kate spade cocktail dress Full Bloom Metallic Grace and a keyhole at the rear. Kate Spade New York Cocktail

Now add the brown oxford sneakers to ramp up the wow factor

Featuring black and white embroidery, a strapless neckline and an A-line silhouette, it's a pick that's anything-but-ordinary

This slip dress in French Blue color is the one bridesmaid would love to wear over and over again

A lace overlay, particularly one with a beaded finish, provides the visual complexity that formal events demand

see through sleeves, a square neck with ruched detailing, a ruched

For this technique, I tuck in my ribbon like I did for the wired version above except as I bounce it around the tree, I turn and flip the ribbon creating a curling look