Silver dresses are bold and elegant, but the wrong accessories can easily cause a style mess. The dress itself should be the centerpiece of your outfit, and your accessories should complement it, rather than stand out in its place.
Steps
Part 1 of 6: Deciding on a Color Scheme
Deciding on a color scheme first can help you choose which accessories you will be looking for later. The best color combinations for a silver dress are simple and in cool tones.
Step 1. Wear the silver
An all silver color scheme keeps things simple and elegant.
- It works best if your dress is in a shiny iridescent silver tone.
- You should also try to match the hue of your accessories to that of your dress.
- Stick to delicate jewelry and plain silver heels with a small ornament, to emphasize the simplicity of this option.
Step 2. Mix silver and gold:
create another look, elegant and refined, but with more variety and visual interest.
Look for two-tone jewelry that mixes gold and silver. Each piece must have a two-tone element for consistency reasons
Step 3. Add some black or gunmetal
These tones are a little less feminine and more masculine, so you can settle with more voluminous jewelry and accessories if you go this direction. You can also consider black leather bracelets and heavier black boots or heels to create a more edgy look. This results in a generally bolder look.
Step 4. Stick to the shades of blue
Colors are a versatile option and can look elegant or cheeky. Stick to cool shades only.
- Blue and shades of blue that fade to purple or turquoise are the solutions that work best.
- Avoid warm colors, as these are more likely to clash with the cool tone of a silver dress.
Part 2 of 6: Choosing the Right Jewels
A silver dress with a strong personality needs to be accessorized with more subtle jewels, but you still have several options at your disposal.
Step 1. Choose a discreet necklace
A silver dress is already a bold move, and adding a flashy necklace will only make your dress look unnecessarily flamboyant. Your necklace doesn't have to compete with your dress.
- If you stick to the use of silver or silver with gold, a delicate chain with a simple pendant is fine, depending on the neckline of your dress.
- For a more daring look, wear a necklace with large black or blue beads mixed with bronze. It can be a choker or a long multi-round necklace that covers the whole bust.
Step 2. Choose a simple bracelet
- A delicate silver bracelet or a two-tone chain adds a touch of class.
- Thin silver bracelets are festive and feminine too.
- A thick, chunky bracelet in black, gunmetal or deep blue adds contrast to your outfit, but avoid clashing or competing with it.
Step 3. Balance the look with silver earrings
Earrings can add enough shimmer to the face to help correct the potential imbalance caused by having too much silver focused in the center of your body. Choose the right stilettos, hoops, or dangle earrings to match your color scheme.
Step 4. Add a touch of silver to your hair
The sparkly, decorative hair clips can be playful or elegant, depending on the design. These, like earrings, can also help balance the presence of silver on your body.
Part 3 of 6: Accessorising with Diamonds
Diamonds play with the natural sparkle of a silver dress. If excessive, however, they can overwhelm your appearance. Present in small quantities, diamonds can add a touch of glamor to your already sparkling appearance.
Step 1. Mix and match your diamond accessories
Pair one or two key diamond pieces with jewelry that does not. For example, you could wear a diamond pendant or choker with thin silver bracelets.
Avoid mixing diamonds with black or gunmetal accessories. The diamond appears in all its beauty when paired with other feminine pieces and many black and gunmetal elements are too masculine to coordinate well
Step 2. Wear all the diamonds, but stick to the end
Pair a simple diamond pendant with a delicate bracelet and stud earrings, both set with diamonds.
Step 3. Choose a diamond showpiece and pair it with a couple of less extravagant pieces
For example, you can wear candlestick earrings with a simple pendant diamond or a very glamorous tennis bracelet with stud earrings, also in diamonds.
Step 4. Keep the diamonds off the dress
Diamond jewelry can blend in with silver fabric. For bracelets and earrings, this problem does not arise particularly. For this reason, however, selecting a diamond necklace can be difficult. Avoid long necklaces that place the diamond element directly above the dress material. Also avoid extravagant necklaces that put too many diamonds directly on the neckline of the dress.
Part 4 of 6: Part 4: Choosing the Shoes
A silver dress is by nature somewhat formal. Shoes can help make it evening or more casual, but you need to avoid very casual footwear.
Step 1. Stick to heels for elegance and class
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Try a silver sandal with thin straps, open toe and thin stiletto heel to create a very feminine look. Some accents in shades of gold can provide some contrast without negatively affecting the elegance of the look.
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Black heels don't have to be delicate like silver ones when paired with a silver dress, but, even in this case, you should avoid shoes with a massive wedge heel.
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Colored shoes can look tacky if matched incorrectly. Choose a deep blue tone if you decide for a solid color shoe. If not, choose a bronze, black or silver heel with colored stones or other details.
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Step 2. Consider a metallic or patent ballerina
Ballet flats are a casual shoe style and most don't go well with a silver dress, which is, by its nature, formal. However, some metallic or shiny patent ballet flats are stylish enough to pair with simple dull silver dresses.
Part 5 of 6: Carrying a Bag
The right purse or handbag will wrap around your entire look. Keep consistent with the color scheme and avoid carrying a bag that introduces a color that is too bold.
Step 1. Get a small clutch, that small bag that, until a few years ago, was called a clutch bag
These bags are feminine and classy. Choose one with a simple, solid color print, decorated with a few gems or another similar touch of sparkle.
Step 2. Wear a large shoulder bag
- If you prefer a bolder look, choose a large one, in silver or bronze.
- A black or dark blue bag could also be fine, but there is the possibility that it will appear too casual in combination with your dress.
- If you wish to include black or some color on your bag, it is best to do so by selecting a bag with vague hints of color, instead of a solid color print.
Part 6 of 6: Part 6: Applying Makeup
Avoid warm-toned cosmetics as much as possible, but don't fight against your natural skin tone. Keep cheeks natural and liven everything up by playing with the color of the eyes and lips.
Step 1. Apply a foundation that matches your natural skin tone
Step 2. Pass a bronze blush, but don't overdo it
Keep the cheek color clear.
- Consider a pink blush if you have fair skin.
- Choose a peach blush if you have medium-toned skin.
- Try a plum if you have darker-toned skin.
Step 3. Don't hold back with the eyeshadow color
Apply dark, shimmering metallic shades to make your eyes stand out.
- Avoid light silver or grays, even if you have chosen to have all accessories in silver. If you want to keep the all silver look, opt for a medium to dark gray shade.
- Use dark bronzes or charcoal grays if you have silver and gold accessories.
- Try adding some movement to your look with a colorful eyeshadow. Use blue tones. Think dark blues, eggplant purples, and deep turquoise.
Step 4. Apply black eyeliner to your eyes
To make your eyes shine a little more, you can add a glitter liquid liner on top of the black one
Step 5. Finish your eye makeup with black mascara if desired
Step 6. Stay away from bright red lipsticks
Instead, use purple-red colors like mauve or pink shades.
Advice
- You can also decide to keep your accessories to a minimum. A silver dress is bold enough on its own, and by reducing the number of accessories you wear, you put more emphasis on the dress itself.
- Apply some glitter on the body for an extra, subtle shimmer that matches your outfit. Use a brush to add a sprinkle of glitter along the cheekbones, shoulders and collarbones. Keep yourself light, though. You certainly don't want the skin to look silver like the dress!
