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How do you wear a dress and keep your dignity?

I have only wore a dress during the day (2 little ones to run after, school run and in and out the car often - therefore bending over lots whilst putting toddler in car seat....etc) 3 times the whole summer. Not a breeze in sight until I put my tot in the car, suddenly a gust of wind comes from nowhere and whoosh, the neighbours get a right eyefull!

Autumn/winter will be easier with the confidence of leggings underneath. But I see so many woman looking fab in floaty dresses and they never walk along holding the hem like I do. So why dont their dresses blow up? Whats the secret??

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  • Longer skirts and heavier materiial.
  • goggle
    goggle Posts: 442 Forumite
    quality!
    Lined skirts will always be better than ceap unlined ones, skirt length is a definite help too but why not just wear a slip/underskirt to "preserve your modesty"?
    or get a few "hem weights" and add them to the dress to ensure it's slightly heavier
  • thats a fab tip, thank you, although for whatever reason i don't find that i have that problem - i do wear footless tights or leggings almost all yr round under my skirts or dresses tho.. :)
  • goanmad
    goanmad Posts: 1,644 Forumite
    The maxi dresses I wear in this country are of heavy quality cotton and the amount of fabric in them stops them revealing all.
    With shorter dresses I tend to layer them with cropped leggings or jeans so I don't show too much if there's a sudden gust of wind!
  • Twinny99
    Twinny99 Posts: 1,454 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    chinatown wrote: »
    I have only wore a dress during the day (2 little ones to run after, school run and in and out the car often - therefore bending over lots whilst putting toddler in car seat....etc) 3 times the whole summer. Not a breeze in sight until I put my tot in the car, suddenly a gust of wind comes from nowhere and whoosh, the neighbours get a right eyefull!

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Dont worry I'm sure they all enjoyed the view......oh how funny! Hope you had knickers on .....
  • Thanks for the tips, Im guessing leggings are the only safe bet. I love maxi dresses and never have the problem with them. I did have knickers on though stupidly it was a thong. Next time I wore a dress I had shorty type knickers on lol.
  • daisybella
    daisybella Posts: 3,713 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    boxer shorts

    (my favourite pair have the incredibles on them...kind of makes me hope for a gust of wind so I can show them off :p)
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