With all the wedding dress codes out there, it can seem like a literal code to decipher what exactly coastal chic and formal ...

Deciphering the party season's most ambiguous dress code, here's your guide to nailing cocktail attire in 18 steps.

These are the best LBD cocktail dresses for fall. Gucci Lace-Sleeve ... You simply can’t go wrong with a slinky slipdress at a cocktail party—or ... while the short tiered ruffled skirt ...

Cocktail. The Approach: This is a by-the-book event that should run from five to eight p.m., before dinner, with women in dresses at- or slightly-below the knee and men in casual suits. Adjust to ...

Last year’s party theme: All dressed up and nowhere to go. This year, there are definitely places to go—cocktail parties, dinners, family fetes, holiday soirees. It’s a joyful return to ...

Indeed, party and wedding guests this summer are struggling to decipher creative dress codes that, sometimes, read like word salad. 8 Guests at Megan Scruggs’ Rhode Island wedding were initially ...