For me, the middle ground between a "serious professional" dress and a dress that would give my septuagenarian colleagues an aneurysm involves a black cocktail dress with sheer illusion.

And while it was estimated that the piece—a black, silk velvet cocktail dress by late designer Catherine Walker that the royal had donned to a private event—would sell between $100,000 and $ ...

Women: Wear a floor-length gown, a knee-length cocktail dress or little black dress with heels, or a dressy suit. • Men: Wear a dark suit and tie with dressy leather shoes, or a tuxedo.

Others might argue it's a step away from black tie, requiring more sophisticated dresses and accessories. True cocktail attire strikes a balance between these two extremes– it’s an ensemble ...

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 ...

Among the greatest hits was a variation on the model’s ultimate party dress: a black cocktail dress with a Shantung-silk sheen and an off-the-shoulder neckline sprouting feathers. It was perfect in ...

This is the only time, as a woman, I'd feel obligated to wear a long dress. Guys wear tuxes with white shirts, ties, and vests. For a black tie wedding, I'm okay with wearing a dressy cocktail ...

Holmes’s cocktail dress emphasized the décolletage area thanks to a small keyhole cut-out and a ribbon detail across the front. She accented her dress with a black wool coat worn loosely over ...

The army of inky cocktail dresses were, of course, in reference to Blake Edward’s 1961 film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” and Audrey Hepburn’s elegant on-screen uniform of a slinky black ...