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Jennifer Camp Forbes is a senior shopping editor at Who What Wear, where she has worked in a variety of capacities including creative director and various editor roles

With the BILLIE dress, the model wears VERA high-heeled sandals and the MARIUS MINI bag

A classic stiletto completes this timeless, paparazzi-ready look

In misses and some plus sizes, this long velvet formal dress has a corset-inspired bodice, while the long skirt opens in a side slit for dramatic appeal at prom, weddings, and other red-carpet events

Conventionally, it can only be made from black or midnight blue fabric

The chunkier, the better.They were big in the 80s and stayed chic in the 90s, so why not make them back for another round