Can I wear ankle shoes with a cocktail dress?
Ankle shoes are very much” in style”. There are many styles and colors of ankle shoes/boots out there to choose from. They look very stylish with cocktail dresses. Ankle shoes that are delicate looking, with thinner straps and tapered heels, would be more dressy with a cocktail dress than heavier-looking style shoes that have wide straps and chunky heels. With dark color cocktail dresses, a delicate black strappy ankle shoe/boot is very modern and chic. If you are wearing a print dress, with black in the print, or a colored dress a black ankle shoe will be perfect. Add a black jacket/wrap and/or black bag and you are good to go. Light color dresses look fabulous with neutral / bone or metallic color ankle shoes.
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Can I wear colored shoes with a black cocktail dress?
Colored shoes are the rage now and with a black cocktail dress, they will give you a modern look. Women have been wearing nude color shoes and metallics with cocktail dresses for a while and red shoes have always been popular to wear with black dresses. Today any color or multi-color shoes are chic with a black cocktail dress. Yves Saint Laurent showed pastel-colored shoes in his spring 2016 line and paired them with black dresses in his fall line. If you want to update your Little Black Dress why not go for some colorful shoes?
Is it appropriate to wear ankle boots or thigh-high boots with a mini dress?
Ankle boots or thigh-high boots would be totally chic with your black mini dress. Since your dress is black, black boots are definitely cool!! Your outfit sounds perfect for a 37th surprise birthday, cocktail party down under. You might want to consider wearing black tights if you wear ankle boots to keep your legs warm and something to wear over your shoulders if your dress is open on top.