silver dress and black shoes Formal Halter V-neck Mermaid Ruched Floor Length Stretch Satin Formal Black slip Black Sheath Dress with Silver

The dainty floral appliqus on this garden-inspired gown look like theyre blooming right off of the fabric

As one of the most formal wedding dress codes (second only to white tie attire), a black tie wedding is your chance to dress to the nines

With the dramatic tulle skirt and embellished belt, you will sparkle all night long

Choose from simple styles that feel like your favorite tank top or T-shirt, like Cotton Citizens tank dress or Free Peoples long-sleeved maxithe perfect accompaniments to those new suede boots

Necklines could be scooped, v-neck, boat-neck, square-neck, or sweetheart

"What's happening here is your visual system is looking at this thing, and you're trying to discount the chromatic bias of the daylight axis," says Bevil Conway, a neuroscientist who studies color and vision at Wellesley College