party dress ideas

el_gaucho

hi everyone,
i've got an xmas party coming up and the dress code is "black with a dash". in my case a dash of orange. if anyone's got ideas i'd love to hear them.
thanks,
el_gaucho

dundalk cailin

what bout a LBD with a sparkley orange brooch / orange bag / orange jewelry .. God u didnt get the easiest colour!! (PS im takin it you r a gal?)

LegacyUser

I was just about to say, a bit of a tricky colour to play with.
I am thinking, little black baby doll dress with a fat satin orange ribbon just under your boobs, tied in a bow at your back. Stick with black shoes, a silver and orange chain, if you can find one, and the tiniest orange bag, same colour as the ribbon.

PERFECT

el_gaucho

dundalk cailin wrote:

(PS im takin it you r a gal?)

well, no im a guy!! which kind of rules out the orange ribbon just under the boobs and i suppose the little black baby doll dress too...probably

*Oul_Doll_Cork*

hehe, It sounded nice anyway Sillysausage!:D

Is it a really dressy party?
Or is it more of a casual dress party?

LegacyUser

party dress ideas, thats the thread title, sorry, i guessed you needed a 'party dress' idea Wooops

MsMolko

I found a very pretty dress....http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=9784&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=10&iSubCat=15&iProductID=9784 but I'm not sure if it's the right colours etc. If I was you, I'd go with orange SHOES

el_gaucho

*Oul_Doll_Cork* wrote:

hehe, It sounded nice anyway Sillysausage!:D

Is it a really dressy party?
Or is it more of a casual dress party?

id say fairly casual dol, but there's nothing to stop us being well dressed all the same

styer

plain black dress, when it comes to the orange, go for a dark auburn orange, morer of an autumn colour, accessorise with this orange only, orange shoes, bag, bracelet, necklace (get some copper/brass with orange coloured jewellery....syay away from mixing it with silver.....fairly cheap in the usual spots).....

joejoem

styer wrote:

plain black dress, when it comes to the orange, go for a dark auburn orange, morer of an autumn colour, accessorise with this orange only, orange shoes, bag, bracelet, necklace (get some copper/brass with orange coloured jewellery....syay away from mixing it with silver.....fairly cheap in the usual spots).....

Lol..... He is a guy.....

txt_mess

Given that your a guy the only options you have i sone of those orange cumberbun things which wreck your head or my personal favourite dye your hair or at least part of it orange.

Pythia

I'd go for an orange ribbon around the waist or below chest.
Maybe some orange dangly earrings, some orangey red lipstick of it suits you.
An orange flower as a brooch would be nice too.
I wouldn't bother buying orange shoes as you'll never wear them again.

el_gaucho

Pythia wrote:

I'd go for an orange ribbon around the waist or below chest.
Maybe some orange dangly earrings, some orangey red lipstick of it suits you.
An orange flower as a brooch would be nice too.
I wouldn't bother buying orange shoes as you'll never wear them again.

lads, im a guy!!
hence the difficulty!! mind you the lipstick could be nice...hmmm:rolleyes:

dublin12

all black with an orange dickey-bow/tie.....or socks and when someone asks where your 'dash' is you can pull up your trouser leg!
Or you could dress all in black and get some orange thick paper from easons or an art shop and cut it into a lightning flash shape, stick it on your t-shirt..head..whatever, and go as dash gordon....'course as you get drunker you might find yourself singing 'ooo-ooohhh hes a miracle' and attacking 'Ming the merciless'....

Firesuite

I concur with the black suit black shirt orange tie idea. Rarr!

Scraggs

black suit orange tie, orange socks
perhaps even an orange belt if ye can locate one?

Or black tie orange shirt...

If you have fair hair get one of those wash in wash out sachets of orange hair dye!!!