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What shoes should I be wearing with a jersey dress?

42 replies

cece · 10/05/2013 23:02

I have a few jersey dresses that I would like to wear to work (teacher in primary school). When it is warm enough I wear them with sandals but at the moment it isn't warm enough for sandals.However, I am not sure which type of shoe would go.

Mostly they are either empire line type dresses, either knee length or a bit longer than knee length.

I have ballet pumps but they don't just feel right iyswim. I cannot do heels though (well not high ones). Most of all they have to be comfotable as well as stylish...

Any suggestions?

OP posts:
thenightsky · 10/05/2013 23:04

I wear mine with a knee length, close fitting boot or a mary-jane shoe and opaques.

cece · 10/05/2013 23:06

Yes I wear them with boots sometimes in the winter but I need something for inbetween winter and summer. Ummm mary janes - are they the ones with a strap?

Forgot to mention some of them are wrap style dresses.

OP posts:
thenightsky · 10/05/2013 23:28

yes... the ones with straps - due to my skinny feet allowing shoes to get left behind when I walk if they don't have over the foot straps. Grin

ArbitraryUsername · 10/05/2013 23:30

I wear mine with Mary Janes too.

cece · 10/05/2013 23:37

Perhaps I should go and try some on. I have very wide feet though and always worry that they would look awful on.

OP posts:
thenightsky · 11/05/2013 00:08

You wide footed types have far more choice of shoe than us skinny footed beasts.

NorthernLurker · 11/05/2013 09:08

Where do you get the Mary Janes? I need to buy some today for a conference next week. They MUST be super comfortable, black and not frumpy! (Am in panic)

browneyedpixie · 11/05/2013 09:14

brogues or ankle boots

Steffanoid · 11/05/2013 09:20

if you have wider feet try Evans, I got a pair of Mary Jane's from there a couple of years ago and they were honestly the comfiest heels I have ever worn, simple as well, black with a tan innar and a wooden look heel, all leather as well

NorthernLurker · 11/05/2013 09:29

I tried Evans yesterday and they had a pair where the 6 was way too big, the 5 was too big (am normally a 5.5) and the 4 was too small. Tsk!

mintchocchick · 11/05/2013 09:30

I got some really comfortable black suede ish Mary Janes from clarkes. They were part of the Mary Portas range so I ordered them online but they are so soft and have an inner padded sole.

It was last winter though.

Pinkflipflop · 11/05/2013 10:38

I bought these and I can tell you that they are the most comfortable shoes I have ever had on!

I'm also a teacher and will be wearing them when I return from ML

Pinkflipflop · 11/05/2013 10:39

Just saw you can't do heels but do wedges count as heels? Confused

Nehru · 11/05/2013 10:49

link to the dress first

cece · 11/05/2013 13:18

I can't link to the exact dresses as they are all from at least 1 year ago.

here Wrap dress is a bit like this. But mine has a silver buckle at the waist and the skirt flaps open in the wind.

here similar but not exactly the same.

or this one

Hope that gives you an idea.

OP posts:
Nehru · 11/05/2013 14:33

normally I would say heels but- teacher in a primary school oyu might feel a bit overly formal
I would say a wedge as well. If oyu got a nude it wouldnt feel too wintery either.
they wont set the fashion world alight
www.marksandspencer.com/Autograph-Leather-Panelled-Wedge-Insolia%C2%AE/dp/B004DYVRK6?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_6&nodeId=42966030&sr=1-6&qid=1368279159&pf_rd_r=0Q6BV01CJ8DEDFFCYMWZ&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_i=0&pf_rd_p=321381407&pf_rd_s=center-3

NorthernLurker · 11/05/2013 18:11

Ok well super comfy black and not frumpy was what I was looking for. I've actually got these in red and sort of teal blue to decide between......

Nehru · 11/05/2013 18:17

northern
My mum wears shoes like that

she is 75

NorthernLurker · 11/05/2013 18:32

Yup I know Sad. But they HAVE to be comfy and this is the best I could do.

cece · 11/05/2013 18:51

I would like to think I could wear those wedge ones all day but tbh I'd be a cripple!

I like those northern but not sure they would go with my dresses....

OP posts:
NorthernLurker · 11/05/2013 19:00

My 15 yr old hates them so much she won't give any opinion. Sad

I'm thinking of this dress with black opaques. The blue sort of ties in with the grey or should I go red for some contrast?

NorthernLurker · 11/05/2013 19:03

these are the blue ones

BikeRunSki · 11/05/2013 19:34

White Stuff for wedges! I don't do heels either, but White Stuff wedges are some of the mist comfy shoes I have ever had. I have three pairs! Great for my wide feet, and good with jersey dresses!

ArbitraryUsername · 11/05/2013 19:44

I want a pair of these, but I have to try shoes on before buying.

What about these, OP? They come in patent too if you prefer.

ArbitraryUsername · 11/05/2013 19:47

I think I'd like a pair of these too.

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