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Casely-Hayford Ensemble (Left) Synesthetic, acrylic, wool & alpaca blend

Because the dress code was invented as a guide for men (we know, we know , its 2025) women tend to echo the sombre tones of their outfits and wear black or dark dresses, but, again, theres no expectation to wear black unless you want to

Tuxedo Trends and Traditions So lets start with tradition

You can wear black pumps, but styling nude or beige pumps create an illusion of elongated legs

Dressing appropriately not only ensures you look your best but also shows a level of respect for the event and its hosts

The gold/black is a little harder to parse, for me at least, but its darker than the blue-white, so I figured, yeah, I can see how thats black, since its darker than blue