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The clean, minimal silhouette makes it equally suited to a black-tie dinner or an outdoor summer occasion, offering a versatile piece that transitions effortlessly across formal settings

If you request formal attire on an invitation (and you don't belong to an extremely wealthy and upper class set), understand that you're probably asking the majority of your guests to go through the rental process

I built on the reporting of Kaitlyn Wells, who wrote the original, 2020 edition of this guide

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Luckily, with this healthier alternative to creamy dressing, you can have your salad and eat it too (get it?)