What jacket with this dress

[HermioneWeasley]

www.asos.com/ASOS-Petite/ASOS-PETITE-Simple-Midi-Skater-Dress/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3299761&cid=13930&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Oxblood

I've got a similar dress to this, but in navy and with shorter sleeves. Am planning to wear it to a wedding this summer with nude belt/shoes/bag but I'd like a jacket to go with it. Definitely not a cropped/bolero style - I'd like one with 3/4 arms or sleeves designed to be pushed up.

Thoughts? Alternatives?

Thanks in advance

[Maisie0]

What colour is your hair ?

You could go for dark shoes, and then light jacket. My first thought is light jacket, but it may not always work.

Dark hair / Dark shoes
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www.instyle.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/article_landscape_600_wide/public/galleries/12/07/KateMiddletonvsPippafashionstylea3.jpg?itok=835MSiy9

Lighter hair/ Lighter shoes
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Patterns
www.davinasladiesfashion.co.uk/images/products/condici-navy--cream-dress--jacket-7N15.jpg

[HermioneWeasley]

Thanks Maisie. I've got dark shoulder length hair - medium brown and olive skin

[Maisie0]

Can you get something like this?
i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/28/article-0-13D473EE000005DC-628_306x799.jpg

I'm wondering why this looks easy on the eye. It could be because the twinset has a blue streak and structured pattern to it I think. I just know it has that kind of "formal" look to it.

By the way, the dark shoes are kind of open toes, and shows more of the feet than the boots in the Asos link though. So it kind of sits in the background a little bit.

Do you have other colour shoes?

[HermioneWeasley]

No other shoes that would go with navy, though I do have a darker tan as opposed to nude.

[Maisie0]

Mm. You may need to swap the nude belt with a navy belt. Then you can play around the idea of either a white/light jacket with the nude shoes and the nude bag. Cos in the Kate Middleton pic, her dark long hair shows up with the white cardi. If not, then do the other option of the green jacket with navy ? It doesn't have to be green. That photo seem to work because it is another "lighter" shade of green. Because she has a yellow bag. e.g. Green (mix of blue and yellow) > yellow > navy (mixed from black and blue).

You can try and see if you can find a lighter shade from this kind of winter palette.

www.kettlewellcolours.co.uk/season/winter

You can play around with it if you like.