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Beyond that, the formality zone lies between business casual and cocktail attire

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To present it, Ralph Lauren simply complemented it with a few silver jewels

By the end of the decade, youthful fashion and the Space Age aesthetic would replace the utter prettiness manufactured during the golden age when designers employed a high degree of savior faire as though pushing the limits of beauty