What should I wear to a cocktail reception at a mall store event. The store is upscale & its from7-9pm?
I have a cream satin skirt with a black lace overlay (white house black market). Its about knee length and aline in shape.
Looking for suggestions for shoes, blouses, purse, sweater, and/or jewelry. I have everything from pearls to rhinestones...
I want the skirt to be the focal piece...so how to I downplay everything else so I am not overdressed but still appropriate?
I'll give you some links of what I think would look great (the pictures are just for example, but if you like them you can get them online.)
Blouse: If the skirt is cream and black, I would go with a black shirt. Reason being, sense you say you want the skirt to be the main piece, having black would make it stand out more.
Here are some blouses I think would look beautiful:
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=fashion_dressy&product_id=2054015019&Page=all
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=fashion_dressy&product_id=2053858284&Page=all#
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=fashion_dressy&product_id=2053989090&Page=all
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=fashion_dressy&product_id=2053552554&Page=all#
Shoes: I would go with black, as well. Any other color would look misplaced.
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=footwr_casual&sub_category=footwr_dressy_heels&search_size=&search_color=&search_price=&product_id=2051526996&Page=all# (in the black color)
Purse: You could go for a black or cream-colored purse. Sense a purse would go down to your hips, it could be cream-colored and also bring attention to your skirt.
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_handbags&product_id=1054223225&Page=all
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_handbags&product_id=1052384588&Page=all
Sweater: I would go for a loose black sweater. Something such as this (but in all-black):
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=fashion_sweaters&product_id=2054024694&Page=all
Jewelry: For jewelry I would go for something that would tie the black and cream color together. Like this:
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_necklace&product_id=1055610233&Page=all
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