How would you "style" this dress? I have recently lost a fair amount of weight and haven't worn anything like this for yonkeroonies....

[ZakuroFujiwara]

I have bought this dress (in black) for a party on Saturday night:

French Connection dress

It's quite dressy but the party isn't so I want to dress it down if that makes sense.

Anyone got any ideas for accessories?

Seriously out of practice with this kinda thing as I am usually the person in the tent in the corner but since losing 3 stone I am looking forward to shaking it up and looking more "on trend" (or whatever it is magazines say...).

Oh, and I'm 35 - so nothing neon. Or teeny-bopperish.

Being the other person in a tent in the corner I can offer no advice. Well done on the weight loss though and the dress looks fab.

High heels and some high impact lippy? Lovely LBD BTW x

I would wear ankle shoe boots or cage shoes and have smoky eye make up and nudish gloss lips

A waist cincher belt such as one of these from Next? High heeled boots this style but not necessarily these

Some casual jewellery such as a few bangles and earrings.

I would probably wear some opaque tights too to tone it down a bit.

Glam up the make up and hair so you still feel fab.

mid height shoes and funky earings/bangles.

I woudlnt wear any jewellry. the dress is enough

ok my second link didnt work but yes gladiator style shoe boots iykwim?

I agree with ankle shoe boots or cage shoes but VERY high. Loads of chunky bangles and possibly some chunky beads.

Loose hair and smoky eyes.

No to a belt.

Shoe boots or heeled gladiators but mid heeled (Aldo have got some fab ones). No tights. Slightly messy hair and smokey eyes / pale lips as suggested above. And a long gold necklace - one that looks like you've had it for ages and just threw it on. And then a plain black cuff braclet in either leather or resin / plastic. You'll look gorge whatever!

I think the dress is quite safe and needs a bit of jewellery, at the very least earrings. Just go casual though not dressy jewellery.

Black nails quite trendy, if kept short will give the look a harder edge. Footless tights with shoe boots look quite funky and less dressy.

No to a belt! Don't you watch Gok??

great suggestions - thank you millions.

do you think you can wear ankle shoe boots/cage shoes if you are chunky of calf though? I still have about a stone to lose on each calf

oh blimey Gok over accessorises EVERYTHING>

he must have shares in...Accessorize

yes to high heeled shoes of ANY kind they will slenderise calves

oooh yes. like the idea of black short nails. good thought supercherry

this type of thing
a chunky silver cuff bangle or www.warehouse.co.uk/smooth-and-detailed-multi-bangle-set/Jewellery/warehouse/fcp-product/300626

so - the hunt for high heels begins

hurrah for shopping!

Why thanks Zakuro.

Re the calves question - just make sure (if you're wearing footless tights) that there is a slight gap between them and the boot and that the boot (if it has a strap round the ankle) does up on the slimmest part of said ankle. Have fun shoping / partying!

OOh and THE most fashionable nail colour at the mo is a kind of mink / putty coloured. Makes nails look v. long. Bourgois do a lovely one (and did you know, thair make up is made in exactly the same place / by the same people as Chanel?!)

Great dress. You'll look fab. All advice needed already given! Have fun!