What to wear with a brown and turquise dress - Help!?

Question

I am going to a wedding and have bought a lovely dress but have no idea what shoes, jewellery and jacket/cardigan to wear with it.... The dress is strapless, mid to dark brown with turquiose flowers round the embroidered round the lower part of the skirt and is mid calf length. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Answer 1

Some pretty brown, high-heel sandals. A simple wrap in either color. And turquoise and/or gold jewelry. Don't worry about being too matchy-matchy; that's too 1980's. Pick classic accessories that will work with several outfits you already own.

Answer 2

u can follow simple rule of elegance - do not have on more than three colours at a time.
so this means that you can have shoes and a clutch in another colour and it will still work. I would say stay away from turquoise because it has so many shades it may be difficult to find right stuff. Go for a kitten heal shoes as they go very well with the mid-calf length and a small bag or a clutch which has long strap - so it is not in your hands the whole time. Colour - beige, cream and it would be nice if the clutch or small bag has some embroidery on it. if your skin-tone is pale than go for a brown pashmina and if you have a tan or darker skin than definitely go for cream or beige pashmina.
consider a hat. strapless dress means a lovely neckless and nothing else as far as jewelry goes. If you can find one with pieces of turqoise stone than you have a real winner otherwise go for 'real' piece that you have not plasticky etc as it will draw attention so it is better to have a real thing even if it is a simple chain.
hope this helps

Answer 3

Wear a fitted jacket in turquiose and strappy high heel sandals (velvet look would be good) in brown/beige. You can get great chunky jewellery in turquoise. But it depends on the pattern of the flowers. If the flowers are large print go for the chunky variety, a abstract shape would be good or a disc circle with side stones around the neckline. If the flowerprint is smaller go for a more subtle turquiose peice either costume or really with small turquoise stones such as marquiseque or aqua crystals.(QVC do some good stuff) A central stone peice is essential with stapless dresses or your neck will look stumpy. Good luck and happy shopping.

Answer 4

Accessorise in turquoise, that includes shoes, bag and jewelry. Wear fairly high, strappy sandals-they will accentuate the shape of you legs and make you calfs look slimmer. Wear a turquoise bolero so that it is not too close to the detail on the dress. Try keep the jewelry simple and make sure the colour of your bag matches the colour of your shoes well. Enjoy the wedding!

Answer 5

I would try brown shoes, probably strappy. (since the dress is srapless, show off most of your foot. No closed toe shoes.) You might luck up and find some with one turquoise strap. (I have a pair like that.) Wear a simple turquoise necklace, bracelet and earrings, maybe a small tear drop pair.. (Don't over do it with the jewlery!!!!!) A nice brown wrap or shrug (short jacket) would go nice. No full jacket though. And wear your hair up, show your shoulders when you take your wrap off.

Have a nice time!!

Answer 6

I would try to bring out the turquiose, maybe a shawl, a great bangle bracelet ... I like an open neck with a strapless, so I'd avoid a necklace. for shoes, you can either do brown or turquoise, but I'd go with brown sandals and let your few accessories (shawl, bangle, the embroidery) really pop.

Answer 7

Having done a fashion design course at college, I would normally never consider mixing brown and turquoise on an item in any respect; Brown & Turquoise do not normally go together... However, In the brown region, you want to be aiming for colors in the green or red spectrum and for turquoise, complementing colors are Yellow, pale green, and darker blues.

As for accessories, I cannot really advise you, since I was purely designing clothes, not matchouts to go with them!

Answer 8

Do you need a jacket or a cardigan with the dress? Why not a small bolero with long sleeves if necessary.....turquoise sandals, turquoise beaded bag and a light gold necklace with tiny turquoise crystals, Have fun....I love dressing up for weddings!!!!

Answer 9

Black heels and brushed or antiqued gold earrings and necklace that are simple and tasteful, or a necklace that has a smoky topaz or turquoise cluster hanging from a circlet. Stick to gold because it's more dressy. If you can't find a turquoise crocheted sweater or wrap to match the flowers on your dress, wear that or stick to black.

Answer 10

Jean jacket...brown shoes....no black purse or shoes...i don't know about jewelry. Something simple & gold. Like a gold necklace. Nothing cheesy. The dress sounds pretty enough to draw attention to it...so don't overdo the jewelry.