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Dress For The Occasion

Going places? Keep it moving with this season's fab essential.
By Réneise Francis · Updated October 27, 2020
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Wedding

Carry your own bouquet for a warm-weather wedding in a floral dress.

Dress, Stop Staring!, $178, stopstaringclothing.com. Earrings, R.J. Graziano, $50, rjgraziano.com.

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Date Night

Strappy sandals and sexy strappy dresses were made for summer nights on the town.

Dress, Marciano, $178, marciano.com. Earrings, Required Flare, $28, requiredflare.com. Clutch, JustFab, $40, justfab.com. Sandals, Alejandra G., $249, alejandrag.com.

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Vacation

Easy breezy is the dress code for island breezes and sandy beaches.

Dress, Victoria’s Secret Catalogue, $148, victoriassecret.com. Earrings, Mickey Lynn, $172, mickeylynn.com. Cuffs, Blu Bijoux, $22 each, maxandchloe.com. Sandals, Rowen, $88, Muse Shoe Studio, Greenville, South Carolina, 864-271-9750.

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Weekend

Keep your cool on the weekends in a playful printed number.

Dress, Zara, $60, zara.com. Sunglasses, Go Jane, $6, gojane.com. Earrings, Robert Lee Morris Soho, $28, Macy’s. Cuff, C. Wonder, $58, cwonder.com.

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