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ranchera20 · Marc Jacobs

Help on outfit idea!

Yana · Dooney & Bourke

I'd wear grey tights & black booties or black tights with grey booties. Also, would wear gold tones jewelry or a bright color scarf ( magenta/purple/lime/yellow/fucsia/red). Did you try the dress with a belt? Maybe patent black or leather black?

Suasoria · Chanel

I'd go with black/black. Ankle boots can make your legs look stumpy if you aren't supermodel height. Keeping the leg and shoe in the same color range helps.

If you have Ross/TJ Maxx/Marshalls nearby, I'd try there first - you can easily stay under $50. DSW or Off 5th would be the next best bets.

exsupahero · Kate Spade

If you're willing to buy online, newport-news has lots of booties for under $50.

This is around $30.

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Miss Mabel · Kenneth Cole

I love the dress on you. Very cute. But, I have a hard time seeing that with booties. I tend to think booties look better with skirts and dresses that are a few inches above the knee -- otherwise I think legs look a bit stumpy (as Suasoria said).

Maybe you could try it with a bootie-ish shoe, as a sort of middle ground? I didn't spend a lot of time looking, but maybe something like this (sorry, too rushed to look up how to post pic, since I always forget).

http://www.zappos.com/bcbgeneration-kaola-meteorite-cendre-soft-box-calf

Boots · Gucci

I'd probably do black and black as well.

Found these on Shoes.com

$58

$75

$50

THese are from Endless

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$54.95 I have these in a distressed gray and they are pretty comfortable after I sized up 1/2 size. Got mine at Marshalls.

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$89.95

ranchera20 · Marc Jacobs

Thanks girls for your help!
I really like the idea of gold tone jewelry Yana!

Exsupahero I will check out newport news online. I'm always kind of iffy with ordering shoes online because my size can vary.
Boots I really like the third and fifth ones that you posted.
I will continue looking at DSW and other places. I would like to use this outfit for a friends birthday in December so I have time :)

-- Edited by ranchera20 on Wednesday 28th of October 2009 10:53:03 AM

alb · Marc Jacobs

i love the dress on you and the idea of wearing it with black tights and booties!

gossipgirl · Dooney & Bourke

Suasoria wrote:

I'd go with black/black. Ankle boots can make your legs look stumpy if you aren't supermodel height. Keeping the leg and shoe in the same color range helps.

If you have Ross/TJ Maxx/Marshalls nearby, I'd try there first - you can easily stay under $50. DSW or Off 5th would be the next best bets.

Good advice - I'd go with these ideas