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How to Dress for a Party

Party dressing is a perpetual head scratcher—over-dressed, under-dressed, pants or cocktail. We’ve taken the guesswork out of it with some easy-to-follow guides to nailing the dress code.

How to Dress for a Party

Late-Summer Soiree Dressing

Late-Summer Soiree Dressing

Summer may be halfway gone, but the party’s not over. Not even close. There are bucolic nuptials, alfresco dinners, and…

Decoding Dress Codes: Holiday Edition

Decoding Dress Codes: Holiday Edition

Outfitting mandates for holiday invitations are notoriously wide in scope (everything from black-tie to ugly-sweater)‚ and therefore, usually open to…

3 Ways to Dress Up Like You Mean It

3 Ways to Dress Up Like You Mean It

Take the steady flow of festivities as an opportunity to embrace the more-is-more maxim: an extra accessory here, a hint…

The Definitive Summer Party Dressing Guide

The Definitive Summer Party Dressing Guide

Navigating the barrage of summertime events is a special brand of baffling. In addition to meeting dress code mandates, there's…

Dressing for the Party

Dressing for the Party

The benefit of entertaining on your own turf is that it’s totally acceptable to chose your outfit based on comfort…

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