blue empire dress Ahna Merino Wool Waist hugging ruched dress with an empire waistline Blue Hawaii Empire Dress –

And then these pictures from Vivian Chen Photography popped into my Instagram feed: So pretty, right

As far as shoes, I went for black heels (for comfortable heels, I recommend these , these , and these save 15% with code SF-EM-15 ) that perfectly blend into my black tights, thus elongating my legs

Keep accessories simple with a leather wrap bracelet or shell necklace

Maybe strict black tie can still be maintained, but for things like weddings which are (a) more serious and (b) have more women, and creative black tie can be used for everything else

Avoid brown-on-brown combinations unless you are deliberate about tonal contrast

She was styled in NBDs mixed knit dress in black, which featured a one-shoulder design, long sleeves and an asymmetric neckline