alc dresses A.L.C. Dress Color:Smart Ensemble winter-vacation Black and white Prom viscose in a warm

Black and white Prom dress strapless size 8 Scott McClintock | eBay

While the requirements of the black-tie dress code do mean that your choice needs to have a modicum of respectability (this is not the chance to go crazy with cutouts or aim for a really short hemline), here is your big excuse to bust out the bold colour, fire up the ruffles, do a smash and grab on the sequins, unleash your inner lamé addict, brave something backless, go va-va-voom in velvet and, well, I think you get it

winter-vacation

Color:Smart Ensemble

This lantern-sleeve mini-dress has a wrap-around tie middle that lends the A-line dress hourglass definition

viscose in a warm light chestnut hue