Poll: Dress Hayley for the Classical Brits

[Richard]

Hello Jillian!

I don't like those shoes either, and they certainly aren't going cheep! At that price, taxidermy is the polite way of saying it.

Richard

[Jillian]

Ha, ha -- nice pun Richard! I rather think that shoes like that mainly serve as publicity stunts to get the press talking about the designer -- and it has obviously worked.

But I'll stop larking around (mmm... your pun was still better!) and get back on topic! I think that these shoes would look nice with the pink Jenny Packham dress: (click for larger -- I'm trying to save everyone's bandwidth here)



Those shoes are vintage Roger Vivier for Christian Dior from about 1958. All I can say is that they don't make 'em like they used to! Words can't even express how much I'd like to own those shoes -- but I don't think my dodgy student part time job will cover them ....

Or maybe these if you're feeling adventurous (though they may be a few shades too pink)



I have amassed a rather frighteningly large collection of possible matching shoes, so I might get around to posting them all sometime tomorrow! It's the Easter weekend and all of my family have gone away without me (my parents are in New Zealand of all places) and my housemates are away, so I'm just passing the time staring at shoes on the internet! At least by picking out pairs for this thread I feel like I'm doing something vaguely productive!

[Nordly]

One dress I can see Hayley wearing is at the following link:

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However, the reason I can see her wearing it may be because both the model and Hayley radiate a similar confidence.

Other dresses that model wears that I think Hayley might wear are

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and

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I am sure that whatever dress she chooses will be beautiful!

~NL

[larryhauck]

I like the yellow.

Larry

[grant]

Hello NL

I like all three dresses you have chosen but I think the blue is favourite! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Best wishes
Grant

[martindn]

Hi Grant,

Or so expensive! Hayley has sometimes splashed out as we know, but only on something that genuinely looks good on her. I can't see any pair of shoes being worth that to her. I don't think she is into bling for the sake of it!

Martin

[Jillian]

Hi NL,

I like this black and silver dress you posted. The detailing on the straps looks quite dramatic when paired with the black fabric of the dress.



Maybe these shoes would suit this dress? (The first pair are by Nicholas Kirkwood and the second by Brian Atwood). (As usual, click for larger)



Although, I do admit that a pair of simple heeled black sandals would be best under a voluminous dress -- but these are more fun to look at! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

The black pumps are a little bit like a mullet -- prim and proper at the front.... party at the back! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

[Nordly]

Hi Jillian,

I agree that simple black samdals would look great with that dress! I can also see Hayley wearing her silver sparkely strappy heels with that dress (I'll try to find a picture later)

~NL

[Jillian]

I thought that I might post a little selection of shoes that I thought might look good with the dresses. I'll leave it up to you all to think which shoes would look good with which dresses!

If you're interested in the make of the shoes, I've included the brand and make in the file name -- so just click on the thumbnail.







All you ladies will notice that the brands I've chosen are very expensive. But I've noticed that the more reasonably priced brands are making knock-offs of designer shoes as fast as the designers can make them, so there's never any need to pay full price!

My favourite thing of all is how when the Oscars come around, dress makers are sitting pen in hand ready to start imitating the dresses immediately! I think that this version of Kate Winslet's 2009 Oscars dress was ready to go literally hours after the ceremony!





I recently watched a documentary on You Tube about a designer who managed to get a full imitation of Diana's wedding dress into a shop window by 5pm the afternoon of the wedding! That was really impressive, because that dress was certainly no simple straight down wedding dress!

Part One: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwxYE85VYJk

Part Two: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jfO6DW43RE


I also found another dress which I want to throw into the ring. It's actually a knock-off of a dress worn by Catherine Zeta Jones -- but I think the imitation is better than the real dress!

[sonata58]

I may a bit old-fashioned. But I'd love to see Hayley wear something that hearkened back to the Golden Age of Hollywood. Dresses like these look so charming and timeless (All photos courtesy of FanPix):


Olivia de Havilland


Vivien Leigh


Elizabeth Taylor


Audrey Hepburn

Maybe Hayley will be as lucky as these Academy Award-winning actresses were. After all, Katherine Jenkins wore a Marilyn Monroe-styled dress at the 2006 Classical Brits. So, perhaps Hayley should try modeling a dress after these classic beauties.

[Jillian]

Hi Sonata,

I like the way you think! Hayley has occasionally looked quite classic 'Hollywood' when she pairs her curly light hair with bold red lipstick.

I think that you'd like this dress Christian Dior "New Look" cocktail dress:



brunchatsaks.blogspot.com/2009/02/christian-dior-circa-1950.html

[sonata58]

The dress is lovely, jillian. You are quite a fashion expert!

I agree that Hayley has often sported a "vintage" look. Her outfits at the 07 Pink Panther Ball and the 08 Classical Brits Launch particularly come to my mind. Hayley is such a demure beauty; the old-fashioned glamor seems to fit her very well.

Here are some other ideas for Hayley's Classical Brit dress from another fashion icon, Jacqueline Kennedy: www.metmuseum.org/special/Jacqueline_Kennedy/Kennedy_images.htm