I take my cocktail dress off almost immediately upon arrival.
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No one can tell I've got a cocktail dress on.
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They are as complicated in construction as your nicest cocktail dress.
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Sarin Mathews Off the Shoulder High-Low Cocktail Dress, $27.99; amazon.
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At first glance, Chopra's ensemble looked like a pretty, fringed cocktail dress.
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You're invited to a holiday party; you reach for a cocktail dress.
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Mark + James by Badgley Mischka Bow Halter Neck Cocktail Dress, $199; nordstrom.
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Other years, I've sold him on a gym membership and a cocktail dress.
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For women: A formal floor-length gown or a very chic cocktail dress is appropriate.
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A 20-something Mexican woman in a cocktail dress approached, and rang the bell herself.
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Her artfully constructed blue-corseted Delpozo cocktail dress would have pleased the photographer, she said.
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"Stranger Things" newcomer Millie Bobby Brown, 12, opted for a shimmering Jenny Packham cocktail dress.
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Venus also looked smokin' hot in a tight fitting lace cocktail dress of her own.
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Lela Rose adorned a fold-over neckline in pearls on an A-line cocktail dress.
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The 38-year-old wore a teeny-tiny pink and yellow cocktail dress for the occasion.
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And Dolores, dressed in a black cocktail dress and heels—what's she doing outside the park?!
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"I was told needed to make my meal choices and get a cocktail dress," she said.
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You could buy a bubblegum-pink fur chubby to wear over a campy sequinned cocktail dress.
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And of course she dressed to impress in a pink-and-yellow sequin micro-mini cocktail dress.
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And that's who Tia is: the type of person to shoot Nerf guns in a cocktail dress.
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Consider giving the cocktail dress a weekend off, and check out these celeb-approved party-ready bottoms.
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Now, at 60, I'd still like to lose 10 pounds to fit into that tight cocktail dress.
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Tiny wood pearls belted the dropped waist and lined the cowl back of a nude chiffon cocktail dress.
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I wear it a lot during the winter in the evening with a cocktail dress or smart jacket.
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Engagement photos, weddings, parties, and more — Amazon shoppers love wearing this affordable cocktail dress to all of it.
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Avoiding wedding boutiques, I found a designer ivory cocktail dress with bead trimming on clearance at a department store.
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Instead of a glam cocktail dress, she wore it with gray slides, a baseball cap, and cut-off shorts.
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The sultry former model was not wearing her usual bell-sleeved or puffy-sleeved cocktail dress in white or black.
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Rent the Runway was once the underground life hack for renting a $500 cocktail dress for $75 for a wedding.
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This particular wrap looks like a stole Marilyn Monroe might have worn over a cocktail dress on a chilly night.
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Serena looked beautiful -- sporting a short princess style cocktail dress with white sparkly Nike shoes so she could dance comfortably.
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She was wearing a black cocktail dress by Carolina Herrera (designed by Mr. Gordon) and lots of gold Tiffany jewelry.
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The white cocktail dress was designed by Warsaw-based Gosia Baczyńska, so it was a lovely tribute to Middleton's host nation.
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The superstar shared a romantic photo of herself on Oscars night posing on a spiral staircase in a sparkly cocktail dress.
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Clad in a short, long sleeve floral cocktail dress by Zimmerman, Brinkley credited her healthy diet for her age-defying looks.
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If you want to wear Converse with a cocktail dress, you can do it, and no one's going to look twice.
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While this slinky, burnt orange cocktail dress is not something Meghan Markle would wear today, the color is perfect for fall.
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The low-V neckline of this cocktail dress would hardly be approved by Queen Elizabeth now that Markle is a duchess.
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Because I really find it hard to believe anyone wears a cocktail dress before lunch, unless it's from the night before.
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"I was thinking of my mother in the '90s, who always wore great costume jewelry with a black cocktail dress," she says.
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The last dress I'd tried on was a highlighter yellow off the shoulder cocktail dress, and I thought it looked pretty great.
