# Ladies - Fashion Advise Please **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 4, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806 "2007-12-04T18:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/21 "2007-12-04T22:24:37Z")
Love the last one. There is a reason the LBD is such a staple. Search high and low for one that flatters you and you can wear it for years. Add some sparkly earrings for the party and get made up at a beauty counter if you’re up for it (always ask the most natural-looking salesperson). You can surely get away with black ballet flats or low heels. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/22 "2007-12-05T01:44:50Z")
Consider a black pant suit with a satin shell. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/23 "2007-12-05T03:41:20Z")
I found a fantastic black dress that accentuates my breasts and nips in at the waist and looks really sexy on me. I am excited about my dress and hopefully the party will be fun. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/24 "2007-12-05T11:54:05Z")
Yay! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/25 "2007-12-05T14:54:35Z")
Awesome! See, now you can wear it to just about anything but weddings - it’ll be a real fashion workhorse for you. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/26 "2007-12-05T15:47:36Z")
So, what about the shoes? I say silver! Or red. It \*is \* a holiday party…and you can always use a pair of red shoes… ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/27 "2007-12-05T17:52:08Z")
I was digging through my closet and I have a choice between silver strappy heels or black knee high boots. I was thinking boots simply because it is SO COLD in NYC but the silver shoes would be very cute. Hmmm, decisions decisions… ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/28 "2007-12-05T18:01:10Z")
I’m glad you found the right dress! I love the feeling of knowing you have something you feel happy in and not being able to wait to put it on and hit the party. Have fun! ETA: and go for the silver strappy. You can always wear boots and change when you get there. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/29 "2007-12-05T18:05:15Z")
Silver strappy’s my vote too, but you could always try the whole outfit on with the boots before you make up your mind. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/30 "2007-12-05T18:52:09Z")
Ooh…do the old “shoe on one foot, boot on the other, stand profile to the mirror on each side” trick and see which looks better. I suppose you could wear some nice black opaque tights (erm, pantyhose?) with the strappy shoes if you want warmth. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/31 "2007-12-05T19:20:36Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] I suppose you could wear some nice black opaque tights (erm, pantyhose?) with the strappy shoes if you want warmth. [/QUOTE] Black tights with silver sandals? No no no no no no no no no. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/32 "2007-12-05T19:45:55Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Black tights with silver sandals? No no no no no no no no no. [/QUOTE] A thousand times NO. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/33 "2007-12-05T20:15:58Z")
If you wear the silver shoes, get some dangly silver earrings (Claire’s or similar), maybe a silver bangly bracelet as well. I say black clutch purse, nude hose with the silver sandals and those two pieces of jewelry (and any rings you want to wear). Plus, another coat of mascara, and perhaps a slightly deeper shade of lip color–Rowr! ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/34 "2007-12-05T20:53:15Z")
Thanks for all the help! Now the only question left is my hair. I have long, wavy red hair that falls below my shoulders. Generally I am a ponytail kind of girl, not only because I do a lot of walking in my commute but also because I wear a headset all day. I would like to do something simple but appropriate with my outfit. Do I wear it up or down? Any recommendations for simple hairstyles that would work for a cocktail party? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/35 "2007-12-05T21:18:32Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Black tights with silver sandals? No no no no no no no no no. [/QUOTE] Just to make sure you know, the answer is no. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/36 "2007-12-05T21:35:01Z")
Maybe black hose (tights?) and silver shoes are the Thing over in Ireland–who knows? You could wear it up in a different style or really wow 'em by wearing it down… How far removed from your office persona do you want to go? I think you might be more comfortable with it up, since you wear it up a lot. Try a French twist or even a braid. If your hair is at all curly, you can do the wisps thing to soften the look. We want pics! ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/37 "2007-12-05T21:55:51Z")
Im not looking to go too far from my office persona, but somehow I am not seeing my bright red ponytail holder going over very well with my whole dress/jewelry thing I’m going to have going on tomorrow night. 🙂 I guess I just want to take the opportunity to play dress up a little bit since the occasion seems to call for it and since it is at a fancy Westchester country club I don’t want to be too out of place if it ends up being a really dressy affair. I have never been to one of these things before and I am very excited but also nervous. It is a very small company (we have about 30-35 people in our NY office) and most of the people who work here get paid incredibly well so I would not be suprised to see Chanel and Armani being the attire of choice with a vast majority of the people there. Also since I am going without a date I kind of want to look sleek and sexy so that all the mother hens in my office don’t do that, “Poor dear! Couldn’t you find a man interested in coming with you tonight?” thing that judgemental older ladies in the office tend to do. I would rather them focus on the fact that I look faaaabulous instead of the fact that I am there alone if at all possible. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/38 "2007-12-05T22:21:03Z")
Then do Y2K’s version of Power Hair–gleaming, clean, shiny, loose curls that look like you just tumbled out of bed…Work it, girl! don’t forget some nice perfume–but keep it light. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/39 "2007-12-05T22:21:28Z")
You can just go with a simple knot in your hair that starts with a ponytail but ends up looking sleeker. Here’s a video (ignore the product suggestions): [http://www.luscious-locks.co.uk/2007/09/14/chic-and-simple-hair-knot/](http://www.luscious-locks.co.uk/2007/09/14/chic-and-simple-hair-knot/) You can always pull out a few strands around your face and curl them into ringlets. ---
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806/40 "2007-12-05T22:32:56Z")
To be honest, long wavy red hair sounds absolutely gorgeous . . . why not wear it down? Can we see a pic? Gestalt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-fashion-advise-please/428806.md?page=3)