Social Function Fashion

Daily Fashion Juice
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Dressing for Social Functions

by René Rivers

The fashion industry is designed to provide a wide variety of fashionable styles to the fashionably challenged when it’s time to dress for social events.  Because I like to dress up a lot, let’s talk about “dressing for social functions.”  It’s a no brainier that finding out what to wear prior to the event, to avoid being the one inappropriately dressed, only makes for good common sense.

Some social functions often have an upscale profile and call for elaborate high fashion attire, thus eliminating T-shirts, jeans, tennis shoes, caps, and your average day wear.  How do you avoid going over the top?  Ladies can get away with a elegant sleeveless dress, strappy high heel sandals or pumps, and a clutch purse.  You don’t need a whole lot of accessories to make the ensemble pop.  Tasteful jewelry and nice makeup will do just fine.

The gentlemen can go with a nice suit and tie.  If the event doesn’t call for a tuxedo don’t show up wearing one trying to upstage the crowd.  You’ll only look ridiculous.  Also, a nice crew neck sweater and slacks, a good looking pair of Steve Madden or Kenneth Cole shoes, a nice rope chain, a nice watch, and light cologne is a subtle but sexy approach.  Nothing like a well dressed man who can do very little to impress the ladies!

The common mistake we ladies tend to make preparing to attend social functions is that we sometimes don’t pay enough attention to what we look like before we leave the house.  Trust me, there is a time and place for everything we wear, it’s about how we coordinate the outfit, and knowing which functions are appropriate to wear it.  Think carefully…choose wisely…always look good.

Photo from http://www.blitzandglam.com/2011/02/super-bowl-in-style-evening-events/.