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So I wanted to say, Hey, this is sexy, said Collina Strada designer Hillary Taymour, who showed a number of sultry but funky slip dresses always the bestseller in her Chinatown store, according to the designer, and the kind of thing you wear so often to go out to dinner or grab a latte in the morning that it stays in a heap on your bedside chair rather than ever making it to a hanger in the closet

#Where "cocktail" comes from The term traces to the mid-century cocktail hour, roughly 6 to 8 p.m., the dressy slot between the workday and a late dinner, so the garment answered a clock rather than a venue

A pair of stud earrings or small hoops adds just the right amount of elegance

Putting on a smart outfit head-to-toe, as it will put you in the right mindset and it won't send you into a panic if you suddenly have to stand up mid-interview

Inserting elastic

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