patriotic dress women Sleeveless Flag womens summer beach dress Stars and Stripes Forever: Women's

The ambiguous dress code leaves much to interpretation, yet in New Zealand, it turns up often

Read more: The best black tie hairstyles (whatever length you're rocking on top) The thing is, we no longer ride horses to work, and dressing in formal evening wear should present as much an opportunity to smarten up as a chance to make a statement

I was recently a MOB so coming from this experience

Body-friendly detail: The draped waist helps smooth the stomach area in a natural way, not a stiff or shapewear-heavy way

Dickerson & co., 1882

Real-life tip: If youre walking a lot in the summer, avoid heavy embellishments that add weight and trap heat