Can you wise and stylish ladies suggest things to go with this dress please?

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This is the dress
It's for a dear friend of mine who is attending an end of January wedding for a close family member. She is an older lady and v stylish. We went shopping today and she tried several dresses including a red Karen Millen which was quite nice but a bit fussy. She liked this Coast dress but wants a jacket to go with it... short ish I think, as its a Jan wedding.

Can you suggest anything? Thanks

That's lovely.
I was going to suggest their Danuta cover up/bolero thing and I see they aLREADY HAVE (BOTTOM LEFT OF PIC)

something like this? though may be better with a shrug or longer length jacket given the detailing on that dress...

hOW ABOUT THIS from John Lewis who do a fab range of coats.

There is a fur jacket as well on that site but really that dress is going to look best with a sort of 50s style stole.

I wouldn't do satin on satin meself...

Agree with moondog re Danuta with that dress

WHen you say jacket - do you mean full-on outerwear? Because the Danuta would look lovely, but it won't keep her very warm at a January wedding.

has she bought the dress yet? There is a £30 off voucher in this months Red magazine, no minimum spend.

Not full on outerwear, more a jacket for the church (1.30 wedding) which she can take off for the evening - which is more cocktaily dress. She doesnt really want black or fur. Thanks for the help so far!

Hmm - I suspect that this might be too beaded, but I reckon something in that sort of shape would work.
This is similar.

Silver sequins? Too much?
Red velvet (sod's law the red wouldn't go though). Also comes in blue.

WHat you're looking for, as much as shape, is a contrasting texture to the dress, I reckon, so velvet's good, sequins could work, brocade, even maybe leather or suede, though I think they're probably not formal enough for a wedding.

I'll show her all of these and feedback!