A dress with more embellishments or a higher neck means you can get away with less jewelry and accessories
It's versatile (easily dressed up for evening with heels or worn casual with chunky flatforms), it's flattering ( all sizes will appreciate the figure-skimming fit), and it's affordable (even the high-street versions look expensive in the way that only all black can)
Avoid white, ivory, bridal-looking pale dresses, overly casual sundresses, beach cover-ups, uncomfortable shoes, heavy fabrics, cheap shiny fabric, and anything too revealing for the setting
It's hard to think of an item of clothing that comes with more emotional subtext than the white dress
This brown double-breasted suit is a testament to that
The notion of "rational dress" for women's health was a widely discussed topic in 1891, which led to the development of sports dress