opinions on this dress for a wedding...

[ellangirl]

Morning all,

I have just received this dress in the post and have to say it looks surprisingly good on my tall slightly lumpy hourglass figure (well, with spanx anyway!) So, a few questions if you don't mind!

1. Is it really ok to wear red to a wedding?
2. What shoes do I wear (I have really wide feet so choice limited! Was thinking nude shoes maybe? Really don't want black.
3. what do I wear to cover up in church etc? The wedding is next month in Scotland so could be freezing!
4. By that token, do I wear tights or not?

Thank you in advance for any help!!

I like it..nude shoes and pashmina (not sure what colour)

nude tights too

You could wear a nice fitted jacket or how about a luxurious pashmina - you could use it as a blankie if the church is freezing!

Red like that dress is fine for a wedding. i think it's only wrong if it's tarty, tits hanging out red.

Tights - definitely - look better than goose pimply legs, but then again maybe you have gorgeous up to the neck legs, not like my stunted grotty pins.

Have a nice time at the wedding.

cross posting re pashmina

Hi ellangirl

Well, I think that dress looks lovely. The ruching at the side of the waist reminds me of an LK Bennett dress that I really like - really flattering.

1. I know of no reason why you should not wear red to a wedding
2. Agree with you that you should not accessorize with black. I personally don't wear black with colour. Nude heels sound lovely: something like this? (or more affordable version - try New Look?) www.lkbennett.com/shoes/courts/Sledge2_shoe_lighttaupe with a nice clutch?www.lkbennett.com/bags/clutch/BCCLAUDIA214PATENT
3. Hmmm... I'll give the Cover Up In Church some thought...
4. Personally, I would wear very fine nude tights with this dress and nude heels.

When/ where is the wedding? (ie what might the weather be like?).

With my woeful IT skills, I clearly can't be relied on to post a serviceable link...

Sledge2 Shoes: They're nude patent high heeled court shoes with a slight platform - very elegant, very classic but the platform gives them a modern edge.

Claudia Clutch: Nude patent too

Yep, nude shoes and tights. Not shiny ones.

I think it's fine to wear red to a wedding, and that dress is beautiful.

And I'd go with a black pashmina. The 'no wearing black to weddings' rule is outdated, especially with a winter wedding. It's not like you're all in black and looking funereal.

Have to suspect that unlike the op many of you don't shop at long tall Sally as you are suggesting nude heels .
actually think it's a lovely dress and can think of no reason why you can't wear red to a wedding. Hope that unlike me' you are a. Happy to wear heels ( I'm self conscious enough without adding to my 6 ft..... My issue I know!) and b. You don't have the matching tall persons boat feet meaning that a choice of anything other than black granny shoes is a distant dream.

LK Bennett have some lovely nude patent very low kitten heels - I noticed them when I was in there because they are very like a pair I bought last year. They give hardly any height but are very elegant.

Thanks for all the replies. Although I don't have an objection to wearing heels, I am already quite tall so lower is probably better, but it's the wideness of my feet that is a problem. I'm just not sure I could squeeze my trotters into lovely LK Bennett ones, nor can my budget stretch to them- boo!
Glad you think nude shoes too though- Toby I don't object to black because I think it's inappropriate, just not a fan of it with red personally. I have cream type pashmina thing that would do the job just fine I think, but I like the jacket idea a la mateysmum- any suggestions to point me in the right direction?
Thank you all so much for your help!