simple black.dress Short A-Line Party Dress with Strappy Open Back Black / XSmall formal events This black dress, characterized by

Wear it to a gala, a downtown dinner, or the plus-one wedding youve been overthinking

Grooming & Creative Black Tie While traditional black tie generally calls for a clean shaven face or a neatly-kept beard, creative black tie allows you a bit more wiggle room

Color: Diamond WhiteColor

Ellen sees the dress in white and gold in the photo and gave a whole monologue about it on her show

I mean, the options are endless, but what speaks the loudest is the jaw-dropping fabrics (luxe silks for the win!), necklines and sleeves (or lack thereof) that nod to the nineties without the OTT trimmings (or making the mistake of combining all of these elements together)