I want to wear a yellow dress similar to the one in the link to dp's mum's wedding

[lucysmam]

this one

BUT, I can't decide if yellow is best left to my 5yo & have no idea what shoes/accessories to wear with it, if I wear it.

Anyone any suggestions?

(I used to be good at this bloody stuff pre-dc )

if it suits your colouring wear it! I look awful in yellow and feel envious. Navy accessories/shoes would look good.

I really like that yellow - you're on far more dangerous ground with a washed-out, pastelly sort of yellow. Accessories - blue? I'm equally crap at that sort of thing.

I hadn't thought about teaming it with darker colours! That might actually help a bit with the confidence to wear it, I wear dresses very rarely these days despite owning some nice ones.

Maybe a bigger belt around the waist? Something with a jewel buckle or flower...& navy heels. I don't think I have either of those though so will have to have a hunt in the shops.

It's almost exactly the same dress. I picked mine up in Primarni for a fiver years ago now but have never worn it.

It had a really skinny gold belt with it but I couldn't get that to sit right & gave up on the whole thing.

It was actually dp who suggested I dig it out to wear - I had spied something else to save for (which I might still get)

Very happy combination

Any idea where to look, as a starting point, for a big belt that's not too pricey? I imagine shoes will be easy enough to find.

I like these www.365lover.com/deals/10372-order-dune-hurt-colour-block-tbar-sandals-for-79.html#.VSb1zYqkrCQ

I love yellow but the few times I have worn it in summer, I have been covered in tiny black flying bugs. Last time was as DS's sports day - I sat there inundated with the little buggers while everyone else was fine.

So I'm not sure I'd wear it to a special occasion, especially if there was much hanging around outdoors having photos or drinks.

Sorry.

oh no

I don't want to attract bugs.

Although I don't think there'll be much outdoors-ness. There's no professional photo's, just snaps on phones/cameras and the reception's in a working men's club.

The other dress I was looking at is white with a floral print. Bet that'd attract bugs too

She's already vetoed green...I also have a rather lovely green chiffon dress that dp bought me last summer and I have never worn.

I'll see what else I have, take some snaps in the mirror and see what I look like.

Love the yellow dress. If a belt is essential (I hate belts they make me look short) then I'd go with toning not contrast and something really light (eg plastic buckle) so it doesn't sag. I think unless you are dramatically hourglass or very tall that drawing a line across your waist isn't going to be flattering.

I like the idea of navy heels. You could also add a navy cropped jacket? Grey also works with yellow, provided they're tonally similar. Or turquoise?

I like that yellow! Blue goes with yellow well. As the previous poster said, make sure the intensity of the blue colour is the same as yellow.

Grey also goes really well with yellow if you don't fancy navy.

Rudy, atm it's reddish brown - 3 inches of roots are slightly darker than the rest.

I was debating saving to go back to blonde though, in need of a change.

I have some neutral bits I think, definitely some lighter heels, I'll try it with those too.

My sister had a bright yellow jumper and had the same problem with little bugs sitting on it.