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Although its name stems from cocktail party, these dresses are suitable for other events and are generally paired with high heels

Add elongating platform heels in a similar shade and you've got the archetypal '90s-party-girl 'fit

The built-in shorts and elasticized back waist are nice touches, too

A skinny black leather belt helps define the waist while adding contrast and structure to the softness of the dress

The bias cut should allow it to fit arange of sizes upwards and will just drape more on a smaller size

Im Jewish, not that its a big part of my life, but Ive always felt slightly above the tacky tinsel jolly of it all