Between holiday parties and wedding season, most of the invitations in your inbox will probably ask for “cocktail attire”—which is really just a fancy way of saying formal, but not too formal.

Wedding season is every season, and that means understanding the rules of cocktail attire is critical all throughout the year – especially when there is a strict dress code. It’s a familiar scenario: ...

From traditional black-tie weddings to whimsical garden parties, we asked experts to help us break down what to wear.

Yes, it is perfectly acceptable to wear black to a wedding, and no, wearing red does not suggest that you’ve engaged in a ...

41% of respondents were able to correctly identify “white tie,” and a dismal 17% correctly picked out cocktail attire. SWNS However, when it comes to dressing down, men were all over it. Eighty-three ...

work event or to a wedding. If you’re not a fan of form-fitting silhouettes, Paolella suggests going with flowy design instead when choosing a cocktail dress. “This is a wonderful option for ...