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What should I wear with a white lace dress?

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Callisto · 30/04/2013 11:43

Hi all,

I bought a lovely white lace dress on Ebay a month or so ago. DH wants to take me to a swanky restaurant in a couple of weeks and I thought I might wear this dress but I'm unsure what to wear with it.

So, the dress is sleeveless and round necked with a slight A-line to the skirt and above the knee. It is not at all see through - the lace is over a full lining. Any idea what colour should go with it? I've got cardi's in lime green, beige, navy, black, white that are waist length and a couple of long ones. My only proper shoes are black and I've got lots of heeled sandals and a pair of brown sling backs as well as lots of boots. My legs would need to be covered but you can't wear tights with white can you?

Please help.

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boogiewoogie · 30/04/2013 11:47

A veil

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boogiewoogie · 30/04/2013 11:50

To be honest, it's quite hard to match anything with white. So something minimalist if it's lace as you want to show it off. A cropped cardigan or bolero perhaps?

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TheCraicDealer · 30/04/2013 11:55

Nude, dahling! Here are some lovely nude heels from Marksies. "Marksies?!" I hear you shriek, but seriously, they're really comfy. I have them in both the nude and the black, love them. If you want something lower they also do a smaller heel in the same autograph range.

Get yourself some decent tights. Pretty Polly have a "naturals" range which are very, very good. You can't tell you're wearing any, they just sort of smooth over imperfections. There's a colour called sunkissed tan iirc, go for that unless you're very pale. They have them in Boots. Top if off with a white cardigan for warmth in the cab!

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Callisto · 30/04/2013 11:56

It took me a minute to get that . It isn't at all weddingy. The lace is more like crotchet iyswim.

I'm happy with the cropped cardi look, what colours do you think? And what should I do about my white-as-the-dress legs?

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Callisto · 30/04/2013 11:57

Bugger, crotchet is a music note isn't it?

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Callisto · 30/04/2013 12:01

Ooh, I like those shoes. So a nude coloured cardi to go with it or something a bit more colourful? I'm hopeless at this kind of thing.