OK, I am looking for a frock for a special occasion, this is what I have in mind, but in a deep red colour. Can you help me find it? (It's not for a wedding)
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you gona out do kate?
you might find something similar at Vivian of holloway my dear 
http://www.vivienofholloway.co...eck%20Plain%20Dress/
there is a couple of red ones in the satin page. you could get it altered to get rid of the top bit, or ask them to make it without?
Originally Posted by zazz:
you gona out do kate?
I doubt it. Plus I won't be wearing it on the 29th, I'll be wearing a boiler suit that day as I am doing my second sky dive 
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
you might find something similar at Vivian of holloway my dear http://www.vivienofholloway.co...eck%20Plain%20Dress/
I'll clickety click that link, thank you.
Just saw your 2nd reply, I really really do not want satin, would make it too bridal. 
Cinds...
they are fab!! you go through the options and put together the dress you want... choose the fabric & the colour.. & they make it TO YOUR OWN MEASUREMENTS!
and they are not that expensive.. that dress in silk would be about ÂĢ95
Oh yeah, I should have said, it has to be strapless too.
ooooohhh I like that! And I like Gypsie's link..
my daughter is getting her leavers ball dress from style shake... we haven't actually bought one from there yet.. but my bessie mate has.. she is very particular about quality and she is really pleased with them. It was her that recommended them to me
Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
Cinds...
they are fab!! you go through the options and put together the dress you want... choose the fabric & the colour.. & they make it TO YOUR OWN MEASUREMENTS!
and they are not that expensive.. that dress in silk would be about ÂĢ95
Thank you thank you thank you, I'll have a look
daughter & I spent an afternoon on the style shake challenge.. who could make the rankest dress...
I won with my grey, yellow & purple jersey dress with poncho & large red corsage design! 
Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
daughter & I spent an afternoon on the style shake challenge.. who could make the rankest dress...
I won with my grey, yellow & purple jersey dress with poncho & large red corsage design!
OOOOOH I might get that one instead 
Ditty! I'm going to be faffing about for hours now playing with that website! 
ditty, when im skint and cant afford to feed my zoo im blaming you 
I found this one earlier today, I really like it, but they only do it in a fabric called 'bridal satin' 
I might ring them on Monday. I imagine it in a deep red with a black petticoat.
these are daughters designs (she hasn't decided which one yet)
Originally Posted by Slinkiwitch x:
Ditty! I'm going to be faffing about for hours now playing with that website!
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
ditty, when im skint and cant afford to feed my zoo im blaming you
I lost a whole Saturday of my life when I first discovered it
I like the first one. I wish I was still young enough to wear a dress that short.
Ignore the 2nd dress I posted, I really would love to have something similar to the 1st one.
whats the event cinds?
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
whats the event cinds?
Ermmmm some old cows 40th birthday
life begins at 40 x
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Ignore the 2nd dress I posted, I really would love to have something similar to the 1st one.
Can't see the 2nd one, but the first one's gorgeous!
Originally Posted by Cinds:
I like the first one. I wish I was still young enough to wear a dress that short.
that is the current fave!
she wants to get some gold gladiator sandals... really nice ones
only not these ÂĢ175 ones (it appears asos have now sold out of them ... *phew*
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
whats the event cinds?
Ermmmm some old cows 40th birthday
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
life begins at 40 x
Does it? Does it really? Or do you just melt in to a mid-life crisis after realising you are mid-life?
Let's look at the evidence. I've lost a shit load of weight. I've sky dived, and I am doing it again, with the possibility of doing the full AFF course. I have booked a motorcycle lesson.
Oh yeah and last night in a restaurant, some woman admired my shoes, I said I hated them after wearing them 2 times as they slipped off my heel, she tried them on, they fitted her perfectly, so I gave them to her Seriously, I did.
Originally Posted by Slinkiwitch x:
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
whats the event cinds?
Ermmmm some old cows 40th birthday
Really snorting laughing at that.
ok..
you might find something on here http://www.1950sdresses.co.uk/
there is quite a lot to wade through.. some of them have the right style..
Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
Originally Posted by Cinds:
I like the first one. I wish I was still young enough to wear a dress that short.
that is the current fave!
she wants to get some gold gladiator sandals... really nice ones
only not these ÂĢ175 ones (it appears asos have now sold out of them ... *phew*  
Oh no, not sandals. She needs some killer 'nude' colour high heels to wear with that.
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
life begins at 40 x
Does it? Does it really? Or do you just melt in to a mid-life crisis after realising you are mid-life?
Let's look at the evidence. I've lost a shit load of weight. I've sky dived, and I am doing it again, with the possibility of doing the full AFF course. I have booked a motorcycle lesson.
Oh yeah and last night in a restaurant, some woman admired my shoes, I said I hated them after wearing them 2 times as they slipped off my heel, she tried them on, they fitted her perfectly, so I gave them to her Seriously, I did.
hahahaha I knew you would never spot me under that wig 
Yes it does! 40 is young these days, not middle aged.
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Oh no, not sandals. She needs some killer 'nude' colour high heels to wear with that.
Cinds.. she is the worlds clumsiest girl... she has yet to master killer heels..
it daredn't even imagine the carnage she'd cause
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
Yes it does! 40 is young these days, not middle aged.
Keeep talking Gyps... keeep talking... I am liking this..
Cinds - I turned 40 last May... and I still haven't come to terms with it
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
hahahaha I knew you would never spot me under that wig
Yes it does! 40 is young these days, not middle aged.
Blonde short wig and a fat suit?
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
life begins at 40 x
Does it? Does it really? Or do you just melt in to a mid-life crisis after realising you are mid-life?
Let's look at the evidence. I've lost a shit load of weight. I've sky dived, and I am doing it again, with the possibility of doing the full AFF course. I have booked a motorcycle lesson.
Oh yeah and last night in a restaurant, some woman admired my shoes, I said I hated them after wearing them 2 times as they slipped off my heel, she tried them on, they fitted her perfectly, so I gave them to her Seriously, I did.
I LOVE this post - post of the night/year/decade 
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
hahahaha I knew you would never spot me under that wig
Yes it does! 40 is young these days, not middle aged.
Blonde short wig and a fat suit?
that was no fat suit..... that was the result of too many roast dinners
Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Oh no, not sandals. She needs some killer 'nude' colour high heels to wear with that.
Cinds.. she is the worlds clumsiest girl... she has yet to master killer heels..
it daredn't even imagine the carnage she'd cause
It's only in the last 5 years or so that I started wearing really high heels. Because I am tall anyway I always avoided them, because I didn't want to stand above the crowd, so to speak. Now I don't care, my highest shoes/boots make me around 6' 4
I like this colour ,but there is a colour chart,so you can get Red.
Originally Posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:
Yes it does! 40 is young these days, not middle aged.
Keeep talking Gyps... keeep talking... I am liking this..
Cinds - I turned 40 last May... and I still haven't come to terms with it
Halle Berry, Naomi Watts, Gwen Stefani.... all older than that and they are not old!