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Just as she begins to reach some measure of financial stability through her more legitimate dancing, she purchases a Versace black cocktail dress.
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Together, it makes for a piece that feels polished and special — but versatile enough to be paired with jeans or a cocktail dress.
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The star, 36, wore a cocktail dress covered in different tropical drinks — and it just happens to cost more than a typical wedding dress.
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They may appear on their channels glammed up in a cocktail dress or dressed down in sweats, but they're probably not wearing business casual.
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For women: "A long dress, a formal cocktail dress, a dressy suit or separates, and darker or neutral colors are always appreciated," he says.
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Donning a form-fitting cocktail dress, the Rob & Chyna star looked fit, embracing her first official night out since giving birth on Nov. 10.
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After a four-show day, I definitely like to glam it up and this Este & Chlo cocktail dress is my new go-to dress!
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The cuff's gunmetal hue makes it sleek to wear during the day, while its crystal embellishments makes a perfect accent to a cocktail dress.
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In the boathouse, Troy's anonymous fling is revealed to be Professor Hobbs who has ditched her cocktail dress for lingerie underneath a trench coat.
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While on tour in Australia in 2014, Kate wore a lace peplum cocktail dress by Lela Rose to a glamorous reception at Parliament House.
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With that, she shimmied into her black velvet cocktail dress, exposing in her rush a virtual garden of tattoos: orchids, cherry blossoms and peonies.
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But the piece that stood out the most had to be a cocktail dress made to look like a huge Tiffany & Co. jewelry pouch.
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Then she made her carpet couple debut with beau Jackson in 2008 in a silver Alberta Ferretti cocktail dress featuring sequin embellishments on the shoulders.
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Users can search Google for an outfit, like "cocktail dress", and the platform will pull in images from social influencers that match that outfit description.
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This year's BMAs may not have included any viral fashion moments, but it sure did remind us that sometimes, a sequin cocktail dress will do.
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The off-the-shoulder Valentino cocktail dress could be a fun, flirty choice, while the strapless Roksanda would be a timeless, yet super modern option.
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A white lace thong and demi-cup bra from Agent Provocateur underneath a see-through, nude-and-white embroidered cocktail dress — and gold glitter pumps.
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The real draw of the service is that it grants you access to clothing that you probably wouldn't buy yourself — like a $1,500 cocktail dress.
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Her website, "Darla Shine's Happy Housewives Club," features a photograph of her wearing an apron over a black tulle cocktail dress, brandishing a feather duster.
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Such was the case at the Gotham Independent Film Awards when she slipped into an offbeat white lace cocktail dress with a sequin floral motif.
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" Plus, as a stylist, she believes a beautiful sandal can be worn with everything, from a "cocktail dress to a ballgown, sandals are a perfect option.
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For many, that phrase only serves to induce a cocktail dress-related panic that typically results in a multitude of Pinterest boards overflowing with questionable choices.
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Campbell, 48, wore a metallic black ombré Ralph & Russo Couture cocktail dress and cropped cape, featuring hand woven silk tulle tweed, crystal stones and strich feather .
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Elsewhere, a sequined silver cocktail dress with touches of purple and pink, belted below the bust, melted into a pink feather skirt dusted with metallic leaves.
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I have innumerable personal stories of trips to buy a cocktail dress, or a winter coat, that resulted in my discovering, for example, the perfect … sunglasses.
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She meets me at the door looking classic kooky-sexy Calle: low-cut black cocktail dress, elaborately crocheted black tights, massive tinted glasses and sheepskin slippers.
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At commencement, she wore a black-and-white cocktail dress under her robe—a gift from the designer Prabal Gurung—and diamond earrings, from her father.
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The cape-sleeved Alexander McQueen cocktail dress, red and black with velvet trim, that she chose for the Critics' Choice Awards, was also a visual feat.
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His Excellency's wife was also a model in the show, wearing a sparkly white cocktail dress that His Excellency assured us cost many thousands of dollars.
