Another wedding, another dress?

Stheno

Hey everyone,

So my sister is getting married this year, and I need a dress.

I've a couple already that I like, but have been looking around on floraday.com and like some of the dresses they have.

I already have this
http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/WoQAAOSwUV9WmmSM/s-l225.jpg

and another dress that I wear for formal occasions.

Looking on floraday I've come across the following

http://www.floryday.com/Silk-Floral-Half-Sleeve-Mid-Calf-Vintage-Dresses-m1011600 (fav)
http://www.floryday.com/Silk-Floral-3-4-Sleeves-High-Low-Casual-Dresses-m1012544
http://www.floryday.com/Silk-Solid-Cap-Sleeve-Mid-Calf-Casual-Dresses-m1015163
http://www.floryday.com/Silk-Floral-Sleeveless-Mid-Calf-Casual-Dresses-m1015091
http://www.floryday.com/Silk-Floral-3-4-Sleeves-Knee-Length-Vintage-Dresses-m1008752 (fav)
http://www.floryday.com/Silk-Solid-Sleeveless-Mid-Calf-Elegant-Dresses-m1013982 (fav)

I like all of the floraday dresses more than the allsaints one.

I particularly like numbers 1, 5, and 6.

Appearance wise, I'm about five eight, a size six to eight, and have very very short silver blonde hair in a style not unlike this http://acelebritynews.com/winona-ryder-short-hairstyles-in-2015/winona-ryder-hd-short-hair-style-005/

Thanks for any thoughts

dee_mc

Have you bought from this floryday crowd before? One of those dresses, the blue one with the flower print, looks just like one I saw in a recent article about scam clothing websites where what's delivered bears only a passing resemblance to the picture provided by the site.
I like them all and would consider them all wedding appropriate except the first one and the first floryday one - too plain and too casual respectively, IMO.
I love love love the grey one and think it would look stunning with your hair colour - that's the standout dress for me, but I'm stumped as to how you could accessorise it to best effect.

Edit to say, I just had another look at the site and spotted another of the dodgy dresses that were highlighted in that article. I think it was in the daily mail (I know, I know!) a couple of weeks ago. The dresses are made from crap material with cheap details and poor stitching etc.

Colser

I love the grey one..would be striking imo..The red one would be my next choice.

Colser

1013513 the burgundy one?

Stheno

dee_mc wrote: »

Have you bought from this floryday crowd before? One of those dresses, the blue one with the flower print, looks just like one I saw in a recent article about scam clothing websites where what's delivered bears only a passing resemblance to the picture provided by the site.
I like them all and would consider them all wedding appropriate except the first one and the first floryday one - too plain and too casual respectively, IMO.
I love love love the grey one and think it would look stunning with your hair colour - that's the standout dress for me, but I'm stumped as to how you could accessorise it to best effect.

Edit to say, I just had another look at the site and spotted another of the dodgy dresses that were highlighted in that article. I think it was in the daily mail (I know, I know!) a couple of weeks ago. The dresses are made from crap material with cheap details and poor stitching etc.

I haven't and that's exactly why I posted here, I have an extremely good dressmaker who could take those designs, help me source the right fabric, and make the outfit here to my sizing (some of the sizing on those dresses is bizarre, a small is a 35 inch chest) so you've answered exactly what I was thinking myself.

As for accessorising the grey, I'd be going with an orange or jade raw silk pashmina that I can get made by a lady in Wicklow who has that colour fabric, and if I went with the jade (to brighten it up) I've also got the shoes and bag, I do love that grey, but as I'm naturally very very pale need to balance that with my hair colour.

Thank you so much for your post, you reflected exactly what I was thinking As you can see (I hope) it's not a price issue, but more wanting something that I really like, and I'd prefer to get it made than risk what you describe.

