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what shoes do I wear with my new green dress?

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misshardbroom · 22/01/2010 11:50

I have bought this dress in the Ness sale, but what shoes do I get to wear with it?

I have got the green dress, so click on the green swatch to see it properly rather than the catalogue picture of the oddly pigeon-toed model trying to walk a fabric dog .

(By the way, there's some lovely shoes on the Ness site which would go wonderfully if I'd bought the blue or pink version, but I haven't. And ideally, whatever shoes I get shouldn't be too skyscraper high)

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Cranreuch · 22/01/2010 13:00

I am not sure, what colour of tights will you be wearing or are you thinking bare legged?

Cranreuch · 22/01/2010 13:01

I like the dress btw, bargain too.

Cranreuch · 22/01/2010 13:06

random I am not sure if they would work, but they are not too high and I like them lol.

Nelvana · 22/01/2010 13:13

Lovely dress! The colour reminds me of a great H&M dress I had last year -- I loved it but it just stood out so much. So do you have any cream or beige shoes to wear paired with a warm neutral on top or as jewellery accents? Or better yet 'nude' (argh terrible colour name) ballerinas, pumps or mary janes?

Going brighter than that I think you could wear those lovely Ness blue shoes with the green dress, especially if you have a hint of that peacock blue in a scarf or something

tummytickler · 22/01/2010 13:17

I have similar dress, same colour,(but had it for years) and I always wear it with bright red patent leather T bar shoes.

Cranreuch · 22/01/2010 13:21

Red would be good, and nude is supposed to be "in" again and can be good at making legs look longer...

onlyjoinedforoffers · 22/01/2010 13:37

oh i love that dress and was going to order it in the Blue but it has sold out i have ordered a top in that colour so very interested in replies. The Ness website is fantastic i just discovered it the other day thanks to Mumsnet and i can go the shops in Edinburgh yay

misshardbroom · 22/01/2010 16:47

I have some red patent shoes actually, but they're a sling back so possibly a bit chilly for this time of year.

The heel height on the ones that Cranreuch linked to is ideal... any taller than that and I start to look like I'm in drag.

The Ness ones might be OK though, mightn't they.... hmmm... not a bad plan.

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jamaisjedors · 22/01/2010 16:53

Did you see these shoes new in on the Ness site (with a green trim)?

Or were they the shoes you were talking about?

Wedges easier to walk in than heels I find;

misshardbroom · 22/01/2010 17:03

ooh no... these were not the ones I was talking about, hadn't seen these! Thanks for that.

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PoppityPing · 22/01/2010 19:18

I just bought that dress in green too, thanks to Mumsnet guiding me there the other day.

I have already worn it with some shoes very similar to the Irregular Choice ones, but a sort of racing green, with blue tights.

I thought I might be able to team it with my purple ballet flats nd a purple cropped cardi too. Not sure about thetights there though...

I bought two tops aswell onlyjoined, blue and green round neck ones. They are fab, very stretchy.

mummyofexcitedprincesses · 22/01/2010 19:39

What are their sizes like? I am a 12/14 but a bit curvy of the derriere and about 5 5.

PoppityPing · 22/01/2010 19:51

I'm a 10/12 and bought a 12 which is a good fit in the dress and tops.
The coat I bought (the duffle, it's lovely) is quite fitted across my chest, you wouldn't get proper size 12 boobs in there, I'm only a 34b, so I would say sizes are slightly on the small side.

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