mermaid wedding dress with beading Pearl Beaded Corset Tulle Sleeves Long Floral Beaded Mermaid Wedding

Fun fact about LOFT and prints: the nice sales associate at LOFT who helped me while I was there said that when LOFT makes printed clothes, they scale down the prints for petite sizes, and scale them up for their taller sizes, so the prints maintain the intended proportions and layout

Seasonality can make a difference in your black tie choices

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Rent the Runway Blow them away without blowing your credit line

Imagine walking the red carpet in this long blue evening gown with shimmering beading on the sheer bodice and free-flowing feathers on the shoulders

Wear black knee-high boots with dresses and a black leather jacket for a spring look