Ankle-baring silhouettes are acceptable for formal dress codes, but avoid anything above too far above knee
However, there are some substitutions that can be made to change things up
An example of confident tailoring this vintage sharkskin suit offers the utmost formal look ideal for summer weddings as well, making it a versatile all-purpose suit

Barbara LaMarr in a shiny, silvery dress Actress Betty Bronson wearing a vintage dress with a big satin bow Silent film actress Ann Pennington in a short fringed dress Famous silent movie star Gloria Swanson in a shiny sequined dress Claudette Colbert in a lacy, tiered vintage dress Aileen Pringle in a satiny vintage flapper dress from the 20s Clara Bow reclines in a flowing white lace gown in the 1920s Dorothy MacKaill gets comfortable in a loose vintage satin dress Classic movie stars Dorothy Sebastian, Joan Crawford & Anita Page Evelyn Brent in a dark lacy gown with a plunging neckline Star Aileen Pringle in a fringed vintage dress from the roaring twenties Style tips for dresses and trimmings for stylish women in 1922 From Vogue, via the New York Herald (New York) June 4, 1922 The garden blossoms under the slowing sun of June, until the flowers, like hose in Renoirs famous beau jardin seem a single bouquet of a thousand colors
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