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If you want to pack a pair of shorts, I recommend either bike shorts, like the below, or hiking shorts in the same material as hiking pants but shorter length

While a short hemline can often feel too casual for a formal or semi formal dress code, its perfect for a low-key backyard wedding or casual spring event

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Beautifully pleated throughout, this event-ready dress is suspended from slender straps with elegant binding at the bodice and billowing, fluid volume at the floor-sweeping skirt

(Your shirt should not billow at the sides.) Can you raise your arms above your head without the shirt pulling or stretching, and becoming untucked