light blue dress with slit A-Line V-Neck Sweep Train Prom Split US8 / Custom Color blending comfort with impeccable style ZAPAKA Women Blue Mermaid Prom

This elegant fitted gown features an off-shoulder design that enhances your neckline and a dramatic cape sleeve for added flair

Wear White Tights with Navy Skirts (Maaaaybe) I almost hate to suggest this, because I generally think of white tights as being little-girl-ish, but: I could see a navy skirt, a thick, knit pair of white tights, and a pair of tall, flat brown boots being a really nice look for the office

To mark the approach of Halloween and the latest exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Victorian and Edwardian mourning attire, we pick our ten favourite fashion quotes on black

Add a matching bag (and a coffee in hand) to finish it off