Tropical print dress - what do I wear with it?

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I've bought this for an outdoorsy wedding abroad in July.

www.warehouse.co.uk/gb/clothing/dresses/tropical-garden-tie-back-dress/028679.html?dwvar_028679_color=04&position=111&cgid=dresses#page=10&start=111&categoryID=dresses

I am planning on wearing tan sandals with a chunky heel.

I need some sort of jacket for the evening - I think a cardie would be too casual. Am
I right? What sort of jacket?

I could also do with a hangbag / earrings / thing for my hair that isn't bits of plastic feather. (mid length messy wavy bob). Ideas? Really struggling!

(Second question is what should DH wear. He doesn't want to wear a suit).

Here's the dress in case of clicky link fail:

A cropped jacket in cream would work, or you could pick out one of the colours from the dress if you're feeling brave!

Again with the bag, a large clutch in a similar shade to your shoes. I love the dress!

Like this...

Ooh, I like that.

Is the tie up bit at the back actually a tie bit, or sewn? If it does tie then it'd give an awkward bump in the back of a jacket, I fear. Same with a cardy. One of those short shrug things would be odd with the cut of the back too. So, TBH, I think you pretty much have to go with a wrap.

I think I'd go with a cream bag and one of the colours from the dress for a cover up.

Are you looking for some sort of actual hat or more a hair clip/comb type hair decoration?

Didn't notice the back!

I agree, a wrap would be better.

Go for a straw hat. It would work well with the tropical print. A floppy one or even a panama. Tan shoes and a cream bag are fine together. I think a wrap is better than a jacket. I have seen a suede biker jacket go well with this sort of dress. You can't really make this print look like an ultra smart formal dress so don't try. I really like it and Warehouse have upped their offerings recently.

Ah thanks everyone. I'm really pleased with it - the back is great, and the tie might be small enough for a cream cropped jacket to work. It's also really well positioned so I can wear a proper bra.

I did order five Warehouse dresses and to r honest, some of them were just weird. A yellow one that was really see-through. A very smart chunky lace one with a v neck that was sort of 'sewn' up at the top so it just gaped. Odd.

Found this cropped jacket, which might work - see how the bump from the tie works:

m.missselfridge.com/en/msuk/product/petite-ivory-crop-occasion-jacket-6181865?geoip=noredirect&cmpid=ppc_pla_UK_ip&utm_medium=cpc&istCompanyId=ef628c1f-3888-4f51-9f35-cff6febf8eb3&istItemId=xiqqxtxarx&istBid=tztx&gclid=CJ6HlcDM6tMCFSIM0wodiNgNNw&gclsrc=aw.ds

I like that!

Yes, that's nice. Thing is it matching the exact cream of the dress isn't very likely at all. Screens don't show colour accurately, but it looks (on my screen) to be a pale, cool cream, while the dress seems to have a deeper, warm cream. When there's a marked difference in texture then a slight miss-match isn't jarring but I think it woul dbe with this.

SOmething that works with the tones of the dress but doesn't necessarily exactly match would be easier, this would work really well. Maybe a biscuity or apricotty 'nude', this is grat but maybe not really weddingy. this would work well but is maybe over budget.