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How we picked and tested On our quest to find the best little black dresses, we scoured retailer sites and fashion publications, scrolled through our socials, and crowdsourced recommendations from our most stylish friends and colleagues

Ballgowns have been the norm for a long time, but these alternatives make a strong fashion statement that challenge tradition while still being formal enough for black tie events

Stuart Weitzman Curvia Pumps ($385) Another blue outfit idea: a pretty draped dress paired with a black bag and shoes

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So now we have a tailor in New York and a tailor in LA, and when my stylists find a pair of pants, they go straight to a tailor who has my measurements. Other pieces are custom-made

Ill show people the photograph and the conversation, and theyll go: Oh, its white and gold. And Ill go: No its not