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Here are some ideas to take your look to the next level with tips for accessories, choosing fabrics, and completing the look for your upcoming black tie event

The Printed Long Sleeve Maxi Dress captures an effortless blend of grace and ease

Janet Sanderson, United Kingdom

From delicate ruffles to subtle smocking, these dresses can be dressed up with a pair of strappy sandals and statement earrings or kept simple with sneakers and a sun hat for a laid-back look

(The women of Black Panther during its press tour, for instance, wore mostly dreamy floor-length gowns that still nodded to superhero armor as well as the Afrofuturist aesthetic of the film.) And its almost never about the garment alone at this Februarys Grammys, Cardi B wore a vintage Mugler dress that appeared as though she was emerging from an oyster and ended up on nearly every best-dressed list