Though prom season is behind us, wedding season is now in full force — and there's a high probability that at least one of your events this season will have a black-tie or formal dress code.

Wedding season is in full swing, which means you've probably gotten an invite to one requiring "formal" attire. Formal ...

Stepping out in the prom dresses of our dreams, Love Island viewers will no doubt have found themselves swooning over Paige Turley’s black off-the-shoulder dress, Siannise Fudge’s green ...

An alternative to formal wedding-guest dresses beyond a tux could be a dark suit, like in a burgundy hue, or this eggplant-colored ensemble for a menswear-inspired silhouette.

Cocktail: The Cocktail dress code allows for more flexibility between both dress and suit wardrobes. Floor length gowns can be swapped for ankle, midi, at- or above- the knee length dresses.

Black-tie invites might not arrive very often, but when they do they can present a sartorial challenge. For all its specific rules, this formal dress code is confusing and intimidating in equal ...