dress with white top and black bottom & Party designed for the modern woman. Buy Black and White Sweetheart

Plaid Princess: Missing that vintage boyfriend-style ease

This formal dress features a faux-wrap bodice flanked by a charmeuse collar, draped details, long sleeves, and a mermaid skirt

While traditionally, an invite that stipulated a black tie dress code called for floor length ball gowns and sky high stilettos, fashion and modern elegance have taken a turn for the more casual - meaning navigating the dress code rules and regulations have, unfortunately, become even more confusing

Otherwise, modern tailoring, rather than oversized silhouettes

Baked right into the aforementioned theme song shes the lady in red when everybody else is wearing tan, the fiery hue was truly synonymous with Fran Fine

For cooler evenings, layer with a leather jacket to add some edge