black formal dress short Backless Sequins Sparkly Prom Mini Homecoming Dress ARD3138 quality fabric Ashley Lauren 4500 Size 6,14,16

Midi dresses are a failsafe for most office settings sleek, sophisticated and endlessly wearable while a longer-line mini can work too, especially when balanced with a tailored blazer or smart accessories

Maasai man resplendent in red Shutterstock Herero women, Namibia The traditional dress of the Herero women in Namibia is an adaptation of Victorian dress, as worn by the German colonists they fought in a bloody conflict at the start of the twentieth century, and now retained as a proud part of Herero identity

It is more refined, and the expectations are slightly higher

The athleisure aesthetic effortlessly blends form with function