Help please...how to style a black dress for a wedding

[greengoose21]

Hi S&B geniuses.

I scored myself a gorgeous dress in a charity shop today, which fits beautifully and I absolutely love. I've lost weight recently so nothing I have fits, and this makes me feel fab. The only problem is that it's black.

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/LADIES-PEARCE-FIONDA-ASYMETRIC-100-SILK-DRESS-COWL-NECK-SLEEVELESS-UK12-/311823488585?hash=item489a20d649%3Ag%3AMW8AAOSw2gxYoEOe&_trkparms=pageci%253A4f8b3a66-1889-11e7-b1d3-74dbd180bb2a%257Cparentrq%253A349d2f3d15b0aa11a30e4d68fffe6607%257Ciid%253A22.

I'm off to a wedding at the weekend and I have no idea what to wear/accessorise it with to brighten it up. I don't want to look like Auntie Morticiacome to put a curse on the happy couple's firstborn child!

Any suggestions gratefully received

I think monochrome is very classy for a wedding. I would do a white/cream structured jacket, black and white bag and black/nude shoes personally.

My cousin had his wedding 14th December. I wore a black dress with white and silver flowers on it. I wore black strappy shoes and black bolero with a silver bag and pashmina and got complements.

Ok, I've been cruising the charity shops today and have returned with a haul of £2 shoes and cardies. Couldn't find any structured jackets I liked. Here's the shoes...some are for work really

They are all nice! Personally I'd go with the purple or the middle cream ones then get a bag to match with a nice necklace or pair or earrings.

Can I just say you are a brill bargain hunter you have some gorgeous finds there!

And here's the cardies...£3 this time

Cream shoes with real/turq or purple cardi or purple shoes purple cardi IMO, lots of nice options there though!

Maybe try on a few combos and take some photos for feedback?

Well done You! That's a fabulous haul!
I love the purple shoes, they are gorgeous 😁

I'll try a few combos tomorrow and post pics. FWIW DH says purple shoes and pashmina, though I couldn't wear tights with those shoes and my legs are looking decidedly 'early season'.

I am definitely feeling rather proud of myself for my charitable activities.

Wow you have great charity shops.. dont think i'd have got such good stuff here..

I agree! If I went to my charity shop I'd have to accessorise with an 80 year old tie and two bashed up Tonka trucks on my feet.

You can always get sone fake tan from the pound shop for your legs. They do a brand that is a cheap dupe for st Tropez, I think its called st Moritz and has had great reviews.

Yeah st Mortiz is actually pretty good!

On "Shop Well for Less" a couple of weeks ago, they did a blind test of fake tans, and the label-loving-overspending lady preferred St Moritz to her usual posh one.

St Moritz you say....(heads to pound shop)

Well I'm just getting ready for the off. I didn't have a chance to post pictures of a few combos, but this is my pick. The cardie does tie at the middle.

Thank you once again everyone

Fab! You look great!

Wow what a gorgeous figure you have!

I think that outfit looks lovely. Enjoy the day.

You look great! Very put together! And for less than £20!!??

Amazing. Enjoy the day.

Lovely! I like to think you were inspired by my blue cardi suggestion, even though yours is turquoise

Thank you all, you are so kind. I am feeling very proud of myself for my newly discovered bargain-tastic shopping skills. The dress was £9, shoes £2, cardie £3, pendant £1, bag £3...and tights from primark for £2. So £20 all in. But without this thread I wouldn't have had a clue what to look for...and not just for the wedding, but for everyday outfits too. So thanks so much everybody who ever posts a link or a picture of something.

I definitely can't take any credit for the figure mind you. I owe that entirely to BIWI and her incredible low carb boot camp thread, which has helped me lose almost two stone since New year. I am a different woman for sure.

You look lovely op, what is this boot camp thing?

Thank you. . The bootcamp thing is a thread on Mumsnet, in the Big/Slim/Whatever Weight Loss topic.

An angel (with a big stick) called BIWI runs a 10 week low carb high fat way of eating programme a few times a year; there's a spreadsheet with the rules, recipes etc. weekly weigh-ins, and loads and loads of supportive people on the thread. It may not work for everyone, but it's been incredible for me.

You look lovely! Have a great time!

I really need to lose some weight, shall check it out thanks op.