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Start at the neckline and work back and forth in rows

You can always swap out the duster cardigan for something a little bit more dressed up and formal like a plaid Blazer or tweed blazer

A sleek leather one pairs perfectly with the minimalist Career Woman look of the 90s (think Elizabeth James in 1998s The Parent Trap )

Always consider the occasion and the statement you want to make

It looks so cute: short in the front and long in the back, made for dancing the night away

According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christian Dior was the first to name the early evening frock a cocktail dress in the late 1940s, and in doing so allowed magazines, department stores, and rival Parisian and American designers to promote fashion with cocktail-specific terminology. Diors New Look collection, which included dresses and blazer sets with cinched waistlines and voluminous skirts, defined a generation of style more versatile than ever before