Don't want to look like Highland Mortitia Adams.

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DS2's First Holy Communion is in June. Mass and then a party in the local hall. All quite casual.

I've seen this dress. I love it😍 and would wear it on multiple occasions. How can I make it work for this one?

I don’t think trainers or espadrilles or anything would work with that dress. And ballet flats only if you’re very slim and the dress ends in a good place, not mid calf

Maybe it’s not the ideal dress as it doesn’t suit the need for practical footwear, much as you love it

I feel your pain. Wedges as pp have said?

There are loads of pointed flat slingbacks around - try those. I think the dress needs black shoes personally.

Some mesh ones would work with the mesh sleeves
https://www.debenhams.com/product/novo-callie-mesh-point-slingback-flat-shoe_p-4c20ffa9-a04f-426b-ae17-0694b06d19b9?colour=Black&size=5&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22661679340&gbraid=0AAAAABevdS5a5T56l59xhnOEyhP44u9z8&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqv7twK2clAMVM4xQBh28aAB_EAQYDSABEgJnS_D_BwE

Or some like these ASOS ones if suede isn’t too heavy with the floaty hem; there’s also a Weave option:
https://www.asos.com/asos-design/asos-design-leonora-slingback-ballets-in-black-suedette/prd/208520525?_gl=12789js_upMQ.._gs*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4Mu3oayclAMVXIdQBh0DJTdCEAQYDyABEgLbSvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&gbraid=0AAAAADqFjOAqshEOQa_Zost38teJhAtXK#ctaref-more%20colours%20swatches&featureref1-more%20colours%20swatches

Why wouldn’t this dress be appropriate?

It’s perfectly fine imo.

But I wouldn’t go with particularly bright colours either. That might be somewhat garish and could still end up surprisingly goth-y, especially red! (Red and black are the two colours I personally definitely wouldn’t pick, tbh…)

I think I’d pick a slightly muted second colour / similar shades of one second colour, shoes and bags don’t need to be perfect matches, just in the same colour family.
what kind of shoes and accessories do you already own? You might not need to buy anything else.

Combine with soft, fairly natural makeup and this would have considerably less morticia vibes.

ah, and I wouldn’t wear black tights. Sheer nude or bare legged…

I’m goth and I hate to tell you all, we don’t change to bright colours for the sake of others and do attend events in our usual attire. Nothing wrong with looking like a highland morticia Addams!
however I can see if you don’t usually wear that kind of thing it might look strange, but I do think this can be dressed down with sandals and nude make up and look entirely fine. It’s a lovely dress OP and I don’t think it’s inappropriate at all

Thus and trainers- not great. It’s a very wintry, gothic dress for a summer day event?

The dress is fine OP. Esp if it is your normal ‘look’?

Love it 🥰

Yet your title of the thread says you do know what is wrong with it . Don't pretend.

I'd be worried about it being too warm in June especially if I was expecting to move about. It's more a dress for winter

Thank you, Its definitely "my look". I usually wear empress line or dropped waist dresses (in green and blue) with trainers/sandals or boots.

The dress itself quite floaty and light.

I love your description of Highlands Morticia Adams😂

That dress is absolutely gorgeous!

Great for winter, too dark a colour palette for June

Some of the other photos show how long the points of the dress are. Be careful with flats if you aren’t tall or you’ll spend the day stepping on the hems.

The print on the fabric is paganism symbology though, in the description it says witch’s knots. I think that would be noticeable on the mum of the child having communion and in future photos? The dress is lovely otherwise and if it was “just a green tartan dress” there’s absolutely nothing inappropriate about it. Maybe the other commenters noticed the symbol when they considered its appropriateness. Haven’t seen it mentioned in the comments yet so thought I’d post.

I’ve thought more. Whilst I love the dress, I think it could look quite odd and hot if it’s a warm day

i do like Disturbia, and they have some lovejy quirky prints which would look more summery but keep your style. And allow chunkier shoes

fairy print

Calling it a "witch's knot" is marketing. It's a very common Celtic knot.

No, not in the slightest. I didn't notice that and don't know anything about pagan symbols. It just looks more like a going out in the evening dress than for the intended occasion.

Ghastly and ten times worse with trainers.
Totally inappropriate for a first communion.
Looks like you are coming as a witch.
Havent you got anything more low key in your wardrobe?

The Celtic knots? I’ve seen these on crosses, Irish dance dresses etc. (and I’m neither Irish nor Scottish, btw).

It wouldn’t have occurred to me to consider this a specifically pagan or otherwise inappropriate symbol in the context of OP attending her DS’s communion.

Everything in my wardrobe is more low key.🤣🤣🤣

That was the first thing I noticed and I didn’t think very appropriate either. There are so many other dresses out there to choose from.

It might be appropriate with the right footwear.
But I think the fabric looks like cheap sweaty/scratchy polyester.

Looks like a form of the Triquetra to me, which was a Celtic pagan symbol adopted by the Catholic Church in Ireland to explain the trinity,
Totally appropriate