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So choose your dressy shoes wisely

For example, wearing a slim-cut suit tailored to cut off the pant leg just above the sneakers tongue will sharpen your image and make your dress sneakers appear more executive

The black strapless dress first appeared in the 1930s when designer Mainbocher claims to have produced the very first shoulder-less dress

Cocktail attire sits in the sophisticated middle ground of the dress code spectrum, more polished than smart casual, less ceremonial than black tie

Resources and further reading recommendations about the cocktail attire We used several authoritative sources to help us write this guide to mens cocktail attire