strapless chiffon dress Andrea & Leo A1341 A-Line 6 / Blue sweeping skirt adds drama and grace KissProm Sky Blue Strapless Chiffon

In this take on a half-up style, the stylist smoothed and secured the front sections around a center part, then let the bride's natural hair be free in the back

Phrases like Formal Attire or Dress to Impress are clear and easy for guests to interpret

These differ from the earlier boat-necked examples, as these dresses clearly have shoulder seams, while the boat neck versions either do not (implying an off-the-shoulder raglan sleeve), or have such negligibly small ones as to render them meaningless

Cocktail Attire Cocktail attire is the most worn and most misunderstood formal dress code

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Profiling her in 2010, Cathy Horyn compared Pei to Charles James, the American couturier who was the subject of last years Costume Institute exhibit