Sunday, 3 July 2011

Wedding Outfit No 1 - Styling and Ideas

This summer I'm going to 3 weddings, having already been to one this year! I've also got a posh work summer ball. This calls for an outfit SOS.  Luckily, I can recycle outfits, as one is the wedding of a friend, the other is my boyfriend's cousin and the final is my sister's wedding.  No one is going to the same one apart from me and the Mister.  Anyhow, I have bought two dresses, and thought I'd have a go at styling them today.  Here's my first attempt...



I saw this dress in Oasis for £60 and it really stood out to me - I thought it would be perfect and a little bit unusual for my sister's wedding.  Unfortuneately, my Mum has vetoed it - she has bought a mint green jacket and this dress will clash.  The dress looks mint in the photos, but it's actually more of a pea green - I definitely couldn't stand next to my Mum in it!  The dress is very 70s styled - with big, flowing sleeves and a short body, nipped in with an integral belt.  I'm planning to wear this to my friend's wedding, where my boyfriend is the Best Man.







I think I can be a bit fun and playful with this dress.  I'm thinking of styling it with antique-toned gold jewellery, and bright accessories, including my purple patent Mary-Jane's from Office and an orange hand bag from Next.  I'm also considering some bright flowers in my hair.  I'm not sure about the hand bag - it might be a bit too clashy.  There's a yellow one in Oasis that I might get instead.



What do you reckon?  It's a bit different for me, and quite bold, but I can see it coming together as an outfit.  Let me know if you have any comments or suggestions!

Dress - Oasis £60
Purple Patent Mary Janes - Office £40 (2 years ago)
Orange Hand Bag - Next (4 years ago)
Earrings - Warehouse (old)
Necklace - Next £6 (this season)
Large bangle - Warehouse (old)
Flower Hair Accessories - Accessorize Clearance £1 each
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6 comments:

  1. Flossy Scissorhands3 July 2011 at 15:15

    I love the colour of the dress and the shoes are to die for :-) you'll look super pretty :-)

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  2. Lisa3 July 2011 at 19:25

    I love the colour of that dress and those shoes are gorgeous x

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  3. Ess-Jay243 July 2011 at 20:01

    The colour is really pretty and love the shoes! I have about 5 weddings next year, why do they all come at once!
    xx

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  4. Dreams That Glitter xoxo3 July 2011 at 20:56

    The shoes, oh my goodness, they are beeeeautiful! I like this outfit a lot.

    xoxo

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  5. Jadegrrrl4 July 2011 at 03:34

    <3 the dress is amazing <3 I'd probably keep the rest of the look really simple, keep the necklace, one bangle and lose the rest.

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  6. TheBristolBeautyBlog5 July 2011 at 19:38

    Thanks everyone. So the concensus is keep the dress, keep the shoes, and simplify the accessories a bit to just the necklace and a bangle. I can over-accessorise a bit, so I need your input!

    Thanks again - will take some snaps at the wedding to show you all.

    xx

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