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Its more casual than business professional (no suits needed), and I would consider it to be a step up from smart casual (though business casual and smart casual can overlap)

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In terms of unexpected trends, 2025 is predicted to bring a rise in patterned bridesmaid gowns (but we'll dive deeper into that later)

There is no explicit rule for choosing either, however, given that cocktail events are the only functions where wearing shorter dresses is actually permissiblefor instance, you can't wear anything above your ankle with black-tie dress codesI always advise leaning on the shorter side