To wear flats and a mid length dress?

[NeoMaxiZoomDweebie]

I know this isn't really AIBU but Style and Beauty annoys the shit out of me. I have a dress I love and which looks really nice on..very, very flattering but it's mid length! It falls kind of mid calf...I just can't wear heels due to a very painful foot issue...can Iwear it? I am a 12...5.6 so not tall really.

Don't know if this helps much but I read somewhere once that the shorter the dress is the higher the heel should be.

The longer the dress, the lower the heel.

I wore slight heels on my wedding day, but other than that flats, but proper shoes, not ballet pumps all the time. I wear mid length/knee length stuff lots.

Wearing heels is bad for you!

coralanne are you sure?

I think you have mixed that up!

yeah get shoes to match bag. I would.

Right. Just back. I could not find anything I liked in Debenhams so went to New Look and got a nude ballet flat and a lovely pair of wedged dolly type shoes which are gorgeous. As the dress is a bit 20s/30s in shape, I think the dolly shoe looks excellent...thank you once again Mumsnet! I love that I can ask ANYTHING on here and someone knows!

and and all round!

I've never met a man who spoils a night out wearing stupid uncomfortable shoes, so I have no intention of doing so.

Everytime I see a woman in heals I think fashion victim.

lovely so enjoy the event hun.

Star it's "heels" not heals. and they won't ruin anything thanks!

Glad you are sorted. Have a great time.

Neo fuck off with the spelling corrections and blisters and bruised balls of my feet generally don't put me in a party mood.

A beaded or embellished expensive looking sandal is your best bet here. NO big straps around the ankle - go for something with minimal fuss to maximise the length of your leg & compensate for the lack of elevation.

If sandals aren't right, and you want to go for a ballet pump, avoid the following:
patent leather
black
bow details

All the above are far too 'daywear' to wear with a mid lenth dress. Try and go for something fairly structured, something along the lines of these:
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As a heel avoider, I agree light strappy flat or kitten heel sandals or pumps in a light colour, metallic or a colour from the dress. Black flats in summer look wrong and too much like you just grabbed you work shoes.

I always think that whatever you wear, there will be some who like it, some who don't, and a substantial amount of people who simply don't notice or care.

Just personally, I think the only rule to go by is that you like it, and feel good in it.

Hope you have a lovely day!

YANBU to wear whatever shoes you like with whatever dress you like.

Did that help? No. Because the question is not about reasonableness, it's about style.

Star and you fuck off with the unwanted "advice" about how "heals" aren't necessary. Thanks!

abof thanks so much...I've got two options..one nude heel (wedge) and a plain nude ballet flat. I'll see what looks best but both would be fine I'm thinking.

What an agitated thread (on what) is just a query about what might look nice?

I too cannot wear heels. I always shorten all dresses to just below the knee, it looks much better with flats

My style at the moment is midi dresses with sandals.

Flats are fine :)

I am very tall and have never worn heels and wear dresses and skirts of every length with flats, have never given it a second thought. I'm sure you will look lovely.