STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Lilykind · Hermes

Please accessorize.

Cortney1982 · Chanel

I wouldn't rule out wearing necklaces with the dress, I feel that it needs one.

lynnie · Chanel

i love that dress!!! I want one. Is it chartreuse? how much was that at the sample sale and how does sizing run? Were there any extras left?

I'll have to think about accessories- for me- i'd probably wear it in a grungy MK way, but I'm not sure thats you.

relrel · Marc Jacobs

i don't know...i don't like the idea of necklaces with that dress. i feel they might interfere too much with the ruching-like detail. have you tried the dress on with a pair of jeans? straight leg maybe? and then the animal print shoes? i think that bangles might work with the dress, but honestly, it's really hard to picture any jewelry of any kind with the dress. im gonna think about it and get back to you.

eta: okay...gonna try some outfits here...

a bunch of beaded necklaces

then with some dark straight leg jeans

with some funky shoes

la boqueria heels

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with the sleeves pushed up to about the elbows or so, some bracelets

chunky plastic bangle (the white one only)

perhaps with a skinny belt slung really low so as not to interfere with the ruching detail

and yeah, the skinny jeans again

with some hot pink shoes to bring out the bracelet color

hope that helps a little! the dress is awesome!

-- Edited by relrel at 12:00, 2006-03-22

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

what about a vintage locket? mckenke suggested one for my green dress (btw, it just came in last night--it didn't work w/ the shoes though. the color was perfect but the style was too little house on the praire on me. sigh. the search continues...)

anyway, i'm still on the hunt for the kind of locket mckenke suggested, as soon as i find one, i'll totally call you.

shopgirl82 · Chanel

rlutz, my SS, gave me something like this but longer and blue. so something like that may be fun.

i wouldn't do just gold because it blends too much into the dress.

i like this idea.

Moschino Cheap & Chic Animal Print Sandal

(it would be a good excuse to get these shoes that i love).

ETA:

you could do a headband.

and maybe one other color bight color added by way of handbag or shoes...

or a pucci style headband.

-- Edited by shopgirl82 at 17:33, 2006-03-22

Lilykind · Hermes

lynnie wrote:

i love that dress!!! I want one. Is it chartreuse? how much was that at the sample sale and how does sizing run? Were there any extras left? I'll have to think about accessories- for me- i'd probably wear it in a grungy MK way, but I'm not sure thats you.

The dress is golden yellow IRL, was $50, and runs TTS pretty much (I got an M). I think it flatters curvier girls because they fill it out better. There were maybe three or four left when I went to the sale last weekend, almost all in an M.

I wouldn't rule out grungy MK either...one of the outfits I'm thinking about with is involved black leggings, and my Chanel flats or Converse sneakers plus a newsboy hat. I just need jewelry.

honey · Gucci

that dress looks so cute on you. if you go with a necklace i like the ones shopgirl82 posted.

also really big, modern earrings would look awesome

http://www.lazulijewelry.com/collections/novel.asp?id=127

lisa levine also makes great modern earrings

www.lisalevinejewelry.com

atlgirl · Gucci

I have to agree with relrel; I almost think a necklace(s) will be too much with that dress. I like the idea of bold, modern earrings and maybe a wide cuff bracelet (I like to wear wide ones over long sleeves, and it looks like that would work with the dress). I do like the shoes relrel posted - fun!

honey, thanks for sharing the lazuli site. I really like some of those designs.