2 / 4Olive glossy-looking long dress with folded off-shoulder neckline, diagonal hip folds and leg opening beside an open shoe with fine pale ankle straps.
Fine ankle straps divide the pale foot area into lines. The olive skirt opening reveals that boundary beside diagonal folds across the hips.
A closer look · Photo 2

Fine ankle straps beside an olive dress

Fine ankle straps create a narrow pale line beside the opening of the olive long skirt here. The shoe is open at the front, with another fine section across the foot. The dress has a broad folded off-shoulder neckline and diagonal folds across the hips. Its surface looks smoothly glossy in places and continues onto the floor at the side. One hand is near the neck and the other behind the body. Compared with a larger closed shoe front, the visible brightness at the foot is divided more strongly into lines in this arrangement.

If you like that fine boundary, try it with your dress without further ankle jewellery first. Compare a broader strap or closed toe as a definite alternative afterwards. Choose the actual fastening and height on the pair you intend to buy. Observe the curved leg opening during ordinary steps as well as with a leg placed forwards. A planned shoe change needs both pairs before the final skirt length. Record which pair belongs to each stage, preventing an appealing narrow line from quietly carrying an untested hem decision into your order.

At a glance

Fine ankle straps divide the pale foot area into lines. The olive skirt opening reveals that boundary beside diagonal folds across the hips.

Which alternative helps assess the strap width?

Try a broader strap or closed toe with the same dress. Compare the visible ankle boundary without additional decoration and include ordinary steps.

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