The cocktail dress code is responsible for more mild panic than almost any other social occasion. It sits in an awkward middle ground between black tie and smart casual, which is just vague enough to ...

Let's cut to the chase: dress codes are hard to follow. After all, there are SO. MANY. of them. From white and black tie to whatever smart-casual actually means, it's kinda impossible to get to grips ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you know what that means — holiday parties! The company memo says that it’s time for you to get all gussied up in your best cocktail attire. But what is ...

In the simplest of terms, it's a semi-formal style of dress typically worn on early evening and late afternoon occasions. "Cocktail attire was first popularized in the 1920s as women in the U.S. moved ...