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Choosing a Colour There really is no rule when it comes to choosing what colour to wear to a black-tie event, so your options are aplenty

instead, add one focal element or choose a dress with subtle detailing like beading

1 Joan Bennett, January 1928 Getty Images Joan Bennett kept with traditional flapper stylea drop waist and a paneled hembut the black color makes it timeless

Obviously this means black, but it also means satin if you have satin lapels, and grosgrain if youre rocking grosgrain lapels

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Her nails were also painted an unusually dark burgundy shadeperhaps a nod to the seasonal palette, or that of her Reputation album