steve madden black dress Vivienne Dress-Black skimming midi finished with an airy back slit for easy movement. Steve Madden Berlin Dress –

Machine wash cold and hang to dry

For this piece, which still had quite a bit of the old finish, I used an all purpose cleaner I had on hand and some paper towels

Burgundy Or Plum Colored Shoes A navy blue dress with red shoes works well for the holiday season

The Venue: If you're going to be outdoors, keep in mind that your backless dress may be covered up by a jacket if the weather doesn't cooperate

We tested this out with two necklines: the backless deep V (you can also see me wearing it with a backless plunge V here), along with creating a strapless backless bra

Remember, the goal is to look refined and polished