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From season to season, this wardrobe staple stays relevant and refined, making a long black formal dress an essential for your most memorable events

Wearing Eileen Fisher dress c/o (second look with these leggings), DeNada shawl, Old Navy coat (in sale!), Finding Ferdinand lipstick, French Connection shoes

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Both outfits would work with dark brown boots or loafers too, so I still think you could pitch that theres versatility here given there are other uses for the black shoes and both outfits