Competition: tell us why you’d love to win this gorgeous beach dress from Debenhams
This competition is now closed – thank you for all your brilliant entries! You can find out who the winner is by clicking here.
If our blog on this season’s beachwear must-haves has already whetted your appetite, then you’ll love our new competition – with the chance to win this pretty jersey beach dress from the Debenhams Beach Collection.
Featuring a bright floral design, a shirred back panel, and a cute twist detail on the bust, Debenhams’ black floral twist-front jersey beach dress has lightly padded cups for support and adjustable straps for comfort.
Available in sizes 8 to 20, it’s the perfect choice for your holiday capsule wardrobe this summer – compact, lightweight and stylish, and ideal whether you’re enjoying a walk along the beach or a relaxing evening of cocktails on the hotel terrace!
How to enter
Thanks to the lovely folks at Debenhams, we have one of these fantastic dresses to give away – and to be in with a chance to win, you just have to get your creative juices flowing and complete the following sentence:
“I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because…”
You can be witty, clever, silly, heartfelt – whatever you like, as long as it’s original! – and we’ll choose our favourite entry to win the prize. We’ll also showcase a selection of the best remaining entries in a blog here at the Fashion & Style Directory.
You can choose whether you’d like to enter the competition via Twitter, Facebook, or the Fashion & Style Directory website (but please only enter once!):
Enter via Twitter
- Make sure you’re following @FSDFashionTips on Twitter, and tell us in a tweet (mentioning @FSDFashionTips, of course) “I’d love this @Debenhams beach dress because…”
Enter via Facebook
- Make sure you’ve liked our FSDFashionTips Facebook page, and post a comment/reply on our wall saying “I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because…”
Enter via this website
- Scroll down this page to where it says ‘What do you think? Share your thoughts below’, and post a comment telling us “I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because…” It’s easy to create a dedicated login for the Fashion & Style Directory, or you can also log in using your WordPress, Twitter, Facebook or Google+ profile.
We’ll be drawing the winner on Thursday 3 July 2014, so make sure you enter no later than 23:59 BST on Wednesday 2 July.
Good luck, everyone – and even if you don’t win, the dress is a bargain £32 from Debenhams, so you could always treat yourself before the summer hols anyway! 😉
Ts&Cs
This competition is open to anyone who enters via the Fashion & Style Directory’s Twitter, Facebook or website, using the instructions given above, between Thursday 26 June 2014 and Wednesday 2 July 2014 inclusive. We can only accept one entry per person.
The prize will be awarded to our favourite entry, chosen from all qualifying entries on 3 July 2014, and the editor’s decision is final. The prize winner will be notified, and announced on Twitter, Facebook and this website, no later than 5 July 2014; the winner will then need to message us their full name and address, and their preferred dress size, so that Debenhams can post out the prize directly.
The prize consists of one black floral twist front jersey beach dress (worth £32), as pictured, from the Debenhams Beach Collection, and is available in sizes 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. In the unlikely event that this particular dress is unavailable at the close of the competition, we will offer an alternative prize of equivalent value from the Debenhams Beach Collection.
By entering this prize draw you are deemed to have accepted the terms above. Promoter: CannySites.com, Gateshead, NE8 2BS.
its simply fandabidozy
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because i know everything sold at Debenhams is great quality and that it can be dressed up or down for most occasions
i love this dress
“I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because this pretty flowery dress with adjustable straps would be perfect for my holidays and is in my size!…”
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because all of the best dressed beaches are wearing it.
Very droll, Miriam!
I’d love this dress to compliment my weight loss as in 10 weeks I’m off to Ibiza for a bit of sun as a treat to my self f
I’d live to win this Debenhams beach dress as it would be great for my holiday in September
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because:-
Arriving in ‘Jersey’ – totally ‘care free’
Vibrant and colourful – it would certainly suit me!
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because I am not a dress kinda girl but i adore this and it would be the first time as an adult that i have worn a dress!
I would soooooooo l’ve this beach dress because i am currently in the process of a change of image , currently dress in tracksuit bottoms and throw my hair in bobble lol , have an ap today to cut all my hair short and my partner was to see my dressed like a girl been together 11 yrs this yr and i don’t think he has ever seen me in a dress (not married yet lol ) , it’s also the ideal one for me being 5 ft i can’t wear long dresses’s as i have to always alter everything , fingers crossed i could win this show partner i do actually have legs although very white and to help with the start of my new girly wardrobe
I’d love this Debenham’s beach dress, it really looks very nice. In very pretty style and colours, it’s also cheap at the price. My holiday would be complete if I could pack this dress which looks so sweet. So, please, oh please, let me win this dress – I’ve got a husband I need to impress!!
