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NCshopper · Hermes

Shoes for BR suit

gingembre1 · Kate Spade

I like the T-strap the model is wearing with that suit. I could also see a dark bronze with that suit maybe, in a wedge style heel. But I think dark chocolate brown is best. You could go with a Mary Jane style too, or the pointy toe look. But I think with the style of the suit, a round toe works the best.

rar210 · Marc Jacobs

I NEVER hear about the Friends and Family until after it's over. And I shop at both Gap and BR all the time!! I have been thinking of getting that suit myself, for awhile. I was trying to wait for a sale but I may not be able to wait. How does it run??

ILoveChoo · Hermes

rar210 wrote:

I NEVER hear about the Friends and Family until after it's over. And I shop at both Gap and BR all the time!!

me too! I love it, but it's so expensive. And I am a little iffy about it becasue I've seen it IRL and it has elbow patches- which are totally cool for the jacket as a blazer, but I feel like it makes the suit a little more casual than I originally thought it would be.

NCshopper · Hermes

Yeah, I was super excited about the Friends and Family discout--we saved like $100! I'm sure it will go on sale before too long. Also, you could get the suit now and just save your receipt and see if they'll do a price adjustment. Or you could wait a month or so and I'll bet your chances of getting a price adjustment will be even better.

The suit runs true to size. I'm smaller on top than I am on the bottom and got a 6 in the pants and skirt and a 4 in the jacket, which is pretty normal for me, and it fits perfectly. I'm not in love with the elbow patches, but they don't bug me that much either. The jacket looks SUPER cute with a cute cami and jeans too, so I'll get a lot of wear out of it.

Do you ladies think that burgundy or dark purple shoes would look okay with it, or would that look weird? As I said, I'm new to working with brown and still haven't figured it out 100%.

rar210 · Marc Jacobs

Here's a thread I did awhile ago, hope it helps you some

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=44784&subForumID=102212&action=viewTopic&commentID=3524587

atlgirl · Gucci

I would go with a burgundy over a dark purple, but I think a rich red burgundy would look *wonderful* with that suit. Also teal...mmm.

NCshopper · Hermes

rar210 wrote:

Here's a thread I did awhile ago, hope it helps you some http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=44784&subForumID=102212&action=viewTopic&commentID=3524587

Thanks! I love those outfits! I think I'm going to play around a bit with the suit this afternoon and I'll take pics and post them if I come up with anything cute!

kisa · Dooney & Bourke

ebay shoes, maybe?
I've never worn a suit before so I'm not sure but these are burgundy kind of! I also really like the shoes the model is wearing with the pants.

-- Edited by kisa at 18:53, 2005-08-10