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While the requirements of the black-tie dress code do mean that your choice needs to have a modicum of respectability (this is not the chance to go crazy with cutouts or aim for a really short hemline), here is your big excuse to bust out the bold colour, fire up the ruffles, do a smash and grab on the sequins, unleash your inner lam addict, brave something backless, go va-va-voom in velvet and, well, I think you get it

For an ultra feminine look, the pastel pink floral-print evening dresses are the way to go

The Americans loved British style reflected when Gatsby notes he has a man in England who buys his clothes but younger American men took a more relaxed approach to 1920s dressing, favouring easier shapes and a less buttoned-up attitude

Be careful not to pull the floss through as you sew