Wear an LBD to a cocktail party and you might as well crawl into the guacamole and hide. Dramatic flourishes need not be discarded. Start with a YSL-esque top from Topshop, which contrasts with this Cacharel skirt. A black shoes from Kurt Geiger maintains some lower-level interest, whilst not competing with the dramatic hat and elbow length gloves. Gloves, you ask? Hors d’Oeuvres do have a tendency to leave fingers greasy.


