I saw this and thought of you – if you need to go to any event this AW be it a wedding or a big party or whatever. I absolutely love this dress and am seriously considering getting it even though I’ve got nowhere to wear it.
It really reminds me of an Alexander McQueen dress I saw Nicola Formby wearing at a party about 8 years ago. He (then later Sarah Burton) did a lot of that sort of Rorschach test/mirror image embroidery a while ago – and it still looks very beautiful.
Ignore the face that this is technically a Tall dress – if you get it and like it and it’s a bit long you can have it taken up.
****NB a reader – below – ordered the dress and it arrived and she hated it so proceed with caution. But, I do think that this style of dress is really lovely for a autumn or winter event, so keep an eye out for others like it and I will too ***
Where can I get it?
ASOS – just use the link in green text 🙂
Oh my goodness Esther, you’ve nailed it again! Thank you so much *adds to basket immediately*
I appear to be on a spending spree so am thinking WANT WANT at most things catching my eye but I love this dress and may have to add to “new season wardrobe/capsule/every piece has a purpose/whoops another purchase can’t fit in wardrobe…” etc. Bought a capsule black leather jacket and gorgeous winter coat in past week alone, both of which I LOVE. Never thought I would own a black leather jacket in my 40’s but am loving it and it goes with so many outfits. What was I thinking leaving it this long!!! Thanks as ever, Esther. Nailed it again with this dress.. Off to ASOS!
Gorgeous.
That’s a cracker, normally hate the mock victorian trend, but this dress is gorgeous.
Mine arrived today. I looked like a cheaply upholstered sofa in it!
O NO!!!!
I was just thinking, what would Esther suggest for a winter wedding, and then saw your story! Sadly, this dress is out of stock in my size and, like Frank, I would probably look like a sofa (5’4″, size 12, 🍎!). Looking forward to seeing other ideas, especially as I’m off to a formal wedding in Jan!
Nicki have a look at OtherStories crushed velvet dress in blue – I’ll be wearing it in my Stories tomorrow!
So, the dress arrived… I’m afraid it’s is a big no no for me. The colours are a lot brighter than the photo suggests and the velvet is a bit shiny (and hugely crumpled even after hanging for a day). Just didn’t have the understated luxe look I was hoping for. What a SHAME! Still looking for that long occasion-wear velvet luxe dress…
oh no!!! but thank you for the review!
What SashaB said. But thanks for the tip, Esther. Looked like it could have been SO good.
As above, sad face…