Help! What do I wear with this dress

[MadameJosephine]

So I have my work Christmas party next Saturday. I'm an old (45) short (5'2") fat (size 16) pear shape but have managed to find a little black dress that fits nicely but now I don't know what to wear with it. This is the dress

m.dorothyperkins.com/en/dpuk/product/black-lace-top-dress-5916954?geoip=noredirect&cmpid=ppc_pla_UK_ip&utm_medium=cpc&istCompanyId=e0b51aa7-96c9-4550-a6f3-56b61a0b5995&istItemId=xxaatxmlqp&istBid=tztx&gclid=COeZiN-Q2dACFQIW0wodbHMCzA&gclsrc=aw.ds

I have Ehlers danlos syndrome and according to my physio I have 'spectacularly' hypermobile feet so struggle with heels but I do have a pair of these that I can walk in, will they be ok with a pair of black tights?

www.amazon.co.uk/Ladies-Clarks-Chorus-Thrill-Black/dp/B00HNVJA00

What about jewellery? bag?

As you can tell I'm not much of a fashionista so please help

I think the shoes are nice and maybe black patterned tights or it would be quite a lot of black?

I wouldn't wear a necklace when you've got a lace neckline so maybe just a nice chunky bracelet or some funky earrings. For a bag you'd need a clutch, as you're going to be mostly black maybe a black glitter bag as it's Xmas. Have fun!

Perfect combination. Doll it up with anything you like - bold colour or sparkles. Keep the bag and jewellery in similar shades to one another. I wouldn't wear a necklace with the neckline of the dress.

I'm a bit scared of looking like mutton dressed as lamb in patterned tights, do you mean a lace effect or a fishnet?

I've got a couple of lovely silver bangles I could wear and some sparkly silver stud earrings, all I need now is a sparkly clutch bag

Go to Claire's for a cheapo sparkly bag - patterned tights have been around a while. Look for some lace ones or even be brave and go for silver ones

I wore a dress almost identical to this to my works Christmas party last night. I wore sheer black tights (I feel a bit too old for short dresses and bare legs) dangly black earrings and a bracelet with black stones. Shoes similar to yours. Got lots of compliments and felt comfortable but classy.
Wear a strapless bra to keep the neckline neat and have a great night

Comfortable but classy is exactly what I am aiming for. Off to the shops tomorrow in search of tights and a bag. Thanks everybody

I'd wear micro nets rather than fishnet or lace, as there's already lace on the dress.

I hope you have a great time !

Beautiful dress!
I would wear it with nude tights if I was you, but if you don't feel comfortable it will look great with black.

I'd go with nude tights too, I really dislike the look of tights with short sleeves, so I'd try to minimise that by wearing nude tights.

Good luck tomorrow! TK Max is usually quite good for reasonably priced sparkly bags this time of year.