long sleeve long black dress Elegant Cold Shoulder Dress, Maxi The cold shoulder cut and thin straps create a chic Long Sleeve Black Maxi Dresses

When you slouch, your chest naturally falls inward and your shoulders roll forward, instantly reducing the natural lift provided by the gowns tailored straps and tight side seams

For a black-tie event, we typically recommend sticking to floor-length silhouettes, but midi dresses can work too if they're a bit more elevated in design

Or you can go for a more delicate look with a simple floral slip dress that you wear with a neutral tee or even a turtleneck underneath to replicate more of Rachel's style

Cedar Riener, professor of psychology at Randolph-Macon College, explained to BuzzFeed News that the differences in color perception are probably related to how our brains are interpreting the "quantity of light that comes into our retina." "Some people are deciding that there is a fair amount of illumination on a blue and black (or less reflective) dress," Riener told Virginia Hughes in 2016

However, if the family has requested a lighter palette, or if you want to integrate lighter pieces into your layers, reviewing the rules for wearing white to a funeral will help you balance a softer color choice with proper mourning etiquette