoga.com/products/featherweight-out-about-ruffle-dress-bright-iris-heather-lwsd6172

It's a little over $100 but there's a code for 20% off.

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Anonymous wrote:

All three of these dresses are beautifully cut, come in many colors & prints, and they flatter almost every body type (I have long legs and a short, almost non existent waist, my girlfriend has a long swimmer's torso, but stumpier legs (she calls them stumpy, not me) and my other girlfriend is shorter, about 5'3" 170lbs and these 3 dresses fit us all beautifully).
They're extremely flattering on.

Short
Milumia Women's Boho Button Up Split Floral Print Flowy Party Dress
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0779PMFG4/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_VJFXHR8NCAYAK8QGVCA9

Long
ZESICA Women's Dress
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0874BJQHJ/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_NHG5X5X0Q09Q2G24N3HQ?psc=1

Shorter version of the long one
ZESICA Women's Dress
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088GYXX5S/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_CWJJKWGC06MN9WA8Y264

Sorry, I hit send too soon.

I meant to say that I also have the long one in these two colors too, and I love them all... short waist or not, this dress does wonders for making me look like I have a longer waist (oh, and the slit can be as high or low as you want, the dress can be as tight or loose as you'd like too -- it's the beautyof wrap dresses!).

For those who didn't think this dress (the long one and the short version of it) will look good on them because of their chest size (as I said, mine is a DD natural and they're very heavy, so an ugly thick strap bra is required at all times).

Please look at the comments on the long version -- there are at least 100 photos of regular, every day women like you & me, with every single body type you can imagine, and this dress looks beautiful on every single one of them.

Just go down to comments and then when your see the photos, scroll sho the way over to where it says "show more" then it will load ALL of the photos for you.

Anonymous wrote:This comes in lots of colors and sizes, you can wear a belt with it, and it is easy but not a nightgown. It also comes in a crew neck version. I own it and like that you can wear it with sneakers or throw it over a bathing suit to go to the pool but it also dresses up nicely with something like an obi belt and sandals. https://www.universalstandard.com/products/iconic-geneva-v-neck-dress-deep-sea

I know people love this dress but I tried it a few years ago and at 5’2 it was just not flattering. I see they now have petite hmmm.

This comes in lots of colors and sizes, you can wear a belt with it, and it is easy but not a nightgown. It also comes in a crew neck version. I own it and like that you can wear it with sneakers or throw it over a bathing suit to go to the pool but it also dresses up nicely with something like an obi belt and sandals. https://www.universalstandard.com/products/iconic-geneva-v-neck-dress-deep-sea

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Anonymous wrote:I have another zuri sleeveless arriving tomorrow so of course I thought of this thread. Their newest sleeveless is a black and white print called “monarch”. Definitely more understated than some of their others.

I almost got that one-- but decided on a more colorful one. It'll be my first Zuri!

Which one did you get?? Be aware they are addictive!

Anonymous wrote:

All three of these dresses are beautifully cut, come in many colors & prints, and they flatter almost every body type (I have long legs and a short, almost non existent waist, my girlfriend has a long swimmer's torso, but stumpier legs (she calls them stumpy, not me) and my other girlfriend is shorter, about 5'3" 170lbs and these 3 dresses fit us all beautifully).
They're extremely flattering on.

Short
Milumia Women's Boho Button Up Split Floral Print Flowy Party Dress
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0779PMFG4/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_VJFXHR8NCAYAK8QGVCA9

Long
ZESICA Women's Dress
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0874BJQHJ/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_NHG5X5X0Q09Q2G24N3HQ?psc=1

Shorter version of the long one
ZESICA Women's Dress
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088GYXX5S/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_CWJJKWGC06MN9WA8Y264

I’ve seen several women in the ZESICA dress linked above. It’s adorable.

Anonymous wrote:I have another zuri sleeveless arriving tomorrow so of course I thought of this thread. Their newest sleeveless is a black and white print called “monarch”. Definitely more understated than some of their others.

I almost got that one-- but decided on a more colorful one. It'll be my first Zuri!

Anonymous wrote:I just got this one in black, and it's very light/comfy:
https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=8181950220001&cid=1185385&locale=en_US&vid=1#pdp-page-content

I'm petite with no boobs to speak of, and it's a bit fuller in the body than I'd prefer, but I'm still keeping it.

I have this in several colors love it. 5’8 150 but fairly slim and 36C