What can I wear with a plain navy dress to avoid looking like a matronly nun?

[BeckyAndTina]

I ordered this dress, it fits, it's comfortable but it is very plain and I feel it looks like a nun's habit ( Catholic upbringing, had about 3 great aunts that were nuns, though none wore such short dresses).
What can I wear it with to make it less plain? What colour tights? Boots? Shoes? Or should I send it back?

A bright pink scarf.

I like metallic and navy, particularly silver ( bright or gun metal) or bronze.

Navy tights, brown/tan boots leopard print scarf

Brown ankle boots, navy tights. Black ankle boots, black tights.

Bright jewellery/ shoes - metallics might work well as a PP suggested. Definitely needs lighter or brighter accessories to lift it a bit. I'd steer clear of brogues with that dress, definitely go for shoes that are a bit more glam.

Thanks for all the great ideas. It does need a lift to stop it looking so serious. I'll shop around for ankle boots in the sale, and try with different scarves and colours.

Are those shoes green? . I thought they were turquoise, but, bad enough. I will listen to you and stay away from them. I don't want anyone thinking I am wearing green shoes

I only ordered the dress so DD could get free delivery of a present for her friend and because it was reduced. What a lot of trouble it's causing - or rather, great excuse for a new pair of boots.

Blue and green should never be seen

Its actually red and green should never be seen except upon an Irish queen.
I do like burgundy and forest green together though. Its a lot of rubbish.
Not sure about green and navy.

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Gods, I hate 'rules' like that. I'm not generally a fan of colour, but if somebody tried telling me that two colours shouldn't be worn together, I'd be more likely to wear them together for the hell of it.

Silver converse.

I love those shoes, which are turquoise not green!

Oh, just read that sometimes red can be replaced by blue in that saying [ not that i would ever go along with it] I think blue and green are quite nice esp navy and emerald green. I am so bored can you tell?

A silver scarf would look nice with it.

You need to break up the relentless of it (aka nun habit) with a soft scarf with some print.

Perhaps something like this: Ted Baker

I have a palin navy Whistles dress, it's a bit short and that takes a certain amount of the nun-ish look away. I wear it with either a silver thin belt or a snakeskin (grey toned) belt, black opaques and ankle boots and ye olde biker jacket and a scarf. Oh and a silver hoopy necklace thing. Not statementy. Black opaques, not more than 60 denier, too thick and they look wrong. I've tried grey opaques too, don't like them with it.

Plain navy dress, not palin. Michael clearly has nothing to do with my navy dress.

A red feather boa?

at red feather boa.

The scarf looks lovely blueshoes, thank you.

I have dug up some scarves and belts which go okay. Footwear is still a problem until I get something in the sales.

Thanks all and merry Christmas

Grey boots. Something like this. www.shoeaholics.com/brands/women/carvela-kurt-geiger/preston-grey-suedette-carvela?gclid=CKeK7bzpjNECFVOZGwodgEUBow

I heart these.

I don't see why you shouldn't wear navy and burgundy... that can look very nice imo. (Although I agree, I dont think brown tights would look good, tbh)

I'm not sure how long the dress actually is but knee length boots may look good?
I personally would probably wear this with a belt. Or what about a cardigan and a belt for a relaxed look? (But I always try to wear comfortable clothes. So, my suggestions may not be the best...)