What shoes and do I wear tights with midi dresses right now

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I followed the herd and worn white trainers with midi dresses last summer but what about now?
I’ve got a couple of smart dinners to go to, got the dress but bare legs will be cold and trainers look a bit off.
Please don’t say ankle boots, I tried and it’s too try hard for my 50 year old staid look.
Loafers look like school shoes, heels look dated and my shoe boots look ridiculous.

What kind of dresses do you wear?
I'm 53 & I don't really wear dresses day to day but I do wear them dressing up to go out with dh or with friends.

I wear mine with block heeled ankle boots from BA&SH or plum laced up ankle boots from Whistles.

I also have black velvet platform(ish) sandals from monsoon a la ME+EM styling & I wear them with black tights, sometimes opaque & sometimes lacy depending on the dress.

I also wear wide legged cropped trousers a lot with nice tops & the same foot wear

These are the monsoon sandals

These are the whistles boots

Thin natural tights with loafers

even saw a teen in skin coloured tights the other day

and even if it’s not cool, you will be comfortable and not too cold

Chunky loafers are best

In what way are ankle boots too try hard? I don't understand, ankle boots with a dress are a perfectly normal everyday look there's nothing try hard about it.

When I struggle with this type of thing I hit Google!
Try Googling midi dress winter outfit and select images.
I just did that, looks like it's the dreaded ankle boot or maybe knee highs?

Docs!

Iike this?

I'm a little bit older than OP: my work outfit of choice is floral/patterned midi dress with flat black or brown lace up ankle boots, its not elegant but it's smart enough. knee highs look dated now

Dr Marten lace up shoes or Fairfax knee boots for me.

The OP says she has some smart dinners to attend. I don't think some of the suggestions are suitable for that.

Day to day is different..I don't wear dresses to work but I'd wear flat boots or coloured trainers with opaque tights

I never ever wear flesh coloured tights

Knee high boots if the dress is a darker colour. Not if it’s summery and floaty though.

Knee highs

Knee highs with a bit of a heel. V 70’s. Cowboy boots also work well

Disagree. Knee highs with dresses are everywhere. More 70’s the better

Docs

What about suede ankle boots with a heel

Thank you for the replies.
I love the look of heeled ankle boots on other women but they just don’t suit me and I don’t own any knee highs.
Those platform sandals are so pretty, think I’ll try and find similar and I’ll also try a chunky loafer.
The heels and tights look, that I’ve always worn in the past, just looks dated on me now which is a shame because I’ve got a cupboards full.
Will try and post a link to a similar dress.

I might wait until I can wear bare legs

I'm 49 and wear mine with thick black tights and knee high black boots. I think they'd look better with a heeled boot but I now wear flat everything

i would go knee high boots that disappear under the hem (so no line across leg of flesh and you can wear any tights underneath, or even leggings). Or chunky ankle boots if you are tall.

if you don’t like any of these looks, park the dresses until it’s trainers and bare leg weather, possibly only a fee weeks.

I've got some block heel pointed toe shoes that look ok with dresses for evening . Maybe a plum or tan colour with bare tights with the colour dress you've shown

What about Chelsea boots, rather than big clumpy lace up boots?

To be honest I have a lot of midi dress I just don't wear in winter, because they don't work with tights and winter shoes/boots. Winter is for shorter dresses with tights, or jeans.

This sort of thing www.debenhams.com/product/dorothy-perkins-wide-fit-echo-two-part-court-shoes_bqq06281