Is this dress right for a formal work dinner dance?

[RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime]

This navy beaded Adrianna Papell one.

I bought it online yesterday and now I'm worried it's not formal evening-y enough.

If it's right... which accessories. Silver heeled strappy sandals with silver clutch?

I don't go to this kind of event ever very often.

[Avpixie27]

Its a gorgeous dress, it covers everything that would make it nonprofessional, as you said its for a works dinner/dance. I would pair it with either black heels or silver but not ones that are so strappy it looks like lines on a foot, if you go silver shoes then silver clutch or small over shoulder, if you go black then same. With regards to jewellery if you have a short length chunky chain then go with that and either a silver or black statement bring and simple bracelet of matching colour

[Avpixie27]

Ignore comment about black shoes, as my phone didnt show that it was navy

[FadedRed]

It's lovely and would be just right for your formal 'do'. Silver accessories would look good with it, or same colour. I'd go with silver TBH.

[clippityclop]

It's beautiful, you'll be gorgeous. Something very similar was suggested as suitable for a reception with Royalty by one of the ladies who know about these things in a recent thread in Style and Beauty!

[tryingtocatchthewind]

Beautiful and yes navy and silver pair nicely together

[Chocolateteabag]

That is a lovely dress - and yes I would have worn that to a formal dinner dance when I used to do that type of thing

I think you can go either silver or black - either pointed toe or simple straps like in the picture.
V simple jewellery with a beaded dress as you've got a lot going on.

[RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime]

great, thank you all - that's reassuring. I'm not easy to dress up as I'm a 14/16 (easier now than when I was a 22/24 last year though!), big non-perky boobs (thanks kids) and hair somewhere in between shoulder and chin length. Not naturally glamourous.

It's DH's new job and I don't want to show him up

[Dowser]

It's beautiful.

Enjoy.

[Nettletheelf]

Yes, you will look great. It's a good choice. 24 people are looking at it on the HoF website and I bet they are all mumsnetters!

[PingPongBat]

Looks perfect to me - long, elegant, bit of sparkle. Quite jealous actually!

[SanityClause]

There were 32 when I looked, Elf!

[RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime]

Sorry everyone I bought literally the last one! Hope it fits.

Re trying to glam my brown bob up a bit, since the dress is 1920s inspired I'm thinking maybe style hair that way? I was planning to get a cut and blow dry the day of the do so could get the stylist to do some waves and/or use an accessory like this band or these slides.

Or could that be too fancy dress?

[RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime]

Maybe like this, with one of those slides.

[Avpixie27]

That would really pull the look together, a simple hair clip thats also silver would work on the side, a band would make it look too 1920 fancy dress. Simple and elegant is what wins out