black mesh dress Léana Panel Ruched Maxi washed and shrinkage Oasis Mesh Dress - /

( This pattern, you may notice, is quite similar to Butterick 6835 the only difference is that the bodice of Butterick 7172 has gathers rather than tucks, and the skirt is gathered as opposed to circular.) Now that I think of it, I did make one other change to the bodice by adding a button closure down the middle

I suggest starting with just a bit of each and adding more only if needed

Lands End Cotton Modal Surplice Maxi Dress Kim @kimair above (read her style interview here) shows how you could wear your summer dress with silver shoes

Alaa Alaa Leather Slip-On Ballet Flats Sorry derby shoes, but from the butter soft leather to the subtle branding, these slip-on flats have "elegant" written all over them

For example, Black Tie usually isnt required for an evening dinner nowadays, but you can indulge if you want to