cocktail black dress for women Midi-Length Designer by La Femme Black / 6 Model is wearing Black color. AOSHABABI Women's Cocktail Dresses Elegant

This lightweight, silky slip dress is inspired by lingerie but conservative enough to wear in public

This beaded halter from 1998 is sexier than some of her other, more popular looks from the decade, but it's still one of my favorites

Or, you can go for a sequin-covered shoe

Styled by Ryan Young, Browns strapless dress featured gauzy layers of cream and black tulle over a sculpted bustier with extra-exaggerated hips (calling to mind fashions growing obsession with Marie Antoinette and Rococo-era aesthetics) with a sheer, draped material wrapped around her thighsjust about counting as a skirtthat fell into a train