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"Reader Julia writes, &amp;quot;I recently started dating a guy who happens to be good friends with a well-known, classy celebrity. She is hosting a cocktail/dinner party at her home in Manhattan in the beginning of May, and I&amp;#x27;ve been invited. I have NO idea what to wear and I&amp;#x27;m feeling incredibly nervous that I&amp;#x27;m going to be a little out of my league in terms of dresses. I just bought a black tulip dress by Cynthia Steffe and could wear that, but worry that a LBD is too boring. It would be great if you could give me some ideas regarding what you think would be appropriate.&amp;quot; Check out my advice, after the jump. The good news: Cocktail party dressing in New York is very flexible! I go to at least one a week and depending on where I&amp;#x27;ve had to be before or after, I can be wearing anything from jeans/blazer/high heels to a sparkly dress. Contrary to your worry that you won&amp;#x27;t dazzle enough in the LBD, it&amp;#x27;s actually the perfect choice because you&amp;#x27;ll fit in no matter what other people are wearing and it gives you a blank canvas on which to accessorize. I say wear the Cynthia Steffe LBD you already own (it&amp;#x27;s quite cute!) and create a few points of visual interest with totally killer accessories. I&amp;#x27;m talking the kind of look-at-me pieces that will definitely be conversation starters, should you find yourself across the table from one of &amp;quot;well-known, classy celebrity&amp;#x27;s&amp;quot; equally well-known, classy friends (&amp;quot;Oh hi, Halle! This old thing?&amp;quot;). I am obsessed with statement necklaces right now and I think there&amp;#x27;s no better way to draw attention towards your face and create an entirely new look without spending that much. Here are a few I&amp;#x27;m really feeling: If you choose to go for the bold necklace, pair it with a pair of amazing shoes (it&amp;#x27;s always good, as I said, to create a few points of visual interest, and wearing them on different parts of your look is a good way to pull the whole outfit together). The other option would be to wear some textured or colored tights, which is a cheap and easy way to really dress things up (and still wear the black shoes you already probably own): And finally, I say take a beauty risk! Go for a feathered hair accessory, or bold red lips, or a sleek silver manicure--again, anything that will make you stand out as the woman of style and sophistication that you are. I hope that helps, Julia! And please send us some photos of how fabulous you look at this little fete. What do you think, girls? Will she wow at the party using my tips? And what are your own tricks for dressing up your LBD? Share! More Cool Ways to Get Glamour.com Wherever You Go! Add glamour.com to your Google homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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