Taking place on Friday, May 12, at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, this event benefits Dress for Success SW Florida (dfsswflorida.org). With a dress code of black or white cocktail attire, the hard work has been taken out of the “What to wear?” question, leaving scope for some interesting interpretations of the color theme. An outfit of polka dots takes on greater impact when the design is reversed out, i.e. a top with black dots on a white background, the bottom half with white on black. A striking ensemble of black and white stripes can be as simple or complex as you wish, not forgetting that vertical stripes appear to lengthen whereas horizontals add width. If you’re truly confident in your pattern-mixing skills, try combining designs of differing scale for a bold take on black and white.
