Picking a Cocktail Dress For a Social Event

By John Jones


A blue and white envelope just arrived in your mailbox. Inside is an invitation to your friend's house warming party next week. She is going to have wine, cheese, hor dours, and entertainment.It's going to be a dazzling event and you know you should dress up, but you have no idea what to wear.Deciding what to wear to any social event can be overwhelming, especially when you have party favors, decorating, and baking to worry about--in addition to your day-to-day work. Fortunately, an attractive cocktail dress is suitable for many occasions.

Everyone hates measurements, but for the perfect plus size cocktail dresses, you'll learn to love having them done.Visit a professional or a sales representative at your local garment store and have yourself professionally measured; a free service. You may be surprised to learn what your measurements are. Once you have this amount of information, you can correctly select the right cocktail dresses for your needs and you will know they will fit well. In addition, with the right undergarments on, the plus size clothing you select will look 100% better! It is worth this small inconvenience.

What to Look for in a Little Black dress:Length. The dress should hit at the thinnest part of your leg above the knee.Cut. Make sure the dress flatters your body type. The dress should accentuate a woman's curves and waist, but never ever be too tight.Fabric. Jersey fabric is comfortable and stretchy, but it may not hold its shape. Invest in a dress with a soft, flattering fabric such as silk or satin.If you prefer new, trendy styles, try an updated version of the little black dress with a modern touch.

The Little, Black Dress with a Modern touch:Sleeve length: Try a sexy strapless dress. Or, try a dress with long sleeves for the winter-time.Tights:Wear patterned tights. Or, wear opaque tights, which are very trendy right now. Note: Opaque tights may dress down an outfit.V-shape: Try onDesigner Evening Dresses with a plunging V in the front to accentuate your attributes.Also, V-shaped backs can be very sexy and sophisticated.Lace: A black dress with lace can be very attractive and elegant. If the dress is very detailed, keep your accessories limited and wear classic makeup (red lipstick, mascara, and eye-liner).

If you want to avoid black altogether, try on cocktail dresses! Cocktail dresses can be silver, plumb, gold, cream, etcetera. Wearing a stylish, colorful evening dress will make you more memorable, and it is much more festive than black. For the wintertime, try on dresses that are dark red, dark blue, ruby, gold, purple, or emerald green.To choose a unique, sexy cocktail dress, get an idea of what kinds of dresses exist. A simple online search works well. Consider dresses with lace, patterns, sequins, and satin.One-sleeved dresses and metallic are also popular, so don't shy away from them, also, look for rich fabrics such as velvet and silk.




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