What can I wear to a black-tie NYE party?
An NYE black-tie party is awesome! It’s always fun to get dressed up but also stressful when you don’t know what to wear. A black-tie means formal attire. For women a floor-length dress or skirt is appropriate but many modern women wear a dressy cocktail dress, dressy pants and top, or a jumpsuit to black-tie events.
The world is much more casual today when it comes to dress but for a black-tie event you have permission to pull out all the stops and go for glam. An LBD (Little Black Dress) will always work and you can ramp it up with some sexy shoes.
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A Holiday Staple –The LBD
Black dresses are a holiday staple reflecting the modern woman and can be fun, au courant, and free-spirited. The LBD (Little Black Dress) still remains the ultimate wardrobe staple after fifty years. Audrey Hepburn is responsible for putting it on the fashion map when she wore the glamorous black Givenchy cocktail dress in the “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” movie. Alive and well today the LBD is not always as serious as the one worn by Ms. Hepburn.
10 Tips for Wearing Sparkles and Metallic
Sparkles and metallic clothing scream GLAM! They also make you feel festive and in the holiday mode. You can go totally sequins with a dress or jumpsuit or use sequin or metallic clothing to draw attention to a specific area. For example a sequin blouse /top will draw focus to your top half. Also a glittery accessory, such as shoes, bag or a piece of jewelry, will add glam to an outfit. Keep in mind one statement item is usually enough for any outfit.
Holiday event dress codes run the gamut from just getting together with friends to New Years Eve celebrations. Plus there are cookie exchanges, office parties, holiday lunches, private dinners, Christmas dinners, Hanukkah parties and more.