Just make sure you don’t stumble on the dress code.What exactly is the difference between black tie and white tie? How long ...

There aren’t many occasions that require a black-tie dress code – unless you frequent charity galas, red carpets, and formal weddings – so when the opportunity arises, you might be wondering what on ...

Perhaps you’ve found yourself the recipient of an invitation with a black-tie dress code. Maybe it’s a wedding, a gala, or another equally formal event ... course of the evening, and be ...

Not only have I created a complete guide to wedding dress codes — from black tie to cocktail attire to the ever-mysterious “semi-formal” (what even is that?) — but I’ve also taken the ...

“Ignore them at your peril.” Over time, dress codes have slowly relaxed, with the lines between white tie and black tie, semi-formal and cocktail blurring, adding further confusion. With few ...

Not as strict as black tie, you can definitely wear a cocktail-length dress to a formal wedding, but make sure it has pizzazz. My purple strapless maxi dress (above) is a Zac Posen runway piece ...

Although not the most formal dress code in existence (that title belongs ... Festooned with feathers, this one is guaranteed to be remembered. “When it comes to black-tie evening dresses, floor-length ...