Choosing an outfit for an outdoor formal event is especially difficult. It could potentially be very hot and most formal dresses are uncomfortable. The most appropriate summer formal dresses for summer events are…

The excitement an event can bring is directly connected to getting a formal invitation. This, however, brings the dilemma of how to choose your outfit. Candlelit winter galas and breezy summer sunset weddings…

While all weddings have their own unique charm, there’s something about evening weddings that feels incredibly special. It might be how, when the sun sets, the venue starts to light up, and the…

Evening weddings have a special appeal that is difficult to describe. With the sunset, the venue lighting sets a more elegant and classy ambiance. Guests get to dress in more creative and fun…

The most common thing I hear from brides who tried on fitted wedding dresses and walked away unsure: ‘It looked amazing, but I couldn’t sit down properly.’ That’s a fit problem. Not a…

I attended a black-tie gala at the Mandarin Oriental in Chicago last October. Three of the most striking women in that room were in fully covered, long-sleeved gowns. Not one of them looked…

Gold shoes. That’s where most yellow formal dress questions end up, and it’s the right instinct. But getting yellow to look genuinely formal — not just cheerful — involves the fabric, the specific…

Here’s the honest version of beach wedding dress shopping at 50 or older: the environmental variables are more complicated than most guides admit. You want to look polished and feel genuinely comfortable —…

Graduation ceremonies are long. Like, genuinely longer than you’d think — you’re there early, waiting around, sitting through a whole lot of other names before yours. The dress you pick needs to make…

Graduation day sneaks up on you. One week you’re cramming for finals, and suddenly there’s a cap, a gown, and the very real question of what on earth to wear underneath it all.…