Occasions & Events
Outfit Ideas by Occasion
Outfit ideas for weddings, date nights, parties and everything in between, so you turn up dressed at exactly the right level.
The hardest part of dressing for an event is rarely taste. It is calibration — working out what “smart casual” means for this particular thing, in this season, in this weather, among these people.
Every guide in this section takes one occasion and shows a full range of looks for it, from the safely understated to the more confident end. Each outfit names the actual pieces and explains why the combination reads correctly for that setting.
These are written for the situation most people are actually in: the event is soon, the dress code is vague, and the goal is simply not to be the wrong level of dressed.
Pick your occasion below.
Start with the occasion
Begin with the complete guide that is live now. More occasion guides will be linked only after their full articles are available.
- Wedding guest outfits for every dress code — twelve practical options spanning casual, cocktail, formal, seasonal, and destination celebrations.
Occasion guides in development
- Date night
- Birthday
- Graduation
- Concerts and festivals
- Parties and nights out
- Brunch
- Baby shower
- Family photos
Other ways to browse
- Outfit Ideas by Garment — browse complete guides by the piece already in your wardrobe.
- Seasonal Outfit Ideas — coming after the seasonal guide collection is complete.
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