Christmas party dresses

Oh dear, Gransnet, your ‘stylish bloggers’ have been having you on! I think you should give them the sack!

All those outfits look a bit too 'old hat' to me. Who wears clothes like that.

Plain black knee length dress with boots and lots of accessorised jewellery. Patterns make me feel old and matronly

I love reading what you are all wearing. I favour wearing mostly trousers all winter and shorts all summer. We’re going to a couple of different spa hotels over Christmas to visit spread out family so it’s a bathrobe for me & my normal coloured jeggings & assortment of season appropriate White Stuff tunic tops.

I need some midnight blue velvet trousers because I bought a rather nice but not OTT top in a local boutique which has now closed - I thought the top was black and a paler blue + a dash of silver and would go with my black velvet trousers, but in fact it's dark navy and a paler blue.

Should have gone to Specsavers.

I've started from the bottom up! Bought some statement boots 40% off , they haven't arrived yet.
My dress will be a choice from past purchases of which will fit me the best at the time.

There are some lovely velvet outfits in the Joe Browns catalogue but touching velvet sets my teeth on edge.

Very traditional combination of red and bottle green for me with the aforementioned annual bling airing lifting the lot. Sometimes push the boat out by wearing the cracker hat but only if it is colour co-ordinated of course!

I just googled Ladies navy velvet trousers and saw some with a bit of sparkle in Boden online. perfect for twisting into those super-cool dance moves. They're cheap for cotton velvet, I thought!
When I clicked on them they have ages 3, 4 and 5 left.

mabon don’t be put off by the negative comments about Bombshell dresses.
They’re timeless and elegant, made with beautiful fabrics and suit anyone.

Dresses for women who want to hide their upper arms and tummy.

I'm off to google them - that sounds just what I need!!

I must say that you look very elegant in yours janea; however I doubt I will look elegant in anything, never have!

If anyone can honestly say (without laughing) that the four women on the BombshellHQ video, look 'timeless and elegant' especially the two in lace and pink floral, they need locking up.

...and who wants to be 'anyone' JA...eh?

I wonder if I have the same black blouse Sheilasue. From M and S about 12 -15 years ago. I always think the silver stitching looks like fireworks going off!

Jane I think you could have a second career as a mature model!

You look great in that dress - if I had your long shapely legs I'd take the dress up an inch or two and show off my pins.

Thank you Riverwalk

gabriella I assume you’re referring to my comment that anyone can look good in a Bombshell dress.
By that I meant that they suit all figure types.
You asked ‘who wants to be just anyone?’ But let’s face it, we are all ‘just anyone’, aren’t we? Unless of course we have delusions of grandeur about ourselves.
Sorry to have confused you.

Very classy beautiful colour I bet you will enjoy wearing it.x

Unless of course we have delusions of grandeur about ourselves

Some may janea

I have couple of glam dresses, but find it so hard to find shoe wear to put with them. Feel the cold. Want to wear sheepskin boots, scarf and fleece over me! Also hate going out at night in the winter!

Lovely outfit.

And so it should, you look fabulous in it.

^don’t be put off by the negative comments about Bombshell dresses.
They’re timeless and elegant, made with beautiful fabrics and suit anyone^

And VERY, VERY expensive too.

You are all so lucky to have an occasion to wear a glamorous dress. I'm not likely to get invited to any parties and I wouldn't wear one on Christmas day itself as I always manage to splash cooking fat or spill red wine on my front (and also over the top of my new slippers)! I have a dark, patterned Christmas tunic that I wear over black leggings so that it won't notice.

Oh dear, you are in a snit janeainsworth
I'm definitely someone, not just 'anyone'. Take that any way you like.
I still maintain that the dresses are dreadful. 'Matronly'. Anyone who views the HQ video instead of looking at the site can see how dreadful the three 'clients' look.
Each to her own. You'd have to have Nigella's figure to wear even the most innocuous of the styles and let's face it, the ones in the photos don't...IMO of course.

GabriellaG I think I shall think of you as Lady Gabriella in my head from now on! I recall on another thread you knew that Ken Clarke would never describe himself as an ‘MP’ as ‘it’s not done’ and I also remember you knew the correct way to address someone with a title. Impressed me anyway!
But that’s the beauty of GN I suppose with our pseudonyms. Probably a real cross section of people from all walks of life, which is lovely and hence all our different viewpoints!

I did notice that everyone seemed to have just photographed the garments and not ‘outed’ themselves - did you not mind JaneA revealing your identity? I think your dress looks gorgeous by the way!

I think the dress is lovely btw JaneA but Bombshell’s prices are a bit steep for me.

I don’t go anywhere to wear a dress either HillyN no Christmas parties or occasions and definitely wouldn’t dress up on Christmas Day.