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Kaavia looked too cute in a white sundress paired with white sandals while her mom wore a peacock-patterned cocktail dress by Antonio Berardi and gold heels.
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" McCord, that same season, called de Lesseps a "thug in a cocktail dress" — adding at the season 4 reunion that de Lesseps was "vile, condescending, and nasty.
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I'm going to send back a cocktail dress, since I don't have an immediate need for it, and a pair of jeans that don't fit very well.
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Contestants aren't told where they're going or how long they're staying there — meaning you have to pack everything from a down-feather parka to a cocktail dress.
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But that wasn't the actress's first head-turning appearance at an awards ceremony, attending the Golden Globes before that in a glittering silver Jenny Packham cocktail dress.
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Her stylist Kemal Harris has been sharing BTS photos of some of her other moments which have included a chic suit and a Saint Laurent cocktail dress.
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That means you could color match anything, from an enviable lilac lipstick you saw your favorite celebrity wear on Instagram to the hue of a cocktail dress.
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I&aposve worn it over sweatshirts and jeans on the weekend headed to brunch and over a nice cocktail dress on date night or to special events.
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The baby girl looked adorable in a white sundress paired with white sandals while her mom wore a peacock-patterned cocktail dress by Antonio Berardi and gold heels.
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"Elegant in a black cocktail dress, she mixed vodka martinis, the house full of actors, poets and politicians as well as journalists," Hilsum writes of one such gathering.
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Have a tailor turn a floor-length gown into a cute cocktail dress, or add a beaded belt, bolero, or fun shoes to breathe new life into it. 3.
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Dressed in a black cocktail dress by Preen, it came a few hours after she spent an afternoon with children from a school that partners with the charity, Place2Be.
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And is that Dolores dressed up in a fancy cocktail dress in the real, present-day world, or is it just another as-yet-unseen section of the park?
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The Duchess handled the situation gracefully, which is good considering a fall in her $5,490 Oscar de la Renta Resort 2019 wrap cocktail dress would not have been good.
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People of all ages, sizes, and races rocked outfits they clearly felt amazing in — whether that meant a cute cocktail dress, a sheer teddy, or a collar and leash.
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Witherspoon, 42, donned a black panther-patterned cocktail dress by Dundas featuring pink embellishments and a black taffeta bow, Christian Louboutin pumps and a black velvet Christian Louboutin clutch.
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Dorie Greenspan can picture her mother in her cashmere wrap coat, in a cocktail dress covered with sequins, and in Capris and kitten heels, but never in an apron.
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It's not necessarily a new trick to pair back a cocktail dress or some sequins with a pair of Chuck Taylors (ahem, the movie poster for A Cinderella Story, anyone?).
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So if you need to find a pair of underwear for the cocktail dress you're wearing to the charity gala, you'll probably want to pull out a pair of Commandos.
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We dressed as best we could — a boring suit and tie instead of tails, a borrowed cocktail dress instead of a ball gown — and made our way to the ceremony.
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The equivalent of a black cocktail dress for a party, or a navy skirt suit for work, the blush princess dress is a surefire way to fit in while blending in.
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The beaded cocktail dress in which Monroe sang and shimmied her way around the set of 1959 classic film Some Like it Hot was picked up earlier this week for $375,000.
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Ashley, on the other hand, went for a streamlined black cocktail dress which also featured a baggy statement sleeve, accented with a white floral detailing, and paired with dangly pearl earrings.
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Barbara is battered by a series of last-minute stays of execution but is valiantly glamorous to the end, going to the gas chamber in a cocktail dress and high heels.
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She was game, kicking off her pumps, stepping to center stage in a sexy little cocktail dress, taking one imaginary bullet after another, and writhing theatrically before sinking to the floor.
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And since I had just gotten a clingy gold cocktail dress for a fancy awards dinner and New Yorkers are so critical, I felt a restrictive, possibly totalitarian, garment was necessary.
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For instance, if you were shopping for a particular item – like a black cocktail dress – a retailer could advertise their product's landing page in your shopping search results alongside the organic results.
