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The understated elegance of black long dresses casual enough for everyday wear means you can always count on them for those moments when you want to feel effortlessly put togetherno matter whats on the agenda

Black Dress with Yellow Shoes

(No list of revered designer purses would be complete without Gucci.) In the 1950s, Elizabeth Taylor carried one of Guccis bamboo-handled tote bags, another adaptation to material rationing

Avoid: heavy black tights overly structured tailoring plain office-style dresses dark accessories from head to toe stiff fabrics with no softness Instead, think softness, texture, movement, and light

Pre-tied bow ties look too perfect and a bit lifeless

It was the era of mall fashionwhen my mom would drop me off so that I could peruse Abercrombie & Fitch or Bebe with friends while she waited patiently in the parking lot