I’m wearing a short black cocktail dress with dark hose. Is it acceptable to wear gold sandals or is it better to wear black sandals?

A short black cocktail dress with dark hose would look best with black shoes. Sandals and open toe style shoes worn with hosiery make your feet look web footed and date you. Peep toe shoes can look great with tights and sometimes with darker (black) sheer or patterned stockings. (Depends on how they look with what you are wearing.) Black peep toe, closed toe pumps or closed toe sling back style shoes will look best with dark stockings and your short black dress.