Shoes: Classic dress shoes or loafers are the way to go here, and sneakers work well too as long as they're a polished, dressy style
In this and future posts, we will focus on what we can glean from the museums collections, and not just those kept in the Dress & Textile stores, as there are fashion-adjacent objects in every department
White Dress + Gold Heeled Sandals Style Notes: Pictured is Chloe Pierre at our very own WWW Summer House event
Casual and Cute in a Skirt You can totally rock a skirt for a casual bridal shower
I may at some later date add soutache braidwork for embellishment, which would make it more military-inspired, more Russian, as was the original intent
Never understood why the black tie has become somehow perceived as more formal as the suit