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Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien is the fashion editor at Cosmopolitan , writing weighty and witty stories that run the gamut of gushing over Zendaya to convincing you of everything you need in your closet

For petite brides, A-line dresses can create the illusion of looking taller

Maybe not the shoes, but definitely the dress. The fun thing about a black dress is that you can make it super subversive, says Young, who points to Marc Jacobss brilliant Fall 2023 collection of tiny little black dresses with exposed bra cups and micro bubble hems

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Remember to stick with a dark suit, particularly for evening soirees