black and gold elegant dress Formal Evening & 3/4 Sleeve Ruched Maxi Gown-chiclody, Black Gold · US2 DESCRIPTION This black and gold ruched maxi gown exudes elegance with its three Gold Beaded Applique One Shoulder

The key is playing with proportion, texture, and layeringbalancing the fitted silhouette of the dress with the structure, height, and personality of your chosen boots

All of the dresses I shared in this post are from Lulus because I find them to be the most affordable (for the most part), the dresses come in a variety of different colors and prints, and Lulus is really good about re-stocking sizes

So while there are no hard and fast rules, taking a little time to think your outfit through is always worthwhile

The exact cardi Im wearing is old, but this one from Nordstrom is very similar and is actually the same one Im wearing in look 1