sequin top dress Never Fully Dressed Plus t-shirt mini in silver dressed guest in the room. Olivia Pink Metallic Sequin Party

Forget anything that would look at home in the office and instead up the ante with bolder colours (white, green, tan, burgundy), striking patterns (checks, thicker stripes, herringbone), materials with a bit of interest (high shine, velvet, corduroy, tweed) or sophisticated details (shawl collars, silk lapels)

More Delicious Salads and Homemade Dressings Farmers Market Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing from votes Ingredients Ranch Dressing 1/3 cup Olive oil 1 cup Sour cream 1/3 cup Buttermilk 1 tablespoon Fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 teaspoons Dried chives or 2 tablespoons fresh and finely minced 2 teaspoons Dried parsley or 2 tablespoons fresh and finely minced 3/4 teaspoon Garlic powder 3/4 teaspoon Onion powder 1/2 teaspoon Dried dill weed or 2 tablespoons fresh and finely minced 1/4 teaspoon Freshly cracked black pepper 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt more or less to taste Salad 8 cups Romaine Lettuce (or other favorite lettuce) washed, dried and torn into bite sized pieces 2 cups Raw vegetables, like carrots, bell peppers, mushrooms, red cabbage and sliced onion diced into small, bite-sized pieces Optional topping: Croutons, nuts or sunflower seeds Instructions Ranch Dressing Combine all ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar

Toast in oven for about 20 minutes, until edges are beginning to brown

I mentioned this in my last post, but when I was in school my organization had a uniform we wore to football games (white shirt, denim bottoms, burnt orange Spirits scarf) so we never got to wear burnt orange dresses

Season on both sides with kosher salt and black pepper

Under harsh overhead fluorescents, the palest shades can wash out