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At black tie events that my husband and I attend, most guests are over 50 and have a casual personal style, so we see plenty of low heels, shorter dresses, and formal pantsuits

No one did it quite like Beyonc at the Met Gala in 2015, when she arrived in a barely there Givenchy gown embroidered with glittering embellishments that caught the light (and every camera angle) perfectly

True style often comes from unlikely sources

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And yet, so many of those elements of the 18th century were also the height of fashion at the turn of the 20th century

(Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022)