Is this dress black tie appropriate?

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What's the mumsnet verdict on whether this works for black tie?

www.neverfullydressed.com/products/pink-rib-knit-tilly-dress?variant=41038424440909

It's floor length, but in a shimmer knit material that maybe makes it a bit comfier / less formal? It's to wear to a professional dinner in March.

Was thinking obviously nice heels, clutch.

My mum used to tell me it’s best to overdress than underdress, the pink dress is lovely but no where near formal enough. I think something fitted and in a bolder or monochrome colour would look more formal.

I think it's fine.

Black tie can often be far less formal than it used to be. What's the occasion?

Wow!

No

It's an annual charity dinner thing, I think it will be quite relaxed - and it's a women's organisation, so the demographic will be mainly female.

Pics attached from googling last year's event to get a sense of the dress code!

What I'd really like is this:

macduggal.com/products/26676-oceanblue

But at £400 I can't justify it!! I only do black tie maybe once a year at most, more often once every couple of years.

Which is why I'd been looking at the knit, as thought it might be more wearable dress up or dress down. But yeah, I obviously doubted it enough to ask the question!!

The &OtherStories one is wow but just wouldn't suit me at all 😭

I actually think it would work for black tie with heels, accessories and so on.

Metallic belt, shoes and cuff. One sleeve down with cuff, other sleeve up. You'll rock it.

I wore a knitted dress to a black tie event in the 90's, the women who tutted were dressed ready for Abigale's party.

No
The fabric looks knitted and stretchy. And pale pink isn't very classy IMO for a black tie dinner. I'd be going darker- navy, black, burgundy, purple, emerald green.

You need something tailored in silk, satin, type fabric that's going to hold its shape.

If you're stuck have you thought about renting a dress?
Quite a few places do this now - including J Lewis .

Xd posts- have you looked at rental? If you only need a dress once a year.

Pink is this Spring's fashionable colour. By March everyone will know this.

Very few of those look super-dressy to me.

But the pink dress is still a no-no.

Hard disagree. The pink dress will be absolutely fine. Plenty of dresses in those photos that MNetters would say were not black tie.

Here’s a safe option but good black tie. They have some lovely options in the sale

www.reiss.com/style/su269009/n25474#n25474

Material too informal. Also wouldn’t you be really hot in it?

I think the pink dress could work because it’s full length and has some sparkle in the fabric. I would add some fairly showy accessories (big glittery necklace? Shawl? Largeish drop earrings?).
On the other hand I also agree with those who say to consider renting if you’re not likely to wear this sort of thing very often.

The pink dress is lovely and, based on the photos you posted, very appropriate, particularly for spring. I think you're getting some very old fashioned advice, OP. We've been to several work-related black tie dinners over the past couple of months and even the most formal of them are considerably less formal than they used to be

Based on the pics you’ve posted the pink dress will be absolutely fine. It’s not as formal as a very formal black tie event judging by the pics of the event.

Absolutely fine, particularly given the photos from last year. My only reservation might be that you are too warm.

There are a lot of jewel colours and structured fabrics there.

I think the shape and colour are lovely but like a lot of NFD clothes, the fit looks terrible. Why are all their models either busting out of or swamped by the clothes.

Looks like 'black tie' applies to the blokes only and most women are just wearing a 'nice dress'.

It's not being old-fashioned to expect a black tie 'do' to be the height of formality but it looks as if that's changed.

The do here is in March- that's mid-winter not Spring.
The sleeves look ridiculously long to me on the model.

LOL. March is usually bloody freezing- and in theory it's still Winter.
Who cares what is 'in' with a colour? It's what suits someone.

I think for that event it's great, if it suits you. I've recently realised that soft knitted fabrics suit me much more than more stricture. E.g. If I wear a well fitted jumper I will look much more professional than if I try to wear a shirt and/or jacket which in theory is the smarter option.

So I'm saying that if you are like me, then this dress may look more put together on you than the other more 'black tie' gowns shared.