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dc


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Date tonight, can't decide which dress (I am a dress girl - nothing else is an option).  So it's a pretty casual thing - drinks and possibly light dinner at sort of a little french cafe thing.  Can't decide which dress... if either at all.  If it helps, the guy is the creative type, with an eye for design, so I have chosen two dresses that I think are sort of intersting in terms of structure or pattern.


This one is pretty flattering on me.... having shoe issues.  My C Ronsons are too painful so I am wodnering if the rope espadrilles I am wearing today are too clunk.  And I can't figure out what purse to carry but I think my brown botkier might be too heavy/cowgirl looking.....



These are the shoes:



Other choice - this marimekko dress.  the strap cross cutely in the back and it's sort of linen. I do not plan to mimic her poor choice of shoes and hose (WTF?).  Too dressy?  What kind of shoes? I usually wear this with black choo sandals, but think that's way too dressy for tonight.  Accessories?


 



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I do think the second one is a little too dressy, it is gorgeous, but I'd wait for a different occasion. The first one gets my vote. (Also cute) I am not too sure about accessories, but yah the brown shoes and bag seem a bit off. How about simple strappy sandals and a clutch? I think the dress is casual enough so that you can have dressy accessories. 

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Fun!  What a great day for a date too - it is so beeeeeautiful out.  I vote marimekko dress, because it's so pretty and I am not feeling the shoes with the first dress.  And I'm guessing you have a pair of black strappy sandals you could wear with it.  A beaded necklace (preferably longer) would help make it more casual.


Have a great time!



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I like the first one bettre for tonight. The second dress is great but a little dressy- I think you'll be able to dress it down in the fall when it's not so hot out though (I'm picturing it with a great pair of boots, maybe a chunky cardigan...).


The shoes you posted look like they'll look cute, but if you want dressier a pair of neutral starppy sandals might work to.



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dc


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This is tougher than I thought.  I really don't have any shoes that would be good with either dress. 


Luckily, there IS a Hecht's across the street - I could snap something up on sale and hope it doesn't hurt...


I do think I have a clutch that could work with the first dress.  But, yeah, I have to admit to myself that maybe these espadrilles are not so sexy (damn! so comfy!)


UGH.  I just wore my preferred date outfit (black james perse jersey dress with funky new french handbag and dollyannas) on Saturday (with a friend, not a date) and it's not clean.


 



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Fun, fun! I am totally going to copy you and have the ST girls dress me for my date too.


I agree with the other girls that the first dress is v. cute for this occasion. Is there any way your Dollyannas could work with it? (Or are they black? I was thinking the pink multi-colored miiiiight work, but I haven't seen a pic in a while). Otherwise, I think light green or teal shoes would be pretty.


Just realized I am adding nothing to this thread, other than my excitement over your date and pretty dress.



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have fun on your date!


i prefer the first outfit, but think that the wedges pictured are a little too clunky. what about a a pair of neutral strappy sandals or dressier flips?


your preferred date outfit sounds hot too!



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If you get a pair of strappy neutral sandals at Hecht's, you won't regret it.  They will be the perfect fall/transition shoes!

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this is really tough. I think the first dress is definitely the one but what to wear with? I agree with the others that it is so festive that you probably won't need accessories.

Let us know if you end up buying a pair of shoes and what they look like.

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LOVE both dresses but agree that the 2nd one might be too dressy. Wear the 1st one but with different shoes....maybe gold sandals if you have them, with a clutch that had these colors or gold in it and minimal jewelry (maybe JUST a gold bangle or JUST gold earrings).

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Oooh! Definitely the first one. It's the perfect day to wear it! It's so summery. I think you should just go to Hecht's and find a pair of shoes there.


Hmmm....accessories...lets see:





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I *do* have the aerosoles holly pitchers (like the dollyanna) with the neutral suede/gold strappies.  Damn... no pics on the web. 



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Yay! A date - what fun!


I like the 2nd dress better, but I'm always a little dressier than everyone else, so take that for what it's worth. It's just so pretty and could be dressed down with a pair of sparkly flip-flops and a few long beaded necklaces like someone above suggested. How pretty!


You know, and call me crazy if you want, but I think the marimekko might look pretty freaking awesome with a pair of cowboy boots. I don't know - I'd have to see it in person but it would definitely be funky and dress the dress down a bit.


Have fun and tell us what you decide!



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I say the first dress with you holly pitchers and then some earthy accessories, wood bangle, gold or shell earrings.

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i know you'll look fab in either dress (and have fun on your date) but i personally like the 2nd one. i think the print is really cool, and that it only looks dressy b/c they styled it weirdly. i like the idea of strappy sandal with a lower heel like this


Lauren by Ralph Lauren ´Marina´ Sandal 


or a black strappy sandal with a wood or cork sole along these lines, but in black


Brown/Gold somthing with a different sole would keep it more casual.



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dc wrote:

I *do* have the aerosoles holly pitchers (like the dollyanna) with the neutral suede/gold strappies.  Damn... no pics on the web.  -- Edited by dc at 15:16, 2005-08-17
Well, I know what they look like b/c I'm wearing them right now and I think that would look fab with your dress!

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I love that first dress....I think it would look good with the goldish Holly Pitchers...I also have them...have fun on your date!

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Argh - ok, it's decision time! Now that I am home and have tried on both dresses, the black actually is more casual than I'd thoguht - it's a thick woven linen-ish (but not thin/wrinkly like linen) material.

Either way, think I will wear hair in a loose wavy knot at nape with a sweeping bang, a la Naomi Watts (I wish! I don't feel like doing big hair tonight, and I have big hair) and small - like an inch length - gold filigree earrings in a diamond shape with tiny little diamond-shaped danglies. They're small but exquisite. And glowy yet natural makeup in bronzy neutrals.

So do I wear the top dress plus gold holly pitchers, and natural leather kooba pleated clutch... a bit more demure

OR

above hair and earrings but with the black dress and low-heeled (2-inch) black jimmy choo slides (2 small straps across foot with 1 vertical connecting them, very bare and simple) with EITHER coral bulga with gold hardware OR white jimmy choo pleated bag w/gold hardware (this one might be too dressy...).

Help - one hour to go! Vote!


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Second dress with coral bulga



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ooh, i'm gonna have to go with dress #1, but both sound beautiful!  he's going to love either one

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