What colour fascinator, shoes & bag with this dress?

[sidsgranny]

Am going to a wedding in a few weeks and have just bought this dress. It's a very dark teal. Not sure what colour to put with it? I'm early 50s and grey haired. Was thinking maybe gold shoes and bag and a gold/teal fascinator? Any thoughts would be great!

Kindra Teal Chiffon Pleated Midi Dress | Phase Eight UK | (phase-eight.com)

That dress is gorgeous and very classy.

I'd wear a metallic with it, whichever one suits you. Maybe a headband thing if they want people in hats.

Dear God. ‘My love’.

For what it’s worth, OP, wear a fascinator by all means, but they are dated. Even if you are in the correct ‘age group’. As I am.

Phase Eight has fascinators, headbands, and hats. People should wear what they like. "Dated" my arse. My love.

Accessorise as the model has and maybe instead of a fascinator, wear big / long earrings

This is the 2nd thread in a week saying fascinators are old hat/dated

Which is a bugger as I'm MOG in a few weeks and wearing one! I'm wearing a red wide legged jumpsuit and look ridiculous in an alice band type thing and couldn't find a hat that looked right with the shape of the outfit!

This is the 2nd thread in a week saying fascinators are old hat/dated

If you do a search on here, you’ll find 100.

I don’t think anyone thinks they’re remotely fashionable but if you don’t mind, and you lie it, it doesn’t matter.

It is nasty to say that something OP fancies wearing is "hideous and dated". Also, it's not true that fascinators are "dated" and considered hideous by everyone.
It may be that people who really like to follow fashion would not wear a fascinator but lots of people still really like them, have no idea that a certain demographic considers them "dated", and don't care anyway.
Finally, how on earth do you know what OP's friends would think or say?

A red wide legged jumpsuit with a fascinator sounds gorgeous to me! the shops are full of fascinators, hats, and bands. Wear what you like, mate!

Blush pink shoes and a gold bag? Or the other way round?
I agree, no fascinator.
Maybe some plaiting in your hair if you want something extra or a flower.

I was at a wedding two weeks ago and many of the guests wore fascinators, mostly the younger guests. There were a couple of lovely hats too.
Last wedding before that was extremely chic and there were a handful of fascinators on display there so ignore anybody saying nobody wears them. I think the chunky hairbands will date really quickly and will do nothing to add to the gorgeous dress you've chosen.
Colour wise, I think blush pink or a metallic would look lovely with that colour and suit your colouring.

Just ignore people, if you want a fascinator, wear a fascinator. I love a pillbox hat but many people mock them and I couldn't give two hoots because I like them!

Eugh no to a fascinator, awful. Some really striking gold jewellery would look fab.

I would go for silver, pink or greeny accessories! Depending on how dramatic you want to be!

Beautiful dress! I agree with cerise or fuscia.

If you love a fascinator wear one, but I’d agree they have had their moment. You don’t want to be giving Beatrice/ Eugenie royal wedding vibes (to be fair both dress really well now)

This is what you’re not aiming for!!

I like something like this

More passive aggression towards OP- ie polyester isn't de rigeur. OP clearly doesn't stink in it, or she wouldn't wear it. We don't all stink. It's not about you.

OP, you will look beautiful in the dress with metallics/ pink/ whatever.

Agree. A bright contrast to the darker, chic dress.

One thing you do notice if you go somewhere really smart is colour matching. So many smart people don’t wear contrasting colours. If I’m being really picky, I’d say don’t go bright contrast. An emerald would be way better. Maybe different areas of the country dress differently but look at Ascot. Look at Zara Philips. Totally upped her fashion game. West good jewellery but not bright pink. Gold is very cruise ship look for mature women.

I love the dress and immediately thought a bright pink too.
Wear whatever you feel happy in and sod all the sneery, mean comments - and what the hell is the current herd mentality for attacking polyester fgs. I can't say I've ever noticed myself reeking horrifically. Perhaps you should wash more thoroughly.

Loads of people wear fascinations and hats, at weddings, ascot races, all sorts.

Some of you must live in a cave.

Stylish women do still very much wear fascinators and they look fabulous!

Some of the hairbands people are putting on look like school girl wear

Gorgeous dress. Nothing on head.

@Oblomov24 I think that’s Charlotte Hawkins and she’s got amazing taste. Look at the matching colours - as I was saying! Plus that’s not a facinator. At Royal Ascot, in the Royal Enclosure, there must be a 3in crown on a “hat”. These are now called “hatinators”. Nearly everyone wears these now and they are vastly different from the Amazon fascinator attached earlier. They might be attached to a band but have more substance than a fascinator. However if it’s not a very fashionable wedding, you don’t need a hat. Just a classy hairdo.