Oh stylish ones - can you help me style this dress?

[StringBeanJean]

Have just bought this beauty.

It's plain, as I want to get lots of wear out of it - my thinking is that I'll be able to make it look quite different with wise use of accessories...the only problem being I'm not that confident at styling things .

Would anyone be able to help me style it for a summer wedding? It's a fairly formal affair so I was thinking maybe bright strappy shoes (not too high though) and clutch bag. What colour would you advise? What about jewellery?

Basically - HELP ME!

Thank you in advance, oh stylish ones

[Arisbottle]

I have that dress for work, I wear it with nude heels. They do suggest a necklace to go with it.

[TheRealFellatio]

Oh that is gorgeous. I am wel jel.

You could wear lovely patent nude courts with a bit of a platform? Pearls? It's quite a difficult neckline to pick a necklace for. Maybe you should forgo a necklace and have really eyecatching earrings, or a hat instead. Dare to be plain - the dress demands it I think.

I would probably choose cream/beige shoes and bag, but the dress is pretty versatile so if you find a wild colour you love go with it! Yellow might be nice.

[daftdame]

These are nice if the navy matches.

www.amazon.co.uk/Clarks-Womens-Dollar-Suede-Shoes/dp/B0094V1SY8/ref=sr_1_37?s=shoes&ie=UTF8&qid=1371396381&sr=1-37&keywords=clarks%20shoes&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[TheRealFellatio]

this is nice.

[TheRealFellatio]

This would be perfect but I'm not sure it's quite long enough - it might get lost in the high neckline.

[Arisbottle]

I have a very simple pearl necklace that I sometimes wear with it.

I like navy and red together so have tried red shoes with it, but they overshadow the dress . So I wear it with my ubiquitous LK Bennett nude pumps which I was wearing long before she was.

[TheRealFellatio]

nice

[TheRealFellatio]

I know what kind of necklace I want to show you but I can't find it.

[Arisbottle]

The necklace I wear with it is a classic three strand one with a clasp. Is suspect you want something a bit more showy.

[http://www.lyst.com/jewelry/jaeger-pearl-cluster-bib-necklace-light-pink/ is this too much]]. I have one like it which I wear - also to work!

[Arisbottle]

link again

It may be the same necklace as on here I have this dress too for work! I am addicted

[TheRealFellatio]

these are lovely, and not too high.

[StringBeanJean]

Ooh thanks all for your replies!

Arisbottle, great tip about the red shoes overpowering the dress, I had thought a bright colour might go but I think you're spot on there, thanks!

I hadn't thought about nude shoes, but you're all right that I should probably keep things simple in keeping with the dress. Although those shoes you link to are also lovely daftdame, I may just pop into town and try them on next week.

Love the necklaces too - I can see what you mean realfellatio, if I could find one that sits just on the neckline that would probably work really well. A bit of bling might jazz it up nicely

Thank you all so much for your help, I really appreciate it. Must drag thoughts away from shopping and get on with refereeing tea time!

[lashingsofbingeinghere]

A bright clutch will liven things up and perhaps think about a different colour belt, if it "works" with the gathered structure.

I would go with - several heavy ropes of pearls around the neck; bright clutch; nude shoes.