victorian era dress Costume Material Papers - Historical Fashion Design Collection - Digital Prints of 19th Century Textile Patterns out and a long flowy skirt Victorian Retro Tudor Dress Costume

This doesn't mean you can't dress well and stylishly in the workplace, just that certain rules must be followed

Lets look at some basic dos of wearing semi-formal attire: Consider the time of day and location of the wedding: A daytime summer wedding at a beach venue might call for lighter fabrics and colors compared to a formal evening wedding

Using contrasting colours breaks up the black and creates a more casual aesthetic

Concept drawings from 1989 show that Belle's blue dress was originally designed with panniers (a type of hoop skirt) and her ball gowns seemed to be inspired by fashions from the 1650s through the 1780s