Dear StyleList,
I bought this fabric necklace several years ago and recently remembered that it was in my nightstand. I didn't have a specific outfit in mind when I ordered it -- I believe it would best be described as an "impulse buy" -- but I thought it was so fun and pretty. Surely, I would figure out the proper styling when it arrived. Since that time, I have worn this necklace approximately once, and it certainly wasn't with confidence. Yes, I realize such items are called statement necklaces for a reason, but sometimes I get shy about calling too much attention to myself. The fact I have a small frame makes it seem even more overwhelming.
StyleList, I need your help! What's the proper way to wear this necklace? Does it work year-round, or is it season-specific? What's the right occasion for it? And, finally, what do I pair it with?
Thanks in advance! Looking forward to your advice.
Lori
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First, wear it with a somewhat plunging neckline. Never wear it with anything other than a night appropriate dress, like a cocktail black basic. OR, you could go hog wild and wear it with a Chanel suit. I had a necklace like this, but with silk gold leaves, interspersed with pearls. It was quite a piece and I only wore it with my Chanel suit, or a plunging cocktail dress.
The color is OUTSTANDING and will flatter any complexion, hair color. Play up the drama.
Take it all the way, and if you don't find fierce deep down inside, then relinquish the necklace to the Salvation Army. Someone else will love this necklace, and that's a good thing.
Myself, I'm short and bosomy and hourglass shaped. This would be a tough one for me because I do not need anything to make the up-front look any bigger.
Still...if I were determined, I would get something goth, slightly hostile, and gauzy from AllSaints and wear very high heels. Think big, in-your-face, and statement ("I like to dabble in S&M" and/or "I'm a little hostile but you like that, don't you?")
OR
Plain dark jeans, light shirt, heels (I couldn't do this without, I'm too short for that much fabric), and get my hair blown out so that it's straight and shiny.
I'd be able to carry off the first look without much fanfare and the second would be tougher.
It's all in the attitude.
Go for it, and then come back and let us know how you did!
:)
but ... i would pick a simple a-line dress in the same color ... and go monochrome all the way. this way, you still get to show off the unique necklace while not allowing it to overpower you.
I know we've all had things that we've bought and then thought "no, this isn't me" and yes those things should get packed off to the charity shop. But if you have something you still feel drawn to, but haven't been able to integrate it successfully as yet, I say hold on to it, and it will reveal its glory in due time.
Now, with all that fancy stuff it has to be dress-up party dress. Not Cinderella-ish. You're trying to tastefully draw attention towards the necklace, and hopefully your face, not distract with a bunch of other taffeta and such. You're never going to match the right gray, and with black or white this gray will look washed out. I suggest a dark red dress, smooth, maybe linen, relatively plain. The neckline is almost irrelevant.