Anonymous wrote:Ladies, do you think it’s too open for Winter?

https://www.lillypulitzer.com/ellara-jacquard-midi-bow-dress/197367023015.html?71700000102102735;s.a=GOOGLE;p.a=71700000102102735;as.a=;c.n=Shopping-PMax-All-Dresses-All;p.n=Shopping-PMax-All-Dresses-All;as.n=;qpb=1&bidkw=&dvc=m&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping-PMax-All-Dresses-All&utm_term=&utm_content=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjcPJ4NCMggMVBczCBB2cAwE2EAQYAyABEgLRjPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

The giant bow is a big no. I love Lilly but not this dress.

Ladies, do you think it’s too open for Winter?

https://www.lillypulitzer.com/ellara-jacquard-midi-bow-dress/197367023015.html?71700000102102735;s.a=GOOGLE;p.a=71700000102102735;as.a=;c.n=Shopping-PMax-All-Dresses-All;p.n=Shopping-PMax-All-Dresses-All;as.n=;qpb=1&bidkw=&dvc=m&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping-PMax-All-Dresses-All&utm_term=&utm_content=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjcPJ4NCMggMVBczCBB2cAwE2EAQYAyABEgLRjPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Anonymous wrote:I know it’s early, but November will go fast.
I need to find an outfit/dress for a Christmas party at my spouse law firm.
Party will be in Seattle, so my understanding it will be less fancy than on the East Coast?
I am 5’5, 115 pounds, 43 y.o. Pretty fit, but don’t have great arms or legs. So no mini probably.

go to the “is it okay to wear plaid now” and buy the J Crew dress OP linked.

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Anonymous wrote:What about a jumpsuit?

https://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/store/product/Long-Sleeve-Sheer-Sleeveless-Jumpsuit/570357902?color=001&size=3256&sem=pmax&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8OpBhAFEiwAG7NaEkaNW2-z2mbQ_Lf7eO_5NbCQHFiLBlb0lrcsHtW1T-Lb8C0WT-Fh1hoCRN4QAvD_BwE

This.

+1 or a conservative but flattering LBD.

You can't go wrong with a simple black sheath dressed up with fun jewelry, shoes, and a cute handbag.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi OP here
What you think about this dress?

https://www.peruvianconnection.com/elysee-dress/5637193636.p?color=Black

Op - it's pretty and safe but seems a little overpriced for what it is. Maybe check out BR factory for similar styles:

https://bananarepublicfactory.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=764735011&cid=3025917&pcid=1191429&vid=1&nav=meganav%3AWomen%3ADiscover%3AThe%20Occasion%20%26%20Event%20Shop#pdp-page-content

https://bananarepublicfactory.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=764747001&cid=1045225&pcid=1045225&vid=1&nav=meganav%3AWomen%3AWomen%27s%20Clothing%3ADresses&cpos=37&cexp=368&kcid=CategoryIDs%3D1045225&cvar=2363&ctype=Listing&cpid=res23102213841732172687413#pdp-page-content

These banana republic dresses are the answer.

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP here
What you think about this dress?

https://www.peruvianconnection.com/elysee-dress/5637193636.p?color=Black

Op - it's pretty and safe but seems a little overpriced for what it is. Maybe check out BR factory for similar styles:

https://bananarepublicfactory.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=764735011&cid=3025917&pcid=1191429&vid=1&nav=meganav%3AWomen%3ADiscover%3AThe%20Occasion%20%26%20Event%20Shop#pdp-page-content

https://bananarepublicfactory.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=764747001&cid=1045225&pcid=1045225&vid=1&nav=meganav%3AWomen%3AWomen%27s%20Clothing%3ADresses&cpos=37&cexp=368&kcid=CategoryIDs%3D1045225&cvar=2363&ctype=Listing&cpid=res23102213841732172687413#pdp-page-content

Hi OP here
What you think about this dress?

https://www.peruvianconnection.com/elysee-dress/5637193636.p?color=Black

Genuine question, what kind of message does one aim to send with these standout dresses?