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For her performance with Sam Hunt, the country crooner traded her teased do for a wispy, deeply side-parted hairstyle, which she teamed with a playful, sheer Maria Lucia Hohan cocktail dress.
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I remember coming home and my mom took me to T.J.Maxx, and I found this beautiful emerald green cocktail dress that was velvet on top and satin on the bottom and sleeveless.
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I did not see the point of prolonging my healing process, since I am in the army and wear a uniform daily (and I'm not a cocktail dress kind of person, anyway).
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I have one of her dresses, a cocktail dress with a black drop-waist blouse and a full, champagne-colored skirt, which I've never worn because no occasion has ever been right.
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The insulated tumbler looks like an actual cocktail dress transformed into a reusable cup, thanks to a layer of sequins — available in both silver and rose gold — placed between the cup's layers.
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The best part about these scarves, though, is that they work with any variation of personal style, and go just as well with a T-shirt and jeans as a cocktail dress.
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On Wednesday, the Hermann Historica auction house in Munich is putting up for sale a top hat worn by Hitler and a cocktail dress that belonged to Eva Braun, his longtime companion.
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Williams herself said her vows in a strapless princess gown with a matching cape by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, then changed into a feathered cocktail dress from Versace for her wedding reception.
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While many celebrity appearances start with hours of makeup and squeezing into a tiny cocktail dress, Reebok's #PerfectNever campaign launch in New York City on Wednesday was a welcomed — and super comfy — change.
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Arriving hot and disheveled after our long drive, we were greeted by my father's boss's wife, who was wearing a neatly pressed blue Pucci cocktail dress, adorned with a single strand of pearls.
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In 2007, Witherspoon made her statement-making return to the red carpet post-divorce from ex-husband Ryan Phillippe in a bright yellow Nina Ricci cocktail dress, red Brian Atwood sandals and new bangs.
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"When paired with her gold cocktail dress and impeccable makeup — not to mention straight, sleek hair that would give Cher a run for her money — her lip ring looks more polished than "anti-establishment.
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The comedian wore a long sleeve calf-length cocktail dress with a blouson sleeve and pin tuck detailing at the bust and waistline, paired with yellow snakeskin T-strap heels and dark oversized sunglasses.
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His material interest in black is particularly evident with his lace pieces like "Vest and Robe" (1965–66) or "Cocktail Dress" (1967), the latter of which is embroidered with plastic sequins and glass beads.
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There's even a block-heel version of the Clarita Sandal on sale that would be perfect to wear with a cocktail dress for an outdoor summer wedding (think: no heels digging into the grass!).
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The Georgetown Law School student, who wore a strapless silver sequin cocktail dress for the occasion, was photographed at the party by former playmate Candace Jordan, who later shared the snapshots on her Instagram.
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Ms. Sleeper said in an interview with The New York Times that she provided the inspector general with emails showing that she had charged — and Ms. Baumann had paid — $750 for a cocktail dress.
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The model Kinga Razak, who closed the show in a full-skirted cocktail dress with a distinct nod to Dior's trademark New Look, burst into tears while walking down the runway during the finale.
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This 'Amazon's Choice' cocktail dress from Missmay has earned an impressive 2,000 five-star reviews with shoppers raving about its flattering fit-and-flare shape, soft and stretchy material, classic look, and overall value.
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KTLA Meteorologist Liberté Chan was pointing to weather patterns on the map, but the anchor was more concerned about a cold front on her torso ... she was wearing what looked like a cocktail dress.
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This look could quite possibly be the 40-year-old star's nod to the 10 year anniversary of her Golden Globes cocktail dress that's been regarded as one of the best Globes looks of 2007.
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Responding to their 911 call, two LAPD officers arrived within minutes to find the body of a woman in a black cocktail dress crumpled on a blood-washed walkway in front of a townhouse condominium.
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That look showcased Ms. Adams's softer alter ego, Ms. Flannery said, as did the black Marchesa cocktail dress with flirty bell sleeves that the actress wore to the National Board of Review gala in January.
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And although you can't borrow a cocktail dress from Rent the Runway (a new perk at certain W hotels in the United States) you can, indeed, stand-up paddle-board and book zip-lining excursions.
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One model wore a zippered leather trench coat and a spiked leather mask, for example, and subtler pieces, like a floral-print cocktail dress, were paired with opera gloves and leggings made from black latex.
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The queen wore a cocktail dress in ivory silk with pastel blue, white and gold lame overlay designed by Angela Kelly for the broadcast, which was recorded in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace.
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The 19-year-old cosmetics maven was red-hot as she made her way to the vehicle, wearing a fitted custom cocktail dress by red carpet designer to the stars (and Project Runway alum) Michael Costello.
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The Modern Family actress has once again had to defend herself from slut-shaming comments about her appearance after wearing a short gold cocktail dress to a May 3 screening and panel promoting her ABC sitcom.
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Only hours after she had emceed the official speeches at the Democratic National Convention, director and actress Elizabeth Banks appeared on stage at the Theatre of Living Arts in a red cocktail dress to introduce Kesha.
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The "Chum-Li" rapper arrived at the TommyXLewis Launch Party at Public Arts on Monday night with the Formula 1 racer — she in a low-cut black cocktail dress and he in a denim-heavy ensemble.
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Both men were wearing their usual dark suits, but Ms. Kelly was wearing a sea-blue crushed-velvet off-the-shoulder cocktail dress with black spaghetti straps and a high slit, by the designer Yigal Azrouel.
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The good news is that, even if you're stuck working behind your desk (or mingling in the same velvet cocktail dress) every night until mid-January, there are ways you can manage — and even reduce — your stress.
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For the film's big premiere, Blake managed to ratchet up her glam factor yet another notch, wearing this Carolina Herrera cocktail dress with a patent leather bustier top and big tulle skirt embellished with patent leather flowers.
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According to the Emily Post Institute, women actually have a lot of options: "a formal, floor-length evening gown, dressy cocktail dress, [or even] your dressiest 'little black dress'" will pass muster under the black-tie umbrella.
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"In 1994, before the company Christmas party, after directing Garrison&aposs attention to a younger female employee who had just changed into a cocktail dress: "If you looked like that … I would do you in a second.
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"A very open, welcoming, gracious man — but all over the place, boom boom boom boom boom boom," she said in her dressing room between scenes, wearing a black cocktail dress, high-heeled sandals and a heavy bracelet.
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And finally, when Meghan arrived at garden party hosted by the British Ambassador to Ireland, she stunned in a black cocktail dress by Emilia Wickstead with her hair draped around her shoulders for an old Hollywood glam effect.
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As they pursue each other, Luiza Yuk, wearing a black cocktail dress with a red crinoline, and Vinícius Vieira, in a thick coat — confusing choices, for sure — twitch and shudder as their senses, conceivably, show them the way.
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The host of the podcast "Unofficial Expert" brings her story to the stage, taking the audience from the less-than-glamorous moments to the wild parties and the reason she decided to hang up her cocktail dress forever.
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I remember my mother in a soft cashmere wrap coat, a sequined cocktail dress (that's what she was wearing when she came home to find that I'd burned down the kitchen) and in Capri pants with kitten heels.
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But as for the dress, Zosia went with a simple black column gown for the big day with a plunging neckline, high slit, and body-hugging silhouette, later changing into a sparkly white cocktail dress for the after party.
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Scott Boocock of Alice Springs has just invented the Heg, a plastic peg with hooks, inspired by his struggles to pin out his wife's cocktail dress; but something much like it, in dark Victorian wood, sits in the Smithsonian.
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The purple cocktail dress featured a ruffled, off-the-shoulder neckline that was meant to represent a flower blooming and embroidered sequin faces that were included on the skirt of the dress, representing the youth of Cromartie's Maryland hometown.
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These include a black long-sleeved Pamela Dennis evening gown, a royal blue embellished Scala dress, a sequined ivory high-neck jumpsuit, a belted black halter cocktail dress and a gold-and-black sequined halter neck sequin mini dress.
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The same may be said when it comes to analyzing public survey data about the Supreme Court (to strengthen the metaphor, you could envision this law professor at his keyboard in a sequined cocktail dress, but I don't recommend it).
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She also hit up a dinner hosted by Jamie Reuben & Michael Kives with Arnold Schwarzenegger to celebrate Jean-Michel Cousteau's documentary Wonders Of The Sea 3D — dressed, of course, to impress in a pink-and-yellow sequin micro-mini cocktail dress.
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She turned the hallway of her mansion into an impromptu catwalk, doing a twirl in a white long sleeve dress, as well as a one-shoulder turquoise cocktail dress, and a cowboy hat and peasant top in an Instagram video.
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Like Jennifer Garner who showed up to support her friend wearing an easy-breezy cocktail dress practically made for a summer luau, covered in a yellow, pink, blue, and green pineapple print with V-shaped straps and an A-line skirt.
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The 39-year-old Scandal star looked stunning, wearing a low-cut, A-line, floral cocktail dress that hugged her body as she walked the red carpet at the Ambassadors for Humanity Gala Benefiting USC Shoah Foundation in Los Angeles.
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"Emilio and I are going to Holland for rehearsals and sound checks to be sure everything goes right for the beginning of the show's international tour," said Gloria, looking stunning in a black cocktail dress and jacket with sparkly black heels.
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Ms. Kelly did not wear the cocktail dress for her interview with Mr. Putin: She wore the round-neck black T-shirt with fluted white sleeves, a white belt and white trousers that she wore onstage at the economic forum.
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Reese Witherspoon, who divorced Ryan Phillippe in 2007, appeared in a sleek bright-yellow knee-length and decidedly sexpot cocktail dress — deemed the "Ryan Who?" dress by Hal Rubenstein, the former fashion director of InStyle — that year at the Golden Globes.
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The ruched cocktail dress Sarah Jessica Parker wore in the Sex and the City movie and the gold beaded Giorgio di Sant'Angelo bodysuit Goldie Hawn wore on her iconic 1992 Vanity Fair cover were marked with signs declaring their significance.
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The powder-blue gown at the Golden Globes and the peacock-blue cocktail dress at the Bafta Tea Party (accessorized with a flirty marabou vest by Adrienne Landau) were "classic Roland, in that they were slip on and go," Ms. Malakpour said.
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In one scene, Efron goes undercover as a woman, doing some very convincing drag in a brown bob wig, wide-brim hat and sunglasses, a form-fitting black-and-white striped cocktail dress and a pair of neon yellow lace-up pumps.
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For most of us, that indispensable garment likely takes the form of a beloved pair of sweatpants or ratty college tee, though for some of our more well-heeled readers it could just as easily be a beloved blouse or fail proof cocktail dress.
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She is, after all, not only the proprietor of a hugely successful clothing empire, but also a woman who once wore a very literal cocktail dress to a wedding reception and can regularly be found clad in sweatpants and heels during her off hours.
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Of course, Mary-Kate and Ashley went for vintage, as is their wont, with Mary-Kate donning a yellow, flower-printed cocktail dress made out of a thick, padded fabric with wide, structured kimono sleeves that she paired with bright green, point-toe mules.
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Julien's has also already sold two more of Monroe's possessions from their collection – a cocktail dress from Some Like It Hot which went for the comparably more reasonable price of $450,000 and a letter written to her by Jean Kennedy Smith which was sold for $28,000.
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After Sophie Turner (aka Sansa Stark, aka The Lady of Winterfell) rocked the red carpet in a glam black cocktail dress and heels, she ditched her shoes at the premiere's afterparty and was seen happily walking around barefoot, hugging and posing for photos with her many costars.
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This is embodied, for example, by a recycled-polyester cocktail dress covered in sequins, as well as quirky, oversized statement earrings created from recycled glass and plastic — it all combines style and sustainability in a way that'll make you excited to wear every piece in the range.
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Let me start by telling you that I once wore this coat outside on a 29-degree night paired with a cocktail dress and heels, and the upper half of my body was so warm that I almost forgot my toes were about to fall off.
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We all know Michele Obama can rock a primary colored cocktail dress like few other women in this great nation, but on their recent string of family vacations, we've also seen how much Sasha and Malia have grown up into full-blown style stars in their own right.
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So it's no surprise that Kim — once she steps back out into the public eye from her reported post-baby hiatus — will most likely wear an array of unexpected new mom gear, like a black silk cocktail dress with a plunging neckline by 68-year-old designer Katharine Hamnett.
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Critics will argue, but her metamorphosis from baby chanteuse to true diva likely occurred around 2005, at the Salzburg Festival, where she starred as Violetta in Willy Decker's stark and sexy staging of "La Traviata," a performance as feverish as the scarlet cocktail dress in which she twirled.
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Ms. Middleton, for example, wore an emerald green silk cocktail dress with an oversized embroidered flower on the skirt, which retails for around $1,500, to a glamorous wedding in Ireland in July; the magenta kimono-style jacket that Mr. Combs wore on a red carpet last year costs $2,572.
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When I had my chance to scour the racks, I made a beeline for the loudest pieces in the room—that highlighter yellow cocktail dress rendered in a buttery scuba fabric with a mermaid hem, a bright magenta off the shoulder dress, two different dresses covered in sequins.
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Last month at the Critics' Choice Awards, she covered her collarbones in a black-and-white column that ended just above her ankles; at the New York Film Circle Awards, she bared her legs in a gold-accented black cocktail dress, but her cleavage was nowhere in sight.
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Standout pieces from Ms. Hepburn's closet, he said, include the blue satin Givenchy cocktail dress she wore in a photograph promoting the 1967 film "Two for the Road" (estimate: $11,000 to $6003,000); a long tan Burberry trench coat (estimate: $6,700 to $9,000); and her signature colorful ballet flats (estimate: $1,700).
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They cinched the back of black leather biker jackets, and the neck of a burgundy crocheted day dress; were stuck on the diagonal across a black velvet bustier atop a full teal green lace and chiffon skirt; and were tied at the waist of a fragile shell pink cocktail dress.
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Shaffer posted a picture of her mom post-ceremony, smiling for the camera with her hands clasped in her lap and her signature bob and pitch-black sunglasses in place, paired with an ornate diamond choker, and a modest, short-sleeve, tweed, millennial pink cocktail dress from her brand of choice, Chanel.
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Due to the Writers Guild of America strike in 2008, the Golden Globes ceremony was cancelled, so we're throwing it back to 2007 so you can revisit three still-stylish-today looks: Jennifer Garner's vintage Gaultier design, Reese Witherspoon's festive yellow Nina Ricci cocktail dress or Beyoncé's high-glam Elie Saab gown.
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On Monday evening, King posted a picture to her Instagram account showing her wearing a cocktail dress with mustard yellow panels running down both sides and a white panel in the middle, posing in front of a screen depicting four images of her wearing the same piece of clothing in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016.
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You've finished your bubble bath in the luxurious claw-foot tub in your boutique hotel room, removed your wrinkle-reducing under-eye patches, swept on your graphic smoky eye, and are gearing up for the final coat of mascara before you put on your cocktail dress and hurry out the door to your waiting limo.
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Melissa McCarthy once again displayed her love of an eye-catching ensemble in a custom made, bright, summer-y pink cocktail dress by Judy B Swartz (who also styled this look) with flattering pleats around the waist and a very on-trend bell sleeve, accessorized with a surprising pair of printed pumps from Vince Camuto.
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A bystander risked whiplash trying to keep track as Jennifer Lopez (black Tom Ford cocktail dress with a plunging neckline; crystal peep-toes, and spit curl glued to her forehead by Chris Appleton, hairdresser to the stars) swanned past Renée Zellweger (suede and lace Tom Ford pencil skirt with suggestive bow at the crotch).
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You can pick up her "Watch Me Take a Nap" shirt ($49) from the film, the green suede biker jacket ($298) and olive jeans that she wears in the "I Don't Live It, I Love It" performance and the knockout sparkly stunner cocktail dress ($198), which was specifically designed for the casino scene in the movie.
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The singer tweeted a picture of herself prior to making her way over to Madison Square Garden, where tonight's festivities are taking place, sipping on a glass of white wine and wearing a very modern asymmetrical cocktail dress with a high-low hem and a daring sheer slash running from her right shoulder across her waist.
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Laura Cristina Ortiz, 27, who took time off from her day job as a costume assistant on the coming Fox television series "Lethal Weapon" to participate in the show, created a 1980s-style cocktail dress and shrug inspired by the Disney Pixar film "Wall-E," a dystopian tale about a trash-collecting robot abandoned on an uninhabitable planet Earth.
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Here, thousands of handblown glass bubbles were molded onto a little A-line dress and then overlaid with a skin of liquid silicon to hold them together, reimagining the entire concept of "airy;" there, honeycombs of organza woven from thread five times thinner than a human hair were rendered three-dimensional atop black cotton, like some sort of anthropomorphic cocktail dress.
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He was such a man, though, older and larger and more forward than men in school with her at the conservatory, and for a moment an image of Catherine flashed through Jana's mind—her mother, poured into a sample-size designer cocktail dress, opening the door to her date, a large man who smelled funny and whose forehead shone like plastic under the porch light.
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Not only does she seem to be spending her days flitting from one social engagement to the next, whether attending a friend's wedding in a pricey cocktail dress, enjoying a sexy date night out with her husband, or jetting off on a tropical vacation, but she's also managed to successfully transition her career out of early aughts pop stardom into a formidable billion-dollar fashion business.
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Trump made the price of Hillary Clinton's controversial Armani jacket look like child's play, wearing a $51,500 silk coat from the Italian designers featuring an all-over 3D, technicolor floral embellishment which she paired with a cream colored brocade cocktail dress, matching nude pumps, and a coordinating floral clutch, also from D&G, with a Swarovski crystal clasp, which retails for $1,630 and appears to be sold out at most stores.
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Glass cabinets show multiple examples: a 1961 lurid-green strapless evening gown formed from three tiers of gazar puffballs (known as "the caterpillar"); the 1967 "envelope" cocktail dress, a black architectonic sleeveless structure that completely abstracted the body; and a 1954 floor-length gown in vivid magenta, its cascading balloon hem (a Balenciaga signature) made possible by swaths of fabric supported by hoops, allowing the material to billow for dramatic effect.
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Which is just what she did, turning the hallway of her mansion into an impromptu catwalk (perhaps she put on … a "Private Show"?) doing a twirl in a white long sleeve as well as a one-shoulder turquoise cocktail dress, and a cowboy hat and peasant top in an Instagram video she captioned, "Another day, another runway 👠👠👠" This isn't the first time the singer has tested out her supermodel stomp either.
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" Then there is Joan Didion, whose heroines wear affliction like an elegant cocktail dress — as if their pain had been plucked from the runways — especially Maria Wyeth of "Play It as It Lays," who cries at night and wakes with swollen eyes to drive the Los Angeles freeways, picturing rattlesnakes in baby playpens and remembering "the bad season … when she had done nothing but walk and cry and lose so much weight that the agency had refused to book her.
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But she also used her clothing to telegraph her moods and mentality at an unprecedented level, from the Warm & Wonderful sheep-print sweater she wore at a polo match in the early 80s (rows and rows of white sheep—and one black), when she was already feeling chilly vibes from the Palace; to the super-sexy Christina Strambolian cocktail dress she wore out the same night Prince Charles spilled about his affair with Camilla on TV in 1994; to the spandex and sweatshirts she wore to the gym (a head for business, and a bod for sin!).
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