mini dress plaid Lola + The Boys Red Dress, 12 woven mini dress has an allover navy blue and green plaid pattern across its straight neckline Alice + Olivia Maryann Tie

Black tie can be pretty dressy, so I have provided some more examples below

Vera Wang, 2010 Designer Vera Wang arrives at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood, Calif

Avery scored these YSLs at a discount store for $100 last year

Your crew can easily dress it up with some statement jewelry and a cute pair of heels

If you have more voluminous feet, you may want to go with a derby shoe which is technically a little less formal but if its in black color and has a nice leather sole, its still perfectly acceptable

Let color be the star with cleaner lines and simpler construction