Posts Tagged ‘cocktail dress’
Is it appropriate to wear mules or slides with a cocktail dress?
Mules or slides are a great way to update an outfit this season. Dressy styles look chic with cocktail dresses. Mules and slides come in different materials, colors and heel heights. Plus many have decorative touches such as beads, rhinestones, feathers, etc. Low heel or flat dressy styles are more relaxed and especially chic with…
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Are open sleeves appropriate for a semi-formal wedding?
Are open sleeves appropriate for a semi-formal wedding? I’m going to a semi-formal cocktail wedding. My dress is purple with 3 1/4, open sleeves with rhinestone crisscrossed. Is this appropriate? Open sleeves with a crisscrossed design element sound very chic. Your purple dress with open crisscrossed sleeves trimmed with rhinestones sounds like a cocktail style…
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Can I wear a hot pink dress to a black tie wedding?
Hot pink is a fabulous color. Colored dresses are upbeat and beautiful at weddings. You can wear any color dress, except white*, that is in good taste to a wedding. A black tie wedding says formal and traditional. You can wear a cocktail dress or dressy separates to afternoon weddings. An evening black tie wedding…
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What can I wear with grunge boots?
Grunge boots are combat style footwear and they are extremely versatile, modern and edgy. Casual clothing and young people come to mind at first when you hear grunge or combat boots but grunge style boots can rock a cocktail dress too. You can wear your grunge boots with jeans, leggings, shorts, skirts and dresses. Can…
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What can I wear to a dinner / ceremony in NYC?
For a semi formal or black tie dinner / ceremony event, in NYC, a cocktail dress will be appropriate. If it is a formal event a long dress can be worn. (Some folks will be in cocktail attire.) When in doubt a “Little Black Dress” (LBD) will always look chic. With a simple style dress…
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Party Pockets
Party pockets? Would you wear an evening gown with pockets? Forever pockets have been popular on dresses, skirts and pants. Now young and seasoned designers are adding pockets to the cocktail dress and evening gowns for a casual chic look. These designers feel that pockets can give a four figure priced dress a less pretentious, relaxed elegance.
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Will black suede heels work with a red satin cocktail dress? What color hose should I wear?
A red satin cocktail dress will look great with black suede shoes. Ultra sheer black hose will look great with your outfit or if your shoes are closed toe style, ultra sheer neutral color hose will look awesome. Black and red is a great color combination. Read More: How to Pamper Yourself The New Year…
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What is the rule of thumb about hosiery vs no hosiery for a black cocktail dress?
What is the rule of thumb about hosiery vs no hosiery for a black cocktail dress? Its for a black tie event. Hosiery vs no hosiery. Hosiery gives you a more polished look than bare legs with a cocktail dress. Black closed toe style pumps or black closed toe slingback style shoes look chic with…
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Is it OK to wear a pale pink cocktail dress to an evening event in the winter?
You can wear any color cocktail dress to an evening event in the winter. There are no rules regarding wearing specific colors to evening events. Wear colors that look good with your skin tone. Always decide on what to wear based on if the outfit is flattering on you, suitable for the event you are…
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