Outfit for Christening

The Lovely Muffin

Hi all,

I've got a Christening in a couple of weeks and am wearing this dress to it.

http://www.axparis.co.uk/products/Jewel-Fitted-Dress.html

The dress comes to about 1" above my knees and I'll be wearing flats, so I'm not worried about the length.

I'm looking for a jacket to go over the dress, I was thinking maybe a blazer like this, something I could wear again.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/06/article-2140302-12F2BC42000005DC-101_306x854.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2140302/Rochelle-Wiseman-The-Saturdays-spend-cold-night-pub-Marvin-JLS-hit-Miami.html

As for shoes, I was thinking either ballerina pumps in navy or red, or else some gold strappy sandals?

As for jewellery, I'll keep it to a minimum because of the jewel detailing on the dress, so maybe some small stud earrings and a ring/bracelet?

And for a bag, I have this cream purse/clutch bag which I could use, http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76153676&postcount=5815

What do you think? We are going to the Church and then back to the house afterwards so nothing fancy etc. I don't want to be over dressed, but do want to make an effort lol.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Lia_lia

That dress looks very risqué for a Christening :eek:

The Lovely Muffin

Lia_lia wrote: »

That dress looks very risqué for a Christening :eek:

It's not too risqué in reality though, there's no boobage on show either and it's not too short (comes to 1" above my knee).

I also showed it to my cousin (it's her daughters Christening) and she said it is fine to wear, and she would tell me if it wasn't appropriate.

The model in that pic is wearing heels and is probably quite tall, even without heels, I'm 5'5, so the dress isn't that short on me.

The Lovely Muffin

Can anyone help/offer suggestions?

Caraville

I think the blazer idea is good, especially if it's white with the bag you have.

I personally think pumps would take from the look (really dress it down I mean), and I don't think gold strappy sandals would be nice either...

How about something like these:







Or even just a plain pair of black court shoes. I definitely think more shoe than sandal though.

The Lovely Muffin

Thanks so much.

I have a pair of shoes similar to these, but in black.

http://www.asos.com/Miss-KG/Miss-KG-Dahlia-Platform-Strap-Suede-Court-Shoes/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1420306



I also have these ones

http://www.amazon.co.uk/KG-Kurt-Geiger-Womens-Decorative/dp/B0042VJ1X0

The thing is, if I wear heels, the dress will be too short on me, so I need to wear flats.

gingernut125

I wouldn't wear that to a christening personally.

silly

gingernut125 wrote: »

I wouldn't wear that to a christening personally.

She is looking for advice on what to wear with the dress...not if you would wear it.

If you want to go with pumps, then maybe a nice cream pair and a cream fitted blazer with it, to brighten it up a bit?

The Lovely Muffin

silly wrote: »

She is looking for advice on what to wear with the dress...not if you would wear it.

If you want to go with pumps, then maybe a nice cream pair and a cream fitted blazer with it, to brighten it up a bit?

I thought of cream pumps alright, and thought with a cram blazer and cream bag, it'd be nice with the navy dress and as you say, brighten it up.

I also thought of red pumps, but I'm not sure about them to be honest, they might 'stand out' a bit if they are only red item I'd be wearing?

Twee.

Please stay on the topic at hand: something to match the dress.

Caraville

I wouldn't wear pumps with a dress like that at all, but I understand that if you wear heels you might not feel comfortable so if you so decide to stick to pumps then keep them as plain as possible.