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This dress code requires you to dress as if youre meeting royalty, which is fitting as white tie is often reserved for state banquets, balls, galas, and other events graced by distinguished guests

And night 'owls', whose world is illuminated not by the sun, but by long-wavelength artificial light will see black and blue

Choose from simple solid hues to florals or nautical-style stripes

Avoid dresses with too much bling or embellishment, as they can be limiting and difficult to pair with other pieces

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When Pippa Middleton followed her sister into Westminster Abbey wearing a slinky white Alexander McQueen, American blogs predicted a blizzard of white bridesmaid dresses lasting well into 2013