Style Guides

What to Wear to a Holiday Party and New Year’s Eve

Four very different parties get the same invitation wording. Here is what each one actually expects, and how to dress for cold weather without ruining the outfit.

How to Measure Yourself for a Dress at Home

Five measurements, a soft tape and ten minutes. Done properly, this replaces almost all size guessing — including for corseted styles.

The Little Black Dress: How to Choose One and Style It Five Ways

A black dress is only a wardrobe staple if the cut earns it. Here is what to look for, and how to get five distinct outfits out of one piece.

A Vacation Capsule Wardrobe Built Around Dresses

Dresses are the most efficient thing you can put in a suitcase — one decision instead of two. Here is how to build a week of outfits from five of them.

What to Wear to Prom and Graduation

Two events, two very different sets of rules. Here is how to dress for prom, for the ceremony itself, and for the dinner that follows.

How to Choose a Dress for Your Body Shape

Body shape is not a rule book. It is a shortcut for deciding where a dress should hold you and where it should let go — here is how to read it.

Satin, Silk and Velvet: How to Choose and How to Care

How each fabric behaves, photographs and wears — and what care it needs.

How to Choose the Right Size in a Corset Dress

Which measurement decides your size, when to size up, and how a boned bodice should feel when it fits.

Cocktail, Black Tie, Formal: What the Dress Code Actually Means

Length, fabric and shoes for each dress code — and the differences people get wrong.

What to Wear to a Wedding as a Guest

Dress codes decoded, colours to avoid, and how the season and venue change what works.