I go to my and DH’s parties in corporate sheath dresses and maybe add some fun jewelry or accessory. The whole point is to show up, catch up with people, go home. I don’t want to be memorably for my outfit, but rather for connecting with people in a more relaxed way than when we are in the office.

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Anonymous wrote:Who posted that vineyard vines? And which Charleston are you from originally? (I can picture Symone Biles in that looking really cute)

I still think it was a joke (that VV dress)

NP here. I love that dress, but would not take the plunge and wear it to a work event. Stay a bit "unforgettable", as other PP stated. I do think that some posters post great options, while others deliberately post laughable options, on the whole, for this type of thread.

I might wear it to my own work event, but not to my spouse's party in another city where I don't know anyone or what the overall style/vibe is going to be. I feel like that dress - which I sort of like and sort of hate; it's so bad and campy it's good? - is ONLY for an occasion where you are in control, or feel VERY confident about your social position in the group.

Did she ever say it was for her spouse's work? I missed that part.

Yes, in the original post. (ADHD brain here - sometimes I focus HARD on the wrong things...)

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Anonymous wrote:Who posted that vineyard vines? And which Charleston are you from originally? (I can picture Symone Biles in that looking really cute)

I still think it was a joke (that VV dress)

NP here. I love that dress, but would not take the plunge and wear it to a work event. Stay a bit "unforgettable", as other PP stated. I do think that some posters post great options, while others deliberately post laughable options, on the whole, for this type of thread.

I might wear it to my own work event, but not to my spouse's party in another city where I don't know anyone or what the overall style/vibe is going to be. I feel like that dress - which I sort of like and sort of hate; it's so bad and campy it's good? - is ONLY for an occasion where you are in control, or feel VERY confident about your social position in the group.

Did she ever say it was for her spouse's work? I missed that part.

How about something like this?

https://www.zara.com/us/en/knotted-velvet-midi-dress-p08658887.html?v1=311610842&gclid=CjwKCAjwkNOpBhBEEiwAb3MvvcIUlIPOsbeeyHI3YPlbn1oUnWMphFrjP9MJAzoEhOFxnI7mHfXZOxoCEZ8QAvD_BwE

Or this? https://www.nordstrom.com/s/eliza-j-wide-leg-faux-wrap-jumpsuit/5381979?color=PLUM&size=8&country=US¤cy=USD&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=seo_shopping&utm_channel=low_nd_seo_shopping&srsltid=AfmBOoqOhuT-rWgqAqDKdL8PE5z7751b8ZGIPGFocsd3W4n7rzkXFmgIOu8

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Anonymous wrote:Who posted that vineyard vines? And which Charleston are you from originally? (I can picture Symone Biles in that looking really cute)

I still think it was a joke (that VV dress)

NP here. I love that dress, but would not take the plunge and wear it to a work event. Stay a bit "unforgettable", as other PP stated. I do think that some posters post great options, while others deliberately post laughable options, on the whole, for this type of thread.

I might wear it to my own work event, but not to my spouse's party in another city where I don't know anyone or what the overall style/vibe is going to be. I feel like that dress - which I sort of like and sort of hate; it's so bad and campy it's good? - is ONLY for an occasion where you are in control, or feel VERY confident about your social position in the group.

Anonymous wrote:Huh I’m 45, big law partner and I would never actually buy something from VV because that’s the domain of country club housewives, but the VV dress is cute and I would look fantastic in it and would for sure get a lot of compliments if I wore it to a work event.

Not sure why it gets the hate, but this forum skews really frump, so maybe that’s why.

frumpy partner, heal thyself

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Anonymous wrote:Please not that Vineyard Vines dress.

I am looking forward to seeing how many people show up at the holiday party in this. Then I will know how many other people at the office secretly read dcum

🤣🤣🤣🤣
I can’t believe anyone would think it’s appropriate dress for someone over age 12

It looks like something a movie housewife would wear to her husbands fancy work party and then get roasted by the “fancy working ladies”.