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Got my new dress - now need shoes and bag! Help!

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BunnyLebowski · 19/05/2011 09:36

Have bought this for a wedding and it's gorgeous Grin.

I have no idea what colour shoes to go for though. Would love to know your first instinct on looking at the dress?

The floral pattern is made up of peach/cream/dusky pink/slightly darker pinky red/pale blue.

I'm toying with the idea of a peach or pale pink petticoat underneath to maximise the 50's style of the frock but what direction would that send me re: shoe colour?

I have a pinky/red patent pair of t-bars a bit like <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing%3F.out%3Djpg%26size%3Dl%26tid%3D194987&imgrefurl=www.polyvore.com/red_patent_bar_court_shoes/thing%3Fid%3D194987&usg=__JpFI2UfiBRRGdZVfMcWyeDHGSDg=&h=300&w=300&sz=16&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=lX5CnlCpKJuu0M:&tbnh=148&tbnw=139&ei=_NTUTcLMBYXT-gb63vyhDA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dred%2Bpatent%2Bt%2Bbar%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D925%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=431&vpy=595&dur=30&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=118&ty=168&sqi=2&page=1&ndsp=44&ved=1t:429,r:37,s:0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">these but pinkyer (?) with a thinner same colour heel. Would these go at all?

Head's spinning now Confused

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woopsidaisy · 19/05/2011 09:51

What about a nude colour shoe? do you have any already?
The dress is fab!
Not sure about a petticoat....have seen lots of people wearing them and I like them. But as you say where does that leave you WRT shoes?....
Need more experts!

BunnyLebowski · 19/05/2011 10:05

Hmm I'm not a fan of nude shoes. Think they've been done to death and are pretty drab. I usually go for vibrantly coloured shoes.

Matching the greeny/blue of the sash/straps has proved impossible and tbh would be a bit too matchy-matchy for me. I think I need to pick out one of the minor colours in the floral and go with that but I'm struggling to find anything.

Any shoe hunters around?

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FebreezeYourJeans · 19/05/2011 10:35

scrummy But could be taking the floral a tad too far Grin

FebreezeYourJeans · 19/05/2011 10:35

or these

FebreezeYourJeans · 19/05/2011 10:36

However I have to say that a pinkier version of the shoe you linked to will probably work really well.

FebreezeYourJeans · 19/05/2011 10:41

these ones pay homage to the floral

BunnyLebowski · 19/05/2011 12:29

Don't like the irregular choice ones - too much going on! But reallly like the last ones - cheers Febreeze Smile. If only they were half the price they'd be perfect Wink

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FebreezeYourJeans · 19/05/2011 13:00

ooh from VW

Oops you said half the price, not double the price Wink

BunnyLebowski · 19/05/2011 13:20

You're evil Grin

What do you think of gold shoes?

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FebreezeYourJeans · 19/05/2011 13:37

Gold has definite potential with that dress if not too shiny. Linky link please!

BunnyLebowski · 19/05/2011 13:51

I've just bought these.

Love the vintagey-ness of them and the fact that they're t-bars and also the dull gold should be dead easy to match with a bag.

Bought the petticoat too so will see what it looks like and decide whether or not to wear it. Already have a gorgeous peachy/pink hair flower so nearly sorted Grin.

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