mens chambray dress shirt Proper Cloth Men's Portuguese Slate Cotton Linen but looks smart dressed down with denim or chinos. Chef Works Men's Modern Chambray

A Silky Shirt Dress: Song of Style Lily Mini Dress This light-blue Song of Style Lily Mini Dress ($208) is gorgeous

The deep, warm tones of burgundy complement the cool, dark navy, making this combination particularly striking

It's traditionally made with crumbled-up day-old cornbread and baked in a casserole dish that's served beside the turkey

Look for dresses that accentuate the upper body while minimizing the focus on the hips

This one is a mini dress

If I had to choose just one real dress however, that served as my primary inspiration, it would be this fabulous ballgown, which (I believe) is held in a museum collection in Russia