As to the other posters, I also love the red, but think it's very safe. The last wedding I was at I wore a purple Louise Kennedy dress that I bought in a swap shop, with jade shoes and wrap, and a statement ring.

dee_mc

That sounds deadly - I'd love to see pictures of what ye come up with! Having something made to your specifications is a great idea, I'm sure with the right fabrics and a skilled dressmaker you'll end up with something really special.
I love teal, jade, burnt orange and puce with soft grey. So many options!

Stheno

dee_mc wrote: »

That sounds deadly - I'd love to see pictures of what ye come up with! Having something made to your specifications is a great idea, I'm sure with the right fabrics and a skilled dressmaker you'll end up with something really special.
I love teal, jade, burnt orange and puce with soft grey. So many options!

Ah a person after my own heart, many years ago I lived in black, and I'm Irish pale with red/auburn as my natural hair colour.

Then I got their books and discovered jewel colours and fell in love

I get an awful lot of my clothes adjusted by my dressmaker as I'm a funny shape, tall, skinny, big boobs, small waist, big hips, long legs, so I can trust them.

Kinda leaning towards the grey (this is the grey with the overcovering yes?) with orange accessories, but the jade would be easier shoes wise.

Could always go with nude shoes and bag and let the outfit and smoky eyes/pillarbox red makeup do the job.

And I've a fab necklace that would light up the dress it's like polished grey coral.

dee_mc

Yes the grey with the chiffon overlay. Might call for a bit of hsndpainting or embroidery to make it really special.
You could consider getting shoes dyed if you were set on the orange shade? I'd say wait til you have the dress then go shoe shopping somewhere like Serendipity in Limerick, great selection and they are very helpful and imaginative when it comes to matching!
Good luck with it and enjoy the process x

Stheno

dee_mc wrote: »

Yes the grey with the chiffon overlay. Might call for a bit of hsndpainting or embroidery to make it really special.
You could consider getting shoes dyed if you were set on the orange shade? I'd say wait til you have the dress then go shoe shopping somewhere like Serendipity in Limerick, great selection and they are very helpful and imaginative when it comes to matching!
Good luck with it and enjoy the process x

I love that dress, I also loved the one with the lime print on the bodice, but know that fabric would be hard to replicate.

I'm the oldest in the family and want to look really stylish and not like an old hag in her forties

Thanks so much for your posts, I've loads of time to get things sorted, but was genuinely wondering about that site, you've really helped me out and I appreciate it.

Faith

The company is based in China and the dresses cost a fraction of what they should... It's most definitely a scam/knock-off website.

Stheno

Faith wrote: »

The company is based in China and the dresses cost a fraction of what they should... It's most definitely a scam/knock-off website.

I thought as much and was too lazy to research so posted here, thanks for your post

anewme

Colser wrote: »

I love the grey one..would be striking imo..The red one would be my next choice.

Yep they are my favourites in that order too!

Day Lewin

My favourite, too, the grey: lovely dress in delicate colourway.

I'd put warm, deep colours with it: i wouldn't choose green in case it makes your very pale colouring look yellowish.

(Not all greens do this, nor all complexions. But very pale clothes can drain the colour from pale people. Just check for it)

dudara

Love no 5 personally. Very interesting dresses, non-conventional

Stheno

I'm sorted, went out to a boutique I like in Howth called Susan Eve and found the attached. PHoto doesn't do it justice it's very jackie o/fifties, and I'm thinking deep pink, or navy or green as accessories.

anewme

Stheno wrote: »

I'm sorted, went out to a boutique I like in Howth called Susan Eve and found the attached. PHoto doesn't do it justice it's very jackie o/fifties, and I'm thinking deep pink, or navy or green as accessories.

It's fab, love it!

Airyfairy12

Floraday is a scam, maybe edit that into your original post? You make it sound like its a trusted website.

meeeeh

Airyfairy12 wrote: »

Floraday is a scam, maybe edit that into your original post? You make it sound like its a trusted website.

I think anyone who reads about 5 posts in this thread will realize that. Hardly too much to expect.

Anyway the chosen dress is lovely.