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because the other day I was out fighting zombies and I got a ton of blood on my favourite dress. As I’m sure you know, blood is extremely difficult to get out of clothes and I wasn’t able to save the dress -sob sob- I would love a new zombie fighting (beach) dress.Thank you very much.
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because it just has that Touch Of Class!”
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because…
It’s pretty and light and a little bit revealing
and to think I might wear it is very appealing
To buy it myself is a bit out of reach
so hoping to win so I can go to the beach x
I’d love to win this Debenhams Black Floral Beach Dress – because
I cannot resist
that black floral twist.
An outfit to impress!
such a beautiful dress!
so I will beseech
on a sandy hot beach
I’ll be looking fine
and that dress will be mine!
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because…I have an amazing hourglass figure and 34 inch legs and I would show this dress of to its full potential. Its great for romantic picnics or shopping with friends
i would love to win this beach dress because i you are giving me the chance to
“I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because… it’s got everything going for it, pretty, stylish and chic and wearing it would make me look cool”
Who wouldnt want to be the belle of the beach in this stunning dress from Debenhams
I am going to a baby shower & this would be perfect as we are having a colour theme. The dress has pink & blue in it – perfect!
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because im pregnant and need something cool and comfy in this weather to stop me getting hot and flustered 🙂
“I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because… It fits me at the right price”
Because my wife would adore it!
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because it’s really cute, a perfect length, I could wine and dine after a day in the sunshine. It could take me from the beach to the cafe for lunch.
it would enhance my look and make me feel special!
i would love to win this dress as i cannot buy one our kitchen has been poorly so yes please
I’ll be taking it on holiday with me!
I would love to win this gorgeous dress because I’ve recently start the to date again (eeekkk!) and this dress is perfect for looking fabulous and fun on dates x
Awww, we hope your dates are going well, Portia!
A new look, a new me, a whole new persona…. we’ll see!
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because…it’s so cute, pretty, practical, fun and stylish, that I’m almost jealous of it – I have to win it or kill it!
I’d love to win this Debenhams beach dress because it’s short and sweet.
I would love to win this gorgeous dress because I love the design it looks like it will be very flattering to wear.
I’d love to win this Debenhams beach dress because…I have put on a lot of weight due to the steroids I have to take & so I need something pretty, fashionable & flattering to wear on holiday because I need to save some spending money because I don’t go on holiday very often; I would really like to make this holiday count! 🙂
The Debenhams beach dress would shore suit me
I would love to win this beach dress as we are having engagement photos taken at the end of July and I could wear it then on the banks of Loch Lomond xx
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because ita a lovely style and colour and would hide all my lumps & bumps!
I Would love to win this beach dress, I’m going to greece in August and I would love to walk along the beach in that beautiful dress . My fingers are crossed here’s hoping x
It’s pretty, it’s cute, but by far
It’s a bonus you don’t need a bra
And I have a spare hanger it would cheer
After decluttering/recycling my gear
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because:- Ladies travel for miles to wear Debenham’s styles, but I’d be the one with this lovely dress on.
id love to win this dress because it would love fab on the beach this august and november for my holidays to barbados and antigua
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because my wife says how sexy & sleek it is but expects me to pay for it!
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress,because it would make me so happy,its beautiful
I’d love to win this Debenhams beach dress because I have just lost 2 stone and feel fabulous.
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress becauseit would be a great present for my wife
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because… It will ‘shore’ up my holiday clothes, and make me look gorgeous from head to my toes!
I’d love this Debenhams dress because not only is it strikingly gorgeous, but I feel it would suit me admirably, giving me a smart attractive new image for this summer, both at home and abroad.
It’s so lovely! 🙂 Good luck everyone
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because flowers on a black background look lovely and it flatters any figure.
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because I want to have fun in the sun, and with this gorgeous frock fun would be guaranteed. x
I’d love this Debenhams beach dress because it would make looking gorgeous a breeze.
Entered in the nick of time, Alyson!
We’ll be reading all your beach dress competition entries and choosing a winner today! We want to make sure we choose well 🙂