Do not bleach, iron on low
If the dress code says beach cocktail, choose a more elevated dress with better fabric, a defined silhouette, and refined accessories
Formal attire for men is a tiered dress code system that signals exactly how dressed up an event expects you to be from white tie at the most formal end, down through black tie, black tie optional, creative black tie, business formal, and cocktail
By 1825, bodices were tight, corsets were indispensable, and no one would be caught dead in a high waistline
Im talking daily styling hacks on stories + feminine but practical OOTDs
Then there's the "interesting" fact that people looking at the same picture on the same screen in the same lighting conditions are still in disagreement, and suddenly the easy answer goes out the window