blue and white stripe dress Gaia Gathered Mini / L easy to wear Coastal Striped Maxi Dress Blue/White

Women tend to look more feminine in well fitted dresses and skirts

Theres nothing like a chocolate mousse on a cold day

Dress it up with a statement belt or stay lowkey with your favorite nude sandals

While the requirements of the black-tie dress code do mean that your choice needs to have a modicum of respectability (this is not the chance to go crazy with cutouts or aim for a really short hemline), here is your big excuse to bust out the bold colour, fire up the ruffles, do a smash and grab on the sequins, unleash your inner lam addict, brave something backless, go va-va-voom in velvet and, well, I think you get it