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avoid brogues, even quarter-brogues, and derby shoes and the fewer pieces to the shoe, the better

Above, Erins wearing a cropped blazer by Aqua for Bloomingdales in a gorgeous green tweed

Use what you have on hand and enjoy

The normal fitting cadence is two or three appointments: the first roughly 810 weeks before the wedding, a progress fitting around 34 weeks out, and a final fitting in the last week or two

So, this can be a good option if you're going to multiple events per month, but may not work if you just need a one-off formal dress

While the idea that tights could be oh-vah sounds absurd to anyone who has ever waited for a bus, on the front row it has been the stone-cold truth for years