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)

Good for you! I'm right there with you.

I wear what I like. I have my own style. I might wear a 1940's vintage dress with trainers. I might dye my simple wedding dress and wear that with trainers. And a fascinator.

30 years out of date! Catch yourself on and have some imagination.

The OP asked about fascinators, which presumably means she fancies wearing one. She is not going to New York Fashion Week.

You can find anything in any colour. We have t'internet now.

Er, yes it bloody does!

💯 agree!

Just been to a wedding. My first for several years as I'm mid forties and the divorces/ second marriages haven't yet started in earnest. I love hats/ fascinators etc but didn't wear one.

Just as well. There were none in evidence at all.

A couple of people had jewelled hair clips in but that was about it.

Church wedding. Central london venue. Guests mostly established professionals.

Beautiful dress OP! I work in the wedding industry and agree, hardly anyone wears fascinators now.

There's a few hairbands here and there, but mostly no one wears anything on their head.

Those headbands, to quote a previous poster, look gopping and will scream fashion victim in a couple of years when looking back at the photos.

I wore this to a wedding last year and it looked fabulous. I don’t care if other people think it looks dated or not, I will be wearing it again as often as possible.

Why wouldn’t it

I would say quite the opposite. A fashion victim is someone who follows the latest trend no matter what, even if it doesn't suit them.

I agree! People don’t always think… I say wear what you like and feel comfortable in 😊

Exactly what I was saying the headbands are apparently the latest 'in' thing, on trend hence posters telling the OP to wear one irrespective of whether or not it would suit her but because it's now fashionable therefore making her into a fashion victim.

I’m pretty sure that this advice is a bit daft on the Style and Beauty board, where most questions come from people who want to know what’s current or fashionable or stylish.

🥴

But it’s also very subjective! There are some current trends that are awful in my humble opinion x

💯 but if we all said to every post, ‘wear whatever you feel comfortable in’ instead of an actual opinion or advice about trends, it would be completely futile.

@BlueSkies1981 In your opinion. Not necessarily that of others.

The best guide is to look at what fashionable people wear to fashionable events. It’s actually not difficult. See who wears what in about your age range. Look at shape and see if you can replicate the look. Looking at something in fashion 30 years ago is pointless really.

Of course not everyone suits a headband. However bits of feather floating about are not a great look either. If a wedding is a smart wedding, look at hat styles from Ascot. If it’s not, have a decent hair do.