Can I wear these boots to a "gala?"
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Anonymous
| Absolutely do not wear that GAP dress, OP. |
Anonymous
| There are no gala boots and if there were these are definitely not those. |
Anonymous
| The Boots look great OP, definetly wear them. |
Anonymous
| I think that dress is too casual. A sheath might be fine, but in something a little nicer than plain cotton. Either wear something with some lace or detailing, or punch it up with accessories. |
Anonymous
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Honestly, is it a 'real event'? Is it an event where you can find previous photos from last years in magazines or online? If so, see what people actually wear.
I attend a lot of charity galas and for people who don't get out a lot (and even some who do) they tend to overdress. I'd rather be underdressed than overdressed so OP, the boots/dress combo is something I would wear, especially if wrangling kids. |
Anonymous
Interesting thoughts. I appreciate the ideas. (OP here) |
Anonymous
| The etiquette rule is to always err on the side of overdressing! I wouldn't wear some ball gown OP, but that outfit is business casual at best. "Cocktail" has a very specific meaning in terms of dress. |
Anonymous
| Wearing a cotton dress is not seasonally appropriate and just looks tacky. Buy a simple wool sheath. It sounds like you are not one who cares about style so I'm nervous about what you have in mind re little black dress, I'll be honest. If you want to blend in you can't be the least well dressed person in the room, which is where you're headed. That outfit screams kindergarten teacher parent meetings. You don't have to shop at net a porter but it's time to upgrade a bit. |
Anonymous
| And you sound like you have a great body. There are some great dressy flats you could wear given that you'll have kids in tow. You can get away with that. I would do a black wool sheath, sheer hose, and sparkly flats. Get s dress with sleeves rather than wear a cardigan. |
Anonymous
Going to second this. Did this when I needed help pulling together an outfit for family pictures. It was great - she pulled together a whole bunch of different looks for me, and I got a great outfit, in my price point  .
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Anonymous
This sheath from banana is a similar shape, but the material is dressier and more appropriate. http://m.bananarepublic.gap.com/product.html?dn=bp1808660020000&pdn=search |
Anonymous
I like that! Thanks. (OP here) |
Anonymous
+1,000,000 - I work from home so I don't get dressed up for work too much. But my husband and I got invited to some supposedly very fancy gala that Bill Clinton was going to be at. I put on a fancy cocktail dress - and felt like such a hick, given that most of the other women there were just wearing suits and work clothes. To go back in time, I'd dress WAY more casually, even for something billed as a "gala." That Banana Republic dress looks like it might be perfect - sort of splitting the difference between glam and super casual |
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Since the gala is black and white cocktail, I would opt for something with more white (of course, still seasonally appropriate). Or at least, I would if I could go a night without spilling something on myself. Sigh.
If you're less clumsy than me, consider something white. |
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