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(Though the brand's been around for since 2014, Silk Laundry has enjoyed a nice 100 percent year-over-year increase in sales thanks to the revival of the '90s-era staple the Instagram effect, if you will the brand's founder tells me via email.) In true pack-rat form, I'd already had a few similar slip dresses in my closet some vintage ones from prior decades that didn't fit perfectly, and two contemporary iterations that did

Experiment with different fruits

Keep makeup fresh with a swipe of aqua liner along the lower lash line and a glossy lip

Treat the dress code on the invitation as your primary guide and dress toward the formal end of whatever it specifies

But, again, if you can't afford dress shoes, wear the best that you have