Need a posh dress with sleeves that covers knees! Help!

skintchick

Hi

I don't come onto this board much but I need some help.

I have been invited to Henley Royal Regatta this year, twice in fact. I went last year and DD fell over, split her lip and got blood on my only suitable dress, which is now ruined as I could not get the blood out

I'm going to the Stewards' Enclosure so the dress must fit their rather old-fashioned rules, mainly that the knees must be covered, so on the knee is not good enough, it must be below.

I also need sleeves to cover my tattoo, so not a small cap sleeve but a proper short sleeve, flutter sleeve or to the elbow is also fine.

I'm fairly funky, not after a classic dress, my other one was fairly classic in shape but had a great print. I do not like black, and prefer a print to plain. I love green and blue.

Anyone got any ideas? I've looked at Hobbs, Kaliko, Monsoon, Coast, Karen Millen and House of Fraser but either I don't like anything or it's not long enough to cover the knees.

I'm prepared to pay up to maybe £150 :eek: if it's a really ncie dress I can use for occasions in future.

Thanks!!

gozaimasu

Asos has a good selection, a lot of them for less than £150.

http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Midi-Knit-Dress-With-Seaming-Detail/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1873376&cid=12899&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=-1&sort=3&clr=Navy

http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Soft-Skirt-Midi-Dress-with-Short-Sleeves/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1657192&cid=12899&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=-1&sort=3&clr=Pink

http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Midi-Dress-With-Rose-Print/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1932596&cid=12899&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=-1&sort=3&clr=Print

annie_d

Have you looked at the Julian McDonald range in Debenhams?

Gloomendoom

A posh dress with sleeves that cover your knees?!!!

Somehow I think you will be unlucky.

skintchick

Gloomendoom wrote: »

A posh dress with sleeves that cover your knees?!!!

Somehow I think you will be unlucky.

I didn't say that. I said 'a posh dress with sleeves that covers knees' and the use of 'covers' indicates I was referring to the the dress as in 'the dress covers'. In order to be referring to the sleeves I would have had to use 'cover', as in 'the sleeves cover'.

If you are going to be snarky, make sure your grammar is up to scratch. :cool:

As for the others, thanks for the suggestions, I have multiple tabs open right now and am working through them!

flutterbyuk25

Just a thought, could you look on Ebay for another one of the ruined dress?

Gloomendoom

skintchick wrote: »

I didn't say that. I said 'a posh dress with sleeves that covers knees' and the use of 'covers' indicates I was referring to the the dress as in 'the dress covers'. In order to be referring to the sleeves I would have had to use 'cover', as in 'the sleeves cover'.

If you are going to be snarky, make sure your grammar is up to scratch. :cool:

I wasn't being snarky. It was simply a poor attempt at humour following a quick glance at your (grammatically incorrect) thread title.

melancholly

can you get a jacket/bolero/shrug/cardigan/whatever you call it to cover shoulders and wear over any dress that fits the brief for being long enough? i've once been somewhere where shoulders and knees had to be covered, and that was what most people wore. there should be a lot of mid calf length stuff out there at the moment.

Owain_Moneysaver

for the sleeves, could you wear long arm-length gloves? Something like

or a lace? equivalent of the 'fake tattoo sleeves' you can get

Bronnie

Have a look at Damsel in a Dress. I know they are quite expensive, but they are a bit different and there are some sale items . I've tried a few of them on and they are always a good length even though I'm 5'8"

http://www.damselinadress.co.uk/shop/dresses.aspx

John Lewis sell them.

Have you had a look at Phase 8?

http://www.phase-eight.co.uk/

margaretclare

For a really posh dress I would always go to David Nieper. http://www.davidnieper.co.uk/separates/dresses.html