Red shoes and a black dress are the perfect combination!
Features and benefits of combination
The combination of red and black is a classic. Based on these two colors, you can create many images: gothic, business, sexy. The main thing is to place the accents correctly, then your red shoes and black dress will be unforgettable!
Both red and black colors are active, bright and eye-catching. Therefore, combining them together, remember the main rule - do not overdo it anywhere. If you want a vampire princess look, feel free to combine scarlet with deep black without adding any extra details. For all other situations, you will have to work on the red and black ensemble: think over the shade of the shoes, cut the dress, pick up accessories.
The owner of red shoes will be noticeable in any case. In order not to “burn” in the eyes of others in such bright shoes, designers advise the following:
- Do not combine red shoes with the same color dress.
- Do not try to combine scarlet shoes with leopard print clothes.
- Do not wear fancy or colored tights with red shoes.
- Do not choose for everyday wear, and even more so for special occasions, red shoes with a high platform.
Image variations
Lace dress
Black lace dress looks mysterious and sexy. In combination with red pumps, this is, without a doubt, an evening look.
The dress should not be too short: options that barely cover the buttocks are more like underwear. With an average length, it is quite acceptable to wear a tight-fitting outfit, but the most elegant looks with red shoes are obtained from flared, cut-off dresses at the waist. Lace dresses are most often sewn on a cover that covers the most piquant places. However, it looks very nice if arms or shoulders are visible through the lace to the chest line. The lower part of the skirt can also be transparent up to the middle of the thighs.
As accessories for such an ensemble, designers usually offer a small discreet clutch (most often black), minimalist gold jewelry.
Short dress
When pairing a little black dress with scarlet pumps, remember that this will be an outfit that is most eye-catching to your feet. Great option for a party! A sheath dress or a short dress with a puffy skirt is well suited here. Dresses with a metallic sheen or leather look stylish with red shoes. As in the previous case, accessories here will require a minimum amount, and the most calm shades, as an option - silver.
Floor-length evening dress
For important, solemn events, this combination should be chosen, if only because a black floor-length dress is the height of elegance, but you need to be extremely careful with accessories here. At the same time, you can be 100% sure in scarlet, burgundy, cherry or ocher-colored shoes. Bright shoes, playfully peeking out from under the floor, at the same time dilute the gloomy black and attract attention.
Black polka dot dress
The timeless “peas” on the dress are the perfect companion for red shoes. You can experiment indefinitely. For example, a polka-dot dress with a fluffy skirt and red patent leather "stilettos" will create an image of a pin-up girl or return you to the era of "dudes". Great option for a themed party.
A sheath-type dress, flared at the bottom, can be complemented with coral-colored shoes and a handbag with a long strap of the same color - a good street look.
A dress with polka dots, with the right cut, can even be evening, and in combination with red shoes, it looks incredibly stylish.
business image
You can also make a business suit from red shoes and a black dress. The dress will need to be quite strict, for example, a knee-length case or a little lower. It can be decorated with embossed seams or peplum. The dress must have sleeves, ideally - ¾. By the way, in order to “slow down” such a bright combination, for the office, for a black dress, you can pick up shoes not scarlet, but calmer shades of red - wine, burgundy. Such shoes will look very expensive in suede.
You can complement the image with an elegant woolen cardigan or jacket.
What tights or stockings to choose?
Most fashion industry experts believe that the best option is to wear red shoes without tights at all. Perfectly groomed slender legs will speak for themselves. If for some reason this is not possible, it is worth picking up the thinnest tights to match the skin color so that they are almost invisible.
Definitely "NO" is worth saying:
- models of any color, if their density is more than 20 den;
- tights and stockings with a pattern;
- tights and stockings in a grid - small or large.
Can I wear black tights with scarlet shoes? There is no clear answer here. Sometimes it is black tights that help complete the look. If the image is not overloaded, and you feel confident, this option is quite acceptable.
What accessories are suitable?
The choice of details should be approached especially carefully - one incorrectly selected accessory can make an elegant outfit tasteless.
The perfect bag for a black dress and red shoes is black. For evening outings - a small clutch, for office attire - a hard bag with handles. For an informal occasion, you can choose a handbag to match the shoes (although today this advice is considered obsolete), or some other color with a red detail.
Scarlet shoes can be supported with a thin strap around the waist. A wide red belt looks rough.
A win-win option is expensive jewelry in black, gray, steel colors. A necklace in red and black colors will also look elegant. A necklace and a small gold-colored handbag will add a little chic to the image. Of course, jewelry made of precious metals, pearls is suitable.
Red shoes can be balanced not only with accessories, but also with makeup. If you're wearing bright red lipstick, use this technique. A scarlet-colored manicure would also be appropriate.
Pay attention to the material from which the shoes are made. Smooth skin will be appropriate everywhere, in the first place - in a business image. Suede will add luxury, chic, bohemianism. Evening options for red shoes - satin, velvet. Patent red shoes look incredibly dynamic: they are shoes for a party, or for the city (in combination, for example, with jeans). Such shoes scream loudly about themselves and will not tolerate any other bright accessories nearby.
Stylish images
An outfit that even the strictest fashion critic will have no questions about. Delicate lace dress: modest length, closed chest, but completely bare arms. Emphasis on classic bright pumps with a pointed toe. A discreet black belt and a win-win bag on a chain from Chanel.
For daring urban fashionistas who have something to show off, a playful ensemble of a straight-cut polka-dot short dress, scarlet shoes and a handbag will do. A turn-down collar and dress sleeve balance out the mischievous mini. A postman bag with an abundance of fasteners and pockets adds to the efficiency of the image. A light retro hint is a black ribbon in her hair.
If the choice of accessories for the “red-black” bow is small, then you can play with the shape of the dress. Free-cut dresses made of easily draped fabrics look stylish, which, when moving, fit the figure in one place or another.
Another option for an interesting design is a fitted dress with a belt and completely open shoulders.
You can draw attention to your legs not only with high heels. For shopping with friends or gatherings in a cafe, ballet flats are perfect. In this case, shades of burgundy, combined with a handbag and jewelry of the same tone. Comfortable loose fit lace dress. A wide-brimmed black hat puts a logical point in this bow.
