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Choosing the right shade of brown shoes for black pants Not all browns are equal, and the shade you choose will determine whether your outfit reads as polished, playful, or problematic

Instead of prescriptive fashion rules or perfecting microtrends that arrive and disappear within a fortnight, there's something quite comforting about this hedonistic way of dressing, putting together clashing, at times kitschy clothes that are just, well, fun

With the bra you plan on wearing on the day of your event, wrap the tape around yourself at the fullest part of the bust making sure the tape is straight and parallel to the floor

4 Waistcoats Getty Images Ciara at the VH1 Save the Music event in 2006 is giving us the perfect example of the waistcoat-as-shirt look (either over a bra top or tee) that was the look in the '00s

I suggest a dark green polo with a textured mid-grey blazer