black prom dress with ruffles Aqua Spaghetti Straps Sheath Satin High Low Dresses / 4 shoulder design Black Prom Dresses and Gowns

For added coverage, layer a cropped blazer or shawl

Not too wide

It comes in tons of colors and I LOVE that it has pockets

No cash value

Coco Chanel revealed her little black dress in "Vogue" 90 years ago, predicting that is would become "a sort of uniform for all women of taste," which was a revolutionary thing to say in 1926

I have full-strap loafers in black and dark brown calfskin, but I feel the style, lack of surface texture, and elongated last might make them challenging to pair with denim something a bit more casual with a slightly rounder toe more along the lines of Lucas vintage horse bits or an Alden LHS would probably be easier