Evening dressing has loosened up. The black tie invitation is rarer, but the desire to look like you made an effort has not gone anywhere.
Start with texture rather than colour. Silk satin next to matte wool, patent next to suede. Black on black only works when the surfaces talk to each other.
Start with texture rather than colour.
Keep the jewellery to a single piece and make it gold. A curb chain or a pair of hoops does more than a handful of smaller things.
And wear the boot. A heeled ankle boot works under a slip dress and a tuxedo trouser alike, and gets you home on Auckland footpaths.
