Help me style this hedgehog dress

[Kittykate15]

I have a new frock that I love and want to wear to my first ever non zoom mtg with my work team, but the event is outside. I've got these boots which are warm and waterproof and then thinking leggings and a chunky cardigan ideally in proper wool for warmth. But complete stuck on colours, let alone where to find decent wool without breaking the bank. Happy to pay £50ish which I know won't buy cashmere but maybe merino lambswool?

Navy or green cardigan? Thermal tights or leggings

I’d go orange/mustard/brown on the cardigan.

I'm liking this

Depending on your industry I wouldn’t wear this dress. In most corporate places you wouldn’t be taken seriously. But I guess depends on your industry…

Popsy dresses have various groups on Facebook.
They are like fan sites! Some very enthusiastic customers.
You'd get loads of experts on there.

@AdriannaP

Depending on your industry I wouldn’t wear this dress. In most corporate places you wouldn’t be taken seriously. But I guess depends on your industry…

I wouldn’t either but maybe it would be ok in whatever industry OP is in

What is your industry? In mine (childcare) we have started networking again & arranging awards etc and everyone is going uber formal

Ah yes more context. I'm an ecologist. Male colleagues will be in jeans and fleeces, women jeans and blouses, skirts and jumpers. Smart counts as clean rather than fresh off field work!!!!

Uniqlo would be a good place to look.

Just want to say I love the dress! Not all industries have stuffy dress codes. I work in broadcasting amongst a lot of creative people and that outfit would be totally fine.

@AdriannaP

Depending on your industry I wouldn’t wear this dress. In most corporate places you wouldn’t be taken seriously. But I guess depends on your industry…

Would be absolutely fine across most of health and social care, education, arts, lots of charity sector roles and apparently ecology too.

What is it you have taken offence to, the hedgehogs? The mushrooms?

Would swallows be okay, or a flower pattern?

Aww please enjoy your hedgehog dress. It suits an ecologist.

Have a look at woolovers some of their coatigans might fit the bill (looks, warmth and natural fibres) and come in under budget

@Caramellatteplease ooh not come across them before thanks :-)

Really nice dress OP. This cardigan from GAP might tick your boxes.

Green or tan could complement the dress, and go with lots of other things. Navy too.

www.gap.co.uk/gap/merino-boyfriend-cardigan/000706752000.html?ap=7&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIm8eX-pGu8wIVxe3tCh1fDwJFEAQYAiABEgIVBPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&kwid=1&tid=gupl000237

Would be absolutely fine in publishing 😁 Very few people wear formal dress, you'd look very out of place unless you were literally the CEO.

I always struggle with brown shoes and tights/leggings, not sure what to suggest there. But I'd definitely go with a cardigan around the same length as the dress, with pockets, in a darker green or blue.

Love the dress
I have no fashion sense whatsoever so just wear whatever you like with it 😊

Their wool isn't the trendiest cuts but it is incredibly warm, often machine washable and very practical. I'm sorry i got your budget wrong, the long coatigans will be over but if you can comfortably stretch the budget you wont regret it. They prevent the horrible back gap.

Although you shouldn't get that anyway as long a you are happy to tuck thermals into your trousers/skirt or wear a dress. And no dealing with toilets and dungarees!!

Half my (scientist) workmates wear clothes like this. I suspect it would only be considered unsuitable in very formal and traditional industries like law, accountancy, finance. For an ecologist hedgehogs sounds perfect!

@Kittykate15

Ah yes more context. I'm an ecologist. Male colleagues will be in jeans and fleeces, women jeans and blouses, skirts and jumpers. Smart counts as clean rather than fresh off field work!!!!

Sounds perfect then

I work somewhere that is old and traditional and I'd wear the dress.

This dress is amazing!

Joe Browns have some lovely pieces in the Autumn range. I like these:

What colour tights are you going for? I’m guessing you want opaque woolly tights rather than nude? So maybe navy tights and navy cardi? I’m not sure I would do a different colour leg and cardi, I think that would be too much

Or maybe chocolate brown leg and cardi?