help me look sophisticated !

[thriftychicken]

as opposed to tacky or just all wrong !
i am going out to a party in December ,
I am wearing black trousers , gold shoes , black top. Do i look for a gold belt and a black bag or black belt and gold bag ?
trivial question i know but i am nearly always in jeans and this is an effort to me !
please advise me

[LettuceLaughton]

Gold belt and black bag, I'd say. A black belt and gold and black bag would also be good though, just as long as the shoes and bag aren't awfully matchy.

Booking a blow dry (or up do) appointment for the day of the event will really, really help you look polished.

this is rather nice, if you like a small clutch.

[thriftychicken]

oh thankyou , good idea !

[Nanodust]

I personally would recommend against matching shoes with accessories, it can be quite a cliche. Do you have to match? I'd just stick with all black and the shoes being a feature. I hope you have a great night out.

[southeastastra]

zara have a nice thin velvet scarf type thing that would probably look nice

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[thriftychicken]

i am always so tempted to match but i realise from reading s & B threads that its a bit of a no no !

[AnchorDownDeepBreath]

Don't match.

Also, it's September! And you might not feel like wearing black in three months.

[thriftychicken]

i will refrain from matching !
just trying to sort this in advance as i am already starting to feel overwhelmed with tons of stuff i need to do and buy before christmas .