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Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 13 Sometimes Denim Is In Order Getty Images Know your audience, but if the venue is casual and you're feeling like getting creative, skip the LBD, throw on some jeans, a cool top and major shoes that stand out in a crowd

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Blue pinstripes, plaid, or window-pane suits, in a variety of fabrics like wool, linen, or tweed can look amazing with brown shoes

Younger generations might interpret cocktail attire as anything from thebody-con mini dress they wore to a homecoming dance in high school to the long, fitted gown they spotted on social media or on a shopping site with "cocktail" in the name

If you want to transition this into a more formal look, you can swap the brown loafers for a pair of chocolate suede pumps