Red or Black? Ladies, I need your help!

[cynroux]

Girls...I need your opinions because I can't make up my mind. I'm attending the Marine Corps Birthday Ball with my beloved husband this Saturday. After serving 23 years in the Corps, he gets to skip any fashion decisions by wearing his oh-so-dashing Evening Dress Blues. Me? I get to agonize over what to wear to compliment him. And this is where you come in. Help me decide.

Red? A late 40's/early 50s custom silk cocktail dress with a lovely bustle detail in the back, vintage snake skin pumps and a blonde mink stole.

Or Black? An early 50s Gertrude Feld black silk, formal length evening dress that explodes at the knee with bows and crinolines. The cut outs at the shoulders are quite nice too. Vintage black suede and silk pumps and that gorgeous fox wrap I recently acquired round it out.

Thanks ladies!

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

Red, baby.

 

[cupcake]

Black! Black black black!

 

[Hestia]

Red!

Red! I love the silhouette of that one, plus red will stand out so nicely against the sea of dress blues.

 

[Hamilton_Honey]

Definitely the red, as it will compliment the dress blues, and doubtless any attendant decorations including the cake.

(Plus, my own opinion is that it seriously flatters you)

And to you and your hubby, Semper Fi!!

 

[Miss Neecerie]

A question...

is the red dress -really- red?

In the pictures it looks much more coralish then true red.

If it is not a true bright red then I would go for the black....

 

[Viola]

Black. That red is too pink. Go black.

 

[cynroux]

It's a soft red, more a rose than blood.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

It's a soft red, more a rose than blood.

That's what it looked like.


Black I say.

The softer rose will in fact slightly clash with the true red of Marine-ness (not sure thats a word.....but you know what I mean)....leaving you slightly -off- visually around it...

 

[SayCici]

I like the black! You really look like you're glowing and your eyes pop.

 

[cynroux]

Good point Miss Neecerie, thank you!
And I think I'll have to use the word "Marine-ness" at some point that evening.

 

[1*Cool*Kitten]

Red or Black

Everyone has very valid points! I vote Black as well! so, so far thats more votes on the black frock then red one!
Sorry!to bad that coral/red one didn't have a "sister" in Black though! It really does your figure top notch! (Bunny Bixler would say, "Top Drawer!")

 

[cecil]

Black! Always! Lots of it!

 

[zendy]

Can't go wrong with black

 

[Berlin]

I would say black. That will also look better by his oh-so-dashing Evening Dress Blues .

 

[crazydaisy]

The black outfit looks more put together, more rounded to say. In the other one the reds of the accessories clash with the red of the dress. Although I will say that red shade of the dress really suits you!

 

[Foofoogal]

black with the blonde mink. You are very pretty in either though.

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[cynroux]

Thanks so much Ladies, you're a great help.
One of the other things that I like about the black is it plays down my tattoos just a bit. I love my art, but sometimes it becomes the center of attention and nothing else gets discussed throughout the evening.

Looks like the red will be saved for another evening of cocktails.

 

[Jirina]

Oh you are really beautiful!

Choose black, it fits you very well. It's very elegant outfit!

 

[cynroux]

Thank you Jirina, that's really sweet.
The hubby just weighed in from overseas...he's a fan of the black too.