Thx for the thoughts and comments. Har, Har, Malkin, those ARE my dress shoes. I guess they're not spikes. I would trip..

Lazy me will probably throw on a black jacket for warmth. So I can't give the impression of an all-black suit at his wedding. The skirt needs to have some life --beyond black. I am wistful and sad that his mother/my sister is not alive to witness this.