For both men and women, jewelry and accessories are an opportunity to add more personality to your look but remember to keep it classy and minimal. Do: Take advantage of the opportunity to go all out For most people, events that require black-tie wedding attire are few and far between, so Padilla suggests embracing the opportunity to get dressed up
Christian Dior's spring 2012 hit the runway this weekend, (thanks to Bill Gaytten and his team, who've been manning the couture fort at Dior since John Galliano departed in March) and it was filled with pretty, frothy, flirty, girly dresses that you just want to look at and think "Geez it'd be nice to have that in my closet, even if I only wore it to the kitchen and back." Since daydream candy comes free (and the actually articles of clothing do not) let's take two minutes and enjoy a moment in the reality-free zone, shall we
CORE Gabriela Dress Black Cotton The perfect vacation dress
Skip the exhaustive search at every local prom dress shop
While fashion has been in the midst of a 90s revival for years now (as we all collectively yearn for a bygone era before smartphones), these days were especially digging the dressier, self-styled, laissez-faire formalwear vibe of Hollywood premieres and awards shows of yore