Don’t worry, you haven’t stumbled onto the wrong website by mistake: the dress you see above is the subject of a reader question, which I’m hoping you can all help me solve!
Lizzi writes:
I really need your help! I recently bought this dress [above]
I want to wear it to my year 11 prom but I can’t seem to find any shoes that I think will go with it. If you have any spare time, could you help me with it? I love high high heels and I guess my price range is up to about £35-40.
Thank you so much in advance
Lizzi
x
First of all: gorgeous dress!
When it comes to formal dressing and brightly coloured dresses, my instinct is generally to stick with metallic shoes, which have a nice, dressed-up feel to them, and which also have the benefit of working with just about any colour of dress, so you can wear them over and over again, and don’t get stuck buying a pair of shoes that you’ll wear once and never again. I think silver would look particularly nice with the colour of this dress (Although any metallic would also do), but if you want to try something a little more interesting, you could always go for a bold, contrasting colour, like purple or fuchsia.
I’m guessing you’re from the UK, so with a budget of up to £40, the main suspects here would be the likes of Dorothy Perkins, New Look, Miss Selfridge, Debenhams’ Red Herring range, M&S or Next. All of those should have shoes within that price range, and if you have one near you, I’d also recommend checking out TK Maxx. It can be a bit hit and miss, but if you get it on a good day, you can find shoes from more expensive brands like Dune, Moda in Pelle, Steve Madden, etc, for anything from £20 upwards.
Personal taste is obviously a huge factor in this, and I’ve no idea what kind of shoes you normally go for, but here are just a few suggestions:
£28, Red Herring at Debenhams
£30, Dorothy Perkins (not available online, but should be available in-store)
£28, Red Herring at Debenhams
Of course, don’t discount good ol’ black pumps, either:
£32, Next
The classic shape of the dress means that you can go for a more elaborate shoe, if you want to, but the super-simple approach could also work:
£30, New Look
Over to the readers: anyone got any suggestions for Lizzi?
These silver ones are gorgeous and very cheap http://www.office.co.uk/womens/office/sherbet_dip/37/7031/19283/1?fs=7031
Alternatively, these are the PERFECT
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Thinking about some online retailers that are good…Bullfrogs have a good range of shoes at different prices, I like the April shoes: http://tinyurl.com/33ob9mw which are available in silver and black. New Look is often better online than instore, so it’s worth looking at their website as well. Schuh have an ebay outlet, which might be a good option if your prom isn’t iminient. I think that House of Fraser has as well. Happy hunting! x
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Hmm, it posted my comment… as I was saying, these ones are the PERFECT colour: http://www.office.co.uk/womens/office/giggle_strap/33/8241/21925/1?fs=8241
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You could go a bit mad and get great statement heels that everyone will notice from ASOS! These in particular are lovely, I know you they’re not exactly matchy matchy but I think it’s nice to have something a wee bit different every now and again!
http://www.asos.com/Asos/Asos-Posie-Bow-Peeptoe-Platform-Shoe/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=860109&cid=6461&Rf-800=-1,45.000&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=200&sort=-1&clr=Nude
Thanks for the help everybody! I love all of these but I would say my favourites are probably the first one from Red Herring, the Sparkly ones and the Cracked Leather ones from Lauren
Again, thank you all so much 🙂 I definitley can’t wait for prom now!
Lizzi xx
Those silver strappy ones are perfect.
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