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[Toots]

All the style laydeeees in the house...

I am 40 in Feb and having party in fab shabby chic venue (feel a plonker describing it like that, but is true)

Can see no reason not to wear my beautiful, flattering black crepe Moschino Cheap 'n' Chic (for which read eye-watering even in the sale)cocktail dress which has only had three outings in three years and is from heaven.

DESCRIPTION: Black, crepe, sleeveless, below the knee. Has a languid, easy going kind of a flounce round it's low v-neck and hem. Has s smallish diamante studded black corsage just in from each hip (sounds weird but is lovely). A forties/timeless sort of vibe.

I want to wear it with some COLOUR and need the following (doesn't HAVE to be sale stuff as I don't have loads of time at the moment): shoes - like round toes, like ankle straps, can't do high heels but can do forties type mid height. Also need tights plus some kind of indoor jacket/wrap/special cardy. Plus costume jewellery.

Help me, do.

love your red shoes, would they be a bit ahem, clumpy with a 30s/40s style cocktail dress??

hair clip

silver shrug

another shrug

love these shoes.

Wurly 'another shrug' is beautiful. Very tempted. I'm not sure about clumpy. Anniemac I'll get some nude tights and try that, don't usually do nude. Thanks.

toots i prefered that one to the other one.

although I'm pretty clumpy in anything other than flats...

Now see I think with the super shiny shoes I wouldn't want to mix textures, go for all glossy accessories, hence the satin. It's not like a satin dress that's going to make you bum look huge .

OK, good thought buckets...