What Marnie said about Hannah on Girls.
It’s like, you’ve come this far, wash your forehead!
She’ll put on an ideal dress and nice shoes and after all do her lipstick, and leave her forehead shiny. Just change your blouse and swap your satchel for a clutch. Basically, especially if an event takes place straight after office hours, a sleek blazer and trousers combo is an elegant look that is easy to dress up for evening. Although, play with color another element that is best informed by the time of year. For fall, rich earth tones and warm neutrals. That’s where it starts getting very intriguing, right? In the wise words of Karl Lagerfeld, One is never over dressed or ‘underdressed’ with a Little Black Dress. For summer go bold in something bright. That being said, you better don’t feel limited to only blackish options. For spring, a romantic pink or soft pastel. Therefore, your best friend’s wedding will require very different attire than a corporate event or fashion party. Keep in mind the event purpose, in addition to the time and place. Now, an event taking place at a swanky hotel will call for a dressier outfit than something held at a restaurant around other ‘nonguests’/patrons, and definitely more so than a party held at someone’s home.
While it may seem like ‘cocktail attire’ is an empty phrase stamped on each invitation one that serves no purpose but to make you agonize over the uncertainty of its sartorial meaning consider it in the context of the event details and it may start to make a bit more sense.
Despite what you may see on the dark red carpet your upcoming event may not be the appropriate opportunity to test drive a naked dress.
So in case you’re dying to try something out of the ordinary interpret the trend or look the way that is a bit more palatable. Appropriate lengths fall somewhere between mid thigh and midcalf. Editor’s tip. Now please pay attention. Choose an ensemble that is appropriate for the time of year and style it accordingly. Dress more conservatively than you would if the host were especially avantgarde, Therefore in case your host/hostess is known to be old fashioned or traditional.