Velvet Goldmine

I don't want to jinx it but I THINK I've found my Christmas Party Dress. As I posted a couple of weeks ago I'm really wanting a velvet devore or sequined number this year. It's harder than you'd think to find something that isn't really tight fitting & tarty but not too expensive. I've been trawling around for a while now & coming up with nothing. I was in love with the Balmain show last year when they showed all the jewel coloured burnouts but obviously this is more than a little out of my reach. I even had a couple of boards on the go for inspiration--

So this morning I had a promotional email from boohoo. I've bought a few things from there in the past & I do like a browse every so often but I'd written them off for fancy partywear. You can never be sure of the quality & they're usually primed for the more 'bodycon' customer, especially over the Christmas period. However, I'm prepared to eat my words if this dress arrives & it looks as good in the flesh as it does here. So excited!! I've been after a green dress for ages, this ticks so many boxes & it was only £25!!! Boohoo, how wrong I was to ever doubt you!

All images via pinterest. I do not own any, expect for the last dress, this is soon to be all mine!!