Fashion advice needed, please!

Greatnan your outfit sounds lovely. Am looking forward to seeing the photos. I don't do skirts or dresses, too tall so often they look indecent and can't walk in heels. Have been to several family weddings in trousers and had compliments! I echo what others have said, if you feel comfortable you will look wonderful.

I wore a silver/pewter trouser suit - jacket was wrap around and quite fitted -to DD3's wedding and matched it with dark turquoise accessories and silver shoes. I felt comfortable all day and looked good. Absolutely nothing wrong with wearing trousers to a wedding - after all, in these parts, men wear 'skirts' to weddings!! Go for it Greatnan and post the photos afterwards.

I don't think I am likely to be taken for a man - especially in a silky pale green suit!
I will have another try at posting photos but when I click on 'send' nothing happens.
You have all been most helpful and I am really looking forward to the wedding - my GD- in -law- to- be is a lovely girl, very capable and a great mother. She has sorted out my GS and looks after all their money matters - she won't let him get into any debt and has kept him in line ever since they met when they were just teenagers. Funny really, he is a big, strapping 6' 2", and she is a slip of a girl. He adores her.

Greatnan Good morning...lovely to be back after a good, bracing walk. Will you please Pm your address. The wee silver bag is itching to go on a special outing.

Many thanks, Soop - we have now exchanged pm'.

Greatnan

greatnan Yours suit sounds amazing and it will look really good with silver specially with your colouring.

I wore a trouser suit to my youngest sons wedding and I wore it to my husbands funeral - well he had been with me when I bought it and liked it. Your ts sounds simply lovely particularly colour-wise.

Greatnan I have a 'fascinator' bought second hand in a shop in Tetbury so I've always called it 'Camilla's cast-off'. On a headband, mostly black feathers with 3 or 4 in a sort of turquoise... but then you would have to wear black patent sandals, I suppose. My friend's Dad calls them illuminators!
Do you have someone who could tiddle around with some feathers in the same colours as your outfit with some silver added?

P.S. sorry can't post a picture!

Funny you should mention that, OGM, one of the ladies at my sister's women's group makes them as a hobby. I am sure she will be able to make me one in an appropriate colour.

I'd love to know where all these lovely glamorous trouser suits were bought from as I too always wear trousers, even for dressed up occasions! I usually end up in black trousers with a dressy top, depending on the event of course. Where do I look for silky summery pretty ones?

gagagran Do you have any shops near to you which sells "Nearly New" here on The Wirral we have a lovely shop in West Kirby which sell just that and you can find some beautiful trouser suits in all kinds of materials they are bought for ladies who like to update their cruise wardrobe etc you can also find extra special types of bags and scarf's at this kind of shop,also browse in mother of the bride rails and you will be pleasently surprised.In the "Nearly New " shop you can find originals for a third of the price.

The only time I didn't wear trousers to a wedding was when my son got married and for religious reasons they weren't allowed. I have a black satin evening suit, a black chiffon, beaded one but my favourite outfit is palazzo trousers with a matching top in mauve chiffon with an long embroidered chiffon coat and scarf. The effect is rather Asian. I have worn it more than any other outfit. In case you are wondering, the evening dress from my sons wedding has just gone to a charity shop and was never worn again.
The green suit sounds wonderful - dare to be different.

My trouser suit is by Alexon, but I have had wonderful designer clothes from Dress Agencies, which is the posh name for second-hand clothes shops. The more upmarket your town, the better the dress agencies will be.
They are not as cheap as charity shops, but you can find dresses that have been worn only once because women in a certain social circle cannot be seen twice in the same dress!

I have been getting an advert on my Facebook page from Zalando, which shows dozens and dozens of very pretty dresses, etc. I don't know where they are based, but I presume you can order on-line.

I've bought shoes for OH from them, Greatnan (online), and was very pleased with the service.

greatnan
Please, please do not wear a fascinator. I do not know you but you really do not sound the type!
In any case, as you said, you wear glasses.
From the way you described your hair, you could sweep one side back with a decorative comb.

No, johanna, you don't know me! I don't know what type you think would wear a fascinator but I am actually quite feminine looking. My hair is not long enough to hold a slide. You can see a reasonable photo on my profile.

Whow,
What a silly reply.
I had read up thread that you are the eccentric , independent type.
That is why I thought a fascinator would not be suitable. Just something more personal to you.
Pffffft wish i had not said anything now.

Love the sound of your trouser suit Greatnan and I think a fascinator with the same colours would look lovely with it.

I'm sure Johnanna didn't mean to imply you weren't feminine-looking, Greatnan.

Greatnan - continental fashion is different. When DD2 got married in the beautiful Heidelberg Town Hall (Civil ceremony) we were living in Manchester, back in the Uk for 5 years. I looked in the 'Mother of the bride' department and became desperate. The bride was marrying in a sleaveless multicoloured dress, with a rasberry Shantung jacket with roses in her lovely thick black wavy hair.
The Bridegroom in white linen shirt, dark new jeans and a silver brocade waistcoat.
There was a distinctive 'arty' feel to the whole thing and what I was able to buy in the UK looked so frumpy.
What you have sounds perfect and you needn't wear a hat. Being tall I would have looked better and felt better in linen trousers.

Thank you, expatmaggie.
Anagram - you are such a lovely peacemaker!
I did intend my response to Johanna to be light-hearted, but I forgot that smiley again. She does sometimes have a way of expressing herself that doesn't come over quite right but I am sure she has the best of intentions.

Maybe you could wear ... egg shell... coloured sandals Greatnan, lol.

Thank you, Greatnan, I think!
Perhaps English is not Johanna's first language? I find the way she expresses herself to be charming, but I do know (from experience!) that sometimes meanings don't come across on a forum as we'd intended them to!