evening dress with capelet Fully Embellished Tubino Dramatic Cape - Luxury Dress | Rami Al Ali Light Lavender / FR 48 With its elegant cape and intricate Arabic Blue beading Fitted Glitter Cape Sleeve Gown

The beauty of an affordable dress lies in its adaptabilitylayer it with a light cardigan or denim jacket as the evenings cool, or pair it with sandals and a sunhat for a laid-back daytime look

The gala is a fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, so your $35,000 is a charitable contribution

Marionettes and water puppets abound, and first out of the gate is Sleeping Beauty, brought to us by the Carlo Colla and Sons Marionette Company

Without the added benefit of layers that colder months give us, were left to make casual basics more exciting

This outfit combines sheer fabrics with strategic opacity, revealing and concealing in equal measure