To each that replied: you are wonderful!! thank you for the thumbs up. I have never been very confident about matching the outfit to the occasion, so your comments are especially helpful to me. And beng show/dress/bag twins is even more confidence boosting as you all are a stylish bunch!!!!
Paula -- this is about as high a heel as I go these days
Angie- I am waving back I loved your birthday outfit. Please know my imitation is meant as the most sincere flattery.
Firecracker -- I love the idea of looking festive for this occasion. So glad that's the vibe you got!
Zibbets: I like the idea of pairing this with black shoes and ooooooohh the black micro-fishnets. nice! I will have to put both on my shopping liist