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What to wear to a formal sweet sixteen?

blondie0942
blondie0942 Posts: 146 Member
edited January 19 in Chit-Chat
My cousin is having her sweet 16 in a couple weeks, and her parents are going all out. They're renting out a club, hired a dj, and are going to have a chocolate fountain and all sorts of other stuff. The dress code is formal and I was wondering what you guys thought of this dress for the occasion. I think it might be too much, but I'm not sure. I don't have a pair of heels to wear with it yet and I could use some suggestions for those too. What would you wear to a formal sweet sixteen party?

edit: to clarify, this is the dress I'm considering wearing to her party- not her dress. and it is very red, just the quality of the pic makes it look a bit orange...

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  • Mavrick7a
    Mavrick7a Posts: 1,353
    @blondie - she looks very mature for sixteen. I have a niece who wore a similar dress. check the tag, many don't allow dry cleaning or machine wash. Expensive and delicate materials.
  • Kandace_Riopel
    Kandace_Riopel Posts: 80 Member
    i would say go for this ... for my daughters sweet sixteen she wore a dress of equal formality ...
  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
    Is it orange or red?
  • daydream_believer
    daydream_believer Posts: 332
    you look gorgeous in that dress! certainly wear it! my friend had a formnal sweet 16th a few years back and we all wear dresses of equal formality to the one in the pic. love the red btw! :)
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Are you asking what you as a guest should wear or what your 16 year old cousin should wear?


    Personally, I'm not a fan of that dress either way.

    ETA: I would just take formal to mean wear a nice, appropriate but still attractive dress. And by nice dress, I mean not something you'd wear to a club or something.
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    Shiny
  • OldManOfTheSea
    OldManOfTheSea Posts: 33 Member
    Is it orange or red?
    I think it's red.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    The answer to the shoe question is classic nude heels.


    The dress looks okay, but I think it's a little more 'cocktail' or 'clubbin' than 'formal'
  • bgelliott
    bgelliott Posts: 610 Member
    Red dress, black heels! Perfect combination...go for it!
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    I think you look hot. Don't know if that's exactly the input you were looking for, but still.
  • blondie0942
    blondie0942 Posts: 146 Member
    thanks all for your input. I got some nude sparkly heels to wear with, and a black cardigan shrug like the one in this pic

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