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OUTFIT || Dress: Hazy Days Clothing | Hat: Thrifted (similar) | Brooch: Vintage (similar) | Purse: Vintage (similar) | Loafers: Target (similar) OUTFIT || Dress: Hazy Days Clothing | Hat: Thrifted (similar) | Brooch: Vintage (similar) | Purse: Vintage (similar) | Loafers: Target (similar) MAE TEA DRESS DRESS | Look Two The Mae Teadress is one of the staples of the 1940s wardrobe

If I want more shape, I love to belt this dress (with a similar hued leather or woven belt) with an oversized linen shirt layered overtop for extra warmth

(NBD, People reports the dress cost $8,990 if you wanted to buy it at the time.) At the MTV VMAs in 2022 You might not expect this silver-encrusted, open back Oscar de la Renta dress from the singer (who opts for classic and classy more often than not), but I love that she went for it

These items make up the gold standard of a black tie ensemble

This look proves it does more than just break rules. Black patent leather boots look so cool and forward with trousers in a rich shade of amber