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The back of the jacket should fall around the top of your seat for a clean, tailored look

Black is one of the safest formal and black-tie colors and reads polished across galas, weddings (in modern US etiquette), and corporate formal events

This is one of the most effective and least discussed styling techniques, the eye follows the vertical line rather than settling on width, and it works regardless of what's underneath the open layer, which makes it one of the more forgiving tricks in this guide

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This black lace also trims the square neckline and accents the top of the hips

For casual backyard weddings, black might feel a bit too serious unless it's styled in a relaxed way