Dark Blue/Black Dress with Dark tights and Bone/White Shoes

[bungalowdweller]

It was a beautiful dress, dark blue with big, whitish polka dots (a Karl Lagerfeld). Paired with bone shoes. I was aghast. I didn't want to hurt any feelings so I kept my thoughts to myself. I appreciate everyone's views. Stockings seem to be going away these days. . .and most women don't have tanned, slender pins that can carry off the bare look. Reminds me of Paris France in the 80s. Everyone on the Champs was barelegged even though the women were wearing great dresses. It seemed, dare I say it? So gypsy like. Perhaps it was because so many of the cafe's "restrooms" consisted of a hole in the floor with little pictures of shoes, right and left astride said hole. . .

[dizzybint]

Originally Posted by bungalowdweller

PLEASE----is this a thing??? I've seen several younger women dressed this way and I think it looks bizarre. I thought this was "against the rules"!

in my younger days in the 60s this was a trashy look...

[blueherons]

You have to be really fashion savvy to pull off this look.

[NWarty]

I've seen Katharine McPhee pull off this look many years ago. Dark blue sleeveless dress, tights and white heels. She looked fantastic

[SomeGuyInFairfax]

Originally Posted by Nov3

I recall some 1940s fashions going with such shoes with dark suits or gown dresses. Love the idea

For example:

This look Inspired by Kim Novak ("Madeline Elster") in Alfred Hitchcock's, Vertigo. Kim on the left; some other woman mimicking the look for a Vogue magazine feature:

Kim Novak's Look from Vertigo

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by phonelady61

exactly but I also think long sleeves in the summertime are bizarre . what about the girls who don't wear any foundation garmets such as shapers , bras you get the idea some of them that really need them don't wear them and I think that is a horrible look as well .

Two rounds of breastfeeding for a year-plus have retired any notion of it ever being okay to go braless, here...but I refuse to see shapers as a must-do.

[phonelady61]

Originally Posted by SomeGuyInFairfax

For example:

This look Inspired by Kim Novak ("Madeline Elster") in Alfred Hitchcock's, Vertigo. Kim on the left; some other woman mimicking the look for a Vogue magazine feature:

Kim Novak's Look from Vertigo

that kim novack is /was something else huh ? she was one of my dads faves .

[bungalowdweller]

Originally Posted by SomeGuyInFairfax

For example:

This look Inspired by Kim Novak ("Madeline Elster") in Alfred Hitchcock's, Vertigo. Kim on the left; some other woman mimicking the look for a Vogue magazine feature:

Kim Novak's Look from Vertigo

SomeGuy, It's the dark TIGHTS with the bone shoes that's the issue, not bone shoes with a dark dress. Note the sheer stockings Kim Novak is wearing.

[SomeGuyInFairfax]

Originally Posted by phonelady61

that kim novack is /was something else huh ? she was one of my dads faves .

I understand why. Fantastic actress and person.

[SomeGuyInFairfax]

Originally Posted by bungalowdweller

SomeGuy, It's the dark TIGHTS with the bone shoes that's the issue, not bone shoes with a dark dress. Note the sheer stockings Kim Novak is wearing.

I suppose then that would be weird. Even for men, the rule is shoes must be darker than trousers (sneakers and very casual shoes with casual attire excepted).