LBD possibility - now shoes and accessories

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ANyone got this dress from wallis? How does it fit? is it small/big/ long etc?

And what shoes would you wear with it? would you wear tights?
I am a 6/8 and need an outfit for a 50th in a couple of weeks, want to look fabbo in a classic ish kind of way.

anyone? i HATE clothes shopping so want to order online if it sounds like it will be right.

I love that dress...

Can you do heels?

I can do heels but wouldn't even know where to start! Plain black? Pretty bow on the back? Brightly coloured?

I will have a look... going out for a while, so will return later

awthank you

AM hopeless at this looking good malarky!!

DOes anyone know how it fits? Its the trying on part of clothes shopping that i struggle with

How do you feel about something like these with black opaques?

ooh they are pretty!

My only requirement in a shoe is that toes are covered.

Just plain opaque tights? like this?

Yes, just like those. I know it seems plain, but I would keep it simple and classic.

I will look for other options and accessories etc... any no-nos?

its a lovely dress

if you want to look like all the other women at a 50th birthday wearing LBDs

if you are a size 6/8 and under 70, coudln't you be a little more adventurous? seriously.......

Ahh but most of the other women are likely to be wearing trouser suits or smart trousers/sparkly top (in fact i know a lot of then are!) ANd i am not very adventurous but thought i could wear again and again with a bright waistbelt or something?

have just been shopping and dd bought these , she needed heels she could actually walk in for .
How about a stunning bright necklace as well?

or pearls ?

oops

Good God, Kristina, what would you have her wear? A sparkly party top?

Love ggirl's pearl idea... how about something like this?

Although I would tone the shoes down if wearing statement jewellery- more like these or these

or these

So victorian school teachery shoes and pearls

oh and tights

fabbo!
I have seen that flowers and pearl thing in Primarni for £! so will go there ha ha! Means i have to go ointo town which means there are more show shops

I am liking the idea of nude shoes, but will they look ok with black tights?

Thank you everyone

tethersend - its not actually compulsory to wear either a LBD or a sparkly top and black trousers

Mom - i hope you find a outfit you are happy with

I know but i want to Kristina - thank yo for your input

Thanks for the insightful style advice, Kristina, I'll bear it in mind

Who would have thought a style and beauty thread could turn nasty?

Let's not snipe... what would you suggest for such an occasion?

I want THAT dress! I do have another dress i can wear if this one dies a death btw

well as the OP has said, she wants that dress so that's fine. i have nothing against LBDs, its just that at such an event there will be rather a lot of them, that's all

if it were me ( and clearly its not), i would wear colour, probably a red or purple dress. i don't do pattern as I'm middle aged and norky so mostly patterned dresses look matronly on me. But i love it on others

i find that a "classic" look on my age and figure looks very boring, rather than tasteful. but we are all different

op, i hope you have a great evening

so you could wear something like this orange jersey twist dress or orange silk.

And black heels like these or these from M and S. I would wear black opaques as my knees are not up to it

so much as the Op suggested, just a brighter colour, higher heels and a dress/skirt on or just above the knee, not mid calf

since you asked - that's the type of thing i would wear to a 50th birthday. I will let you know what I wear to my own

I'm ginger, so black dresses are my friend and I'm just so used to steering clear of reds and oranges that I'm really not a fan of those dresses; but as you say, we are all different.

I like the black opaques and shoe combo you picked though.

black dress is lovely

great length -not at all boring imo.