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Velvet Maxi Dress Anthropologie is one of our go-to spots for black-tie-optional wedding guest dresses

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However, Christian Dior named the cocktail dress after cocktail hour, traditionally known as the time between the end of a wedding ceremony and dinner

Heres a photo that shows the lace detail and the blue color a little better: The cutouts lead around to an open section across the middle of the back, but I completely forgot to get a photo from the back while I was wearing the dress