What colour coat and accessories do go with bottle green dress?

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I have a wedding in a few months up in the Shetlands, so it will be cold. I have a bottle green dress to wear but I know I will need a warm coat, so probably something woollen. I'm not sure what colour to go for? I don't want black as that it just washes me out, so any suggestions would be welcome. Also, what colour shoes and accessories?

Either red or blue with gold colour accessories.

www.hobbs.com/product/patricia-wool-blend-coat/0223-3424-9044L00-GREEN-BLACK.html

www.hobbs.com/product/tilda-mayfair-wool-coat/0124-3932-1049L00-CLASSIC-CAMEL.html#navAjax=true&cgid=clothing-coats-and-jackets-coats&is=true&sz=60&start=0&isSecondPage=false&pid=0124-3932-1049L00-CLASSIC-CAMEL&pos=28

Lots of lovely coats at Hobbs

Actually, that's a good point, I'm not a 'look at me' kind of person at the best of times, never mind at someone else's wedding.

Assuming I go for the faux fur jacket, what colour shoes and accessories?

Gold shoes, orange bag as I’ve already posted, obvs 😂

Bronze.. nicer than gold. I have a very dark bottle green Grecian style dress and have bronze shoes, bag and shawl.

Pink

The dress looks like it has silver sparkle in the trim so that would be best, maybe from Esska

esskashoes.com/collections/shoes?sort_by=manual&filter.p.m.product.colour=Anthracite&filter.p.m.product.colour=Grey&filter.p.m.product.colour=Gunmetal&filter.p.m.product.colour=Silver

I'd go for a cream coat with gold accessories

I mean this with utter kindness and to save you tuts and disparaging comments from locals when you are there.

You are not going to "the Shetlands", the Shetlands do not exist. You are going to Shetland, or the Shetland Isles if you are visiting more than one of the islands. The most common and correct way to phrase it is to say "I'm going to Shetland".

Also, when you are there, you are in Shetland, not on Shetland. (Another pet hate of the locals).

Red or navy

I'm sorry but that is just ridiculous. On several levels.

I'm not sure it's ridiculous. I think it's a bit ridiculous to turn up at a wedding in the national dress of the area. I've been to a few weddings in France and would have looked a proper chump in a Beret.

Cos play!

Ive heard it all now.

And as for the lecture about The Shetlands, On Shetland

I dont think people get this pissy when people describe all parts of London or the city or City of London and get that all muddled up

So many precious types here need to get overthemselves.

I've got a wedding in London The Londons early next year, time to get stitching the buttons on so I can go in a pearly queen jacket.

It's less about people being pissy or precious and more about looking like a bit of a dick. But wedding in Spain? Flamenco dress, why not.

I thought it was kind and helpful of @onegingeronetabby to share that local knowledge. What's wrong with learning something and trying to be polite as a guest? 🤷‍♀️

OMG! I am Scottish and I’ve never heard anyone ever saying non Scottish people shouldn’t wear tartan!!

Loads of non Scottish people pitch up to weddings/graduations here in full kilt outfit. Nobody bats an eye. Totally normal, I think they fancy the chance to wear something totally different (for them), but it’s just the norm for regular Scottish blokes at weddings.

Definitely no cosplay. So tartan yourself to the hilt!

I even suggested OP get a tartan coat (before I saw the green faux fur one - has anyone got a link for that)?

It's not "national dress" and neither is a beret. If you're worried about being a proper chump you might think about not writing posts like that.

@IHaveNeverLivedintheCastle National dress is traditional clothing of a country. Isn't it?

I know a beret isn't the national dress of France. Thanks though. I was making a point that if you turn up to a wedding, in a place that has a traditional, or national dress, you will look like a knob. Thankfully OP appreciates this and won't be turning up to the wedding in Scotland in a tartan coat. Neither will I. You go for it.

Have you ever actually been in either Scotland or France? Or met anyone who is Scottish or French? My mother was Scottish and my father was French and I find your posts ridiculous. And actually a bit insulting that I might be so small minded and insular.

Stop being such a silly sausage.

Tweed, tweed, tweed.

Get on Vinted or ebay for something vintage

Thank you @onegingeronetabby I didn't know this and appreciate you trying to help. As a Scot (from Glasgow), I should probably have known this but I've never been before, I am really looking forward to it - taking a few days either side of the wedding to spend some proper time there.

Regarding tartan, I've lived in Scotland all my life and am married to an Englishman. At the approximately 23 million weddings I've attended in Scotland, no one has ever shown displeasure at anyone else, who isn't a Scot, wearing tartan. He has his own kilt etc and always wears it to weddings, no one has ever said anything negative. If anything, it's been seen as a compliment. 😊

Would that be so terrible?

He has his own kilt etc and always wears it to weddings, no one has ever said anything negative. If anything, it's been seen as a compliment.

Exactly- which is why this faux "oh think of the culture of the natives" advice is actually insulting. There were only a few kilts at the wedding I was at in Glasgow last week- and of them was Latvian. No one was offended.

It's not faux anything. I'd feel like a fool at a wedding in Shetland in a tartan coat. But it's a wedding, and